Alice herself, or could you do the hatter? Because I could totally see him in poofy pants.

I could see him in one of those Shakespear-type collars that look like an air filter around his neck. And tights. And a poofy shirt. Oh, and a wide brimed hat with a long feather......

How early can you go? Possible surcote.

Any period pre-1600? Go blonde and put on a blue toga with white highlights.

Gotta do Alice - there's an unofficial effort for female types to show up at an event in March as period versions of Disney princesses, although that's been extended to heroines in general, as well as villains. I'm going for something that fewer people will be doing, and a friend might go as the Queen of Hearts, so there'd be sort of a team thing going on.

I'm trying to wander away from my usual style (which doesn't seem to appear in blue, ever, anyhow) and contemplate other options - like a ladder-laced Venetian with split skirt - white under and blue dress. Possibility for a Dinah cat-esque flea fur, if I could come up with it. I have to say though - a toga would definitely be unexpected, and more likely to be completed, given the number of steampunk ideas queued up in my brain. Maybe I could convince others to go as a purple Persian/Turkish caterpillar, striped, landsknecht Cheshire cat, and the above-suggested pumpkin-panted or venetians-sporting Mad Hatter. I think there are portraits of guys in the latter with tall hats.

So do any of you NorCal people know a good place to eat near Cyril & Magnin? The husband is down there all week and is a little overwhelmed by it all. I think he's getting room service tonight but I don't want him to eat that all week.

Darn. I was going to suggest a full on Princess Leia. People tend to forget she is not just from far far way but "Long Long ago" as well.

Cyril Magnin? Well, to me that suggests Lefty O'Doul's or David's deli, both on Geary or any number of old timey joints on Powell, the bar at the top of the Sir Francis Drake, etc.

If he wants to head north and east a bit, there's a Frenchy district: Cafe Claude on Sutter, a French place on Geary and Grant, I believe, and the various places on Belden Alley off of Pine.

Up Grant is Chinatown. Up Kearney and around Columbus is North Beach and Italian.

I believe Union Square now has a cafe in the middle of it and regular entertainment.

Etc.

There's a McDonalds right around the corner...

We got fvcked up at Lefty O'Doul's. Surprised we made it back to the hotel that was just across the street.

Anyway, I feel in love with the pastries from Bellini's, on Powell by Geary had a couple good sandwiches there. There is an Italian restaurant right around there too that was good but we had better in North Beach. The mall has a food court. Nothing exciting but its within walking distance.