Anne-Marie Goco, Day 1
Day One
photo by Rei Dishon
Long before Burning Man starts, the work crew builds what will become Black Rock City. We work and live in the barren desert, gradually creating the infrastructure for a temporary city of 50,000. This crew, composed of volunteers and paid workers, calls itself the Black Rock City Department of Public Works, or DPW.
Burning Man fashion is fabulous, but during the work season it also needs to be functional. This is an outfit I can wear to work every day, even if I’m doing construction.
This desert isn’t full of sand–instead it’s a fine white dust that gets absolutely everywhere. To protect yourself from the dust, you need good boots and a big pair of sunglasses. When you’re wearing a dress, you also need a good belt to carry all the necessities: water, work gloves, sunscreen, and whatever else it takes to do your job.
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Photo by Rei Dishon, aka CameraBoy.
This wear-a-thon is a collaboration with Love&Trash, a DIY blog for people who do things differently.
