Tag Archives: fashion
dad’s denim days.
not my dad, but similar to his 70s denim suit that really made a bold statement
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happy birthday to my dad, no longer with us, but whose sense of style remains.
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“you can tell what was the best style of your father’s life,
because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out.”
-jerry seinfeld
bell bottom blues.
not mine, but a pretty accurate ‘before’ picture of my bellbottoms
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with the return of outdoor ice-skating weather
i’m reminded of my ill-fated misadventure
when i made a choice to combine my bells with my skating.
and it wasn’t a good thing.
i was ‘home-ec’ years old
in middle school
loved the cooking part
horrible at the sewing part
decided i’d make bellbottoms
instead of a stupid apron
ignoring the fact that
i wasn’t good at it
just wanted to get it done
bought some cool blue fabric and a pattern
somehow stitched it together
but really didn’t get the concept of alterations
all i knew was that
they should be very tight and have very big bells at the bottom
so i finally took a yardstick
just drew a chalk line on each inseam
didn’t measure anything
stitched them up
modeled them for our fashion show to pass the class
noticed they were quite tight even when just standing
went ice-skating with my friends after school
wearing my new very skin-tight bells
to impress my crush who would be there
looking cool with my skates and my bells
it all began well
then we played crack the whip
it all took a turn
when i sailed across the ice
stopping in a huge snowbank
so fun
until i fully stood up
realizing
my entire inseam
from ankle to ankle
had all torn out
leaving me more or less wearing
a tight maxi-skirt/chaps type of garment
brought new meaning to ‘cool’
tried to casually walk home through the snow in my skates
with an air of ‘what?, this happens all the time, pretty normal…’
another reason why i am a teacher and not a seamstress.
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“bell bottom blues, you make me cry…”
-derek and the dominos- eric clapton
what doesn’t itch.
the time is near
soon the colder temps
will come and stay awhile
never having been seen as a fashion icon
it will soon be time to take off the sandals
and wrap myself in comfort
whatever that may look like.
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“i base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.”
-gilda radner
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image credit: ny daily news
fashion forward.
― The Art of Preparation: 8 Ways to Plan with Purpose & Intention for Positive Impact
tangled.
all went well on my annual visit to the doctor
except
for a bit of a ‘gown snafu’
(this picture does not even begin to do it justice)
when i went to put it on
i couldn’t tell
which side
was supposed to be inside or outside
there were pockets both inside and outside
snaps all over the place
numerous ties of various sizes and locations
parts of the fabric were tucked into each other
no matter how i configured it
it just didn’t seem designed
for any sort of human form
knowing that i was under a time crunch
i quickly tried a few different scenarios
the multitude of mini-snaps
were designed for the hands of fairy
ties were in illogical places
i somehow had to craft my own sleeves
feeling as though
i was in a speed design contest
or playing a party game
i finally just settled on my final look
kind of wrapping the whole thing around me
covering things
snapping things
tying things
when my doc came in she started laughing
saying
“you are sleeveless on one side
the front is in back
things are tied up all over”
she was impressed by my creativity
when i asked about the gown
she smiled and said
“it’s a cognitive test”
that’s why she’s so great
i hope she was kidding.
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“when everything becomes tangled, you should make the choice.”
-roman simonyan
a special kind.
being yourself.
after visiting grandma’s house with no worry that you’ll catch a cold.
“fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable.
style is more about being yourself.”
-oscar de la renta
after visiting grandma’s house and ?
i truly admire their spirit and they look so happy.
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image credits: crafty momma.com (dogs), google images (humans)