Just a Simple Vid

[purplefringe]

Sooooooo.....I had a dream. Or rather, A VISION. From the PROPHETS of Bajor. 'You must make a vid', they said. 'You must vid...THE GARAK.'

And I said, 'The Garak? What is this?'

And they showed me. And lo, it was good.

...ok, what actually happened was this:


And then I did nothing. And then, almost a year later, this happened:


And still I did nothing. And then, finally, over a year since I was first blessed with a Vision from the Prophets, I commenced my life's work:


And so, dear friends, I humbly submit to you this vid, towards which the Prophets guided me, almost two years ago. It just premiered at Vidukon. I hope it brings you joy.

ETA: wrote this in a hurry before the Vidukon premieres show, and so I FORGOT, like the terrible person I am, to thank the amazing bironic and cosmic_llin for their wonderful and supremely patient beta comments, and also such_heights, raven and Flatmate L for their enthusiasm for Garak being punched in the face.

Dedicated Follower of Fashion
edited by purplefringe
fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
characters: Garak
music: Dedicated Follower of Fashion by The Kinks
summary: Garak is just a simple tailor
content notes: Contains a lot of punching in the face.


download: 64MB @ mediafire

stream:

"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" (Watch on Vimeo)

Lyrics
They seek him here, they seek him there,
His clothes are loud, but never square.
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

And when he does his little rounds,
'Round the boutiques of London Town,
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at,
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight,
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
There's one thing that he loves and that is flattery.
One week he's in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes.
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

They seek him here, they seek him there,
In Regent Street and Leicester Square.
Everywhere the Carnabetian army marches on,
Each one an dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
His world is built 'round discotheques and parties.
This pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly.
In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.

Comments

[thirdblindmouse]

Marvelous! A+ use of song; I never realized just how suspiciously insistent that chorus was. *Garak jazz hands*

[purplefringe]

Heee! Thank you so much! Yeah, the more I listened to the song, the more suspicious of it I became. Oh yes he is!! Really!!

[jetpack_monkey]

I love it! Thank you for making this a thing that exists in the world!

[purplefringe]

:-D Thank you so much! I'm so glad other people are enjoying this weird dream vid. I mean, vision from the Prophets. (Also, I love you icon)

[sol_se]

Yay! I love it!

[purplefringe]

Thank you! :-D GARAK.

[yourlibrarian]

Good thing that Cardassian cheekbones are sturdy what with all that abuse! And it never occurred to me until now that Odo could make any tailor look good given that he can adapt to the clothes instead of the other way around.

Fun look back!

[purplefringe]

Thank you! I think Garak definitely wins the award for 'most punched in the face of all characters'.

[petra]

This is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. The devilish joy of scheming while looking *smashing.*

[purplefringe]

Heeee! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed. That sentence pretty much sums Garak up. He always looks smashing. Even, somehow, when he's the one being smashed in the face.

[beatrice_otter]

Oh, wow, that is AWESOME.

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much! :-D

[brokenmnemonic]

This was great fun to see - I'm honestly surprised with hindsight at just how often Garak gets punched in the face. Whilst the vid clearly indicates that it's customer dissatisfaction with his hemming and turn-ups, I think there might be something fishy going on...

[purplefringe]

I don't know what you could possibly mean. They're obviously just picky customers. I mean, if you were dissatisfied with your hemming, wouldn't you go and punch your tailor in the face? That's definitely the best way of dealing with the problem.

(:-D thank youuuuu! I'm so glad people enjoyed this!)

[road_rhythm]

This video has improved my life by 843.6%.

[purplefringe]

:-D :-D :-D This comment has improved MY life by 843.65% ! Glad you liked it! Oh Garak, I'm sorry about your hard life.

[beatrice_otter]

I have watched this vid many times, it is awesome and continues to give joy to my life.

[purplefringe]

ha, thank you so much! I think we all need things that bring us joy at the moment, and I'm delighted this is doing that for you :)

[misbegotten]

Thank you for this awesome vid! Four years later it's still providing joy.

[used_songs]

That was awesome!