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OTOT fashion whine
It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61
.... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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I feel your pain Polly. I've been looking for a nice dress to wear to an
evening wedding next month. There are lots of sun dresses out there & lots of "hoochie mama" dresses, but next to nothing in what I consider to be a suitable dress for this occasion. I'm going to try to make a dress & with Pati in PHX's help with pattern sizing, I'm going to work on it this weekend. What do middle aged & older women do when they need something simple & elegant!!! Glad you were able to make the necessary alterations to your tunic, so it is wearable for you! Pauline Northern California "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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The expression "hoochie mama" tickles me. OTOH, I can just see us taking
family pictures and somebody saying, "Would somebody please throw a sheet over Great-Grandma?" Polly "Pauline" wroteI feel your pain Polly. I've been looking for a nice dress to wear to an evening wedding next month. There are lots of sun dresses out there & lots of "hoochie mama" dresses, but next to nothing in what I consider to be a suitable dress for this occasion. I'm going to try to make a dress & with Pati in PHX's help with pattern sizing, I'm going to work on it this weekend. What do middle aged & older women do when they need something simple & elegant!!! Glad you were able to make the necessary alterations to your tunic, so it is wearable for you! Pauline Northern California "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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I totally agree, Polly. It seems the clothing departments are all stocked
by Sluts R Us. Everywhere I look, the clothing is something to be worn by an underage streetwalker. Target and Wal-Mart seem to be the worst, at least here in Tucson. I see prepubescent girls going to school in clothes that would make a prostitute blush. What their parents are thinking, I can't imagine. And finally, when did it become fashionable to wear clothes so tight and so low/high cut that every roll of fat and every inch of cellulite is exposed to the world? Makes me think of the woman at the beach who blushed at the way bikinis expose skin, then saw a young lady in a one-piece with the back cut in a very deep V. Her comment was, "Lordy! What they don't show, they point to!!" Sorry, folks, my R&R chip kicked in early this morning. -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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It really is difficult. I am 58 years old. Most stores carry clothing
suitable (maybe) for ages 17 or 97. I'm going to have to go back to sewing my own clothes which will take away from my quilting time. Sigh! Meanwhile, check out the latest in prom dresses http://concreteloop.com/2008/05/news...rom-handcuffed Rita L. Polly Esther wrote: It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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Sluts R Us? Oh my goodness, that says it all. LOL. Thanks Carolyn.
Polly "Carolyn McCarty" wroteI totally agree, Polly. It seems the clothing departments are all stocked by Sluts R Us. Everywhere I look, the clothing is something to be worn by an underage streetwalker. Target and Wal-Mart seem to be the worst, at least here in Tucson. I see prepubescent girls going to school in clothes that would make a prostitute blush. What their parents are thinking, I can't imagine. And finally, when did it become fashionable to wear clothes so tight and so low/high cut that every roll of fat and every inch of cellulite is exposed to the world? Makes me think of the woman at the beach who blushed at the way bikinis expose skin, then saw a young lady in a one-piece with the back cut in a very deep V. Her comment was, "Lordy! What they don't show, they point to!!" Sorry, folks, my R&R chip kicked in early this morning. "Polly Esther" wrote It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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I really like Dress Barn and Fashion Bug. they seem to have decent
choices. i also like JC Penney's and Macy's. Great sales. i remember my DD's prom. LOTS of "hoochie-mamma's" there! phew....Lordie, what were those mothers thinking? amy in CNY |
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And have you noticed all the girls who are pregnant are wearing
revealing T shirt tops? Te non pregnant girls are wearing tops that look like my time period maternity tops. Of course with a migrating figure, I could wear a maternity top now. Anna Belle On Wed, 14 May 2008 23:19:39 -0500, "Polly Esther" wrote: It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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Move to Thailand? DD1 lived there for a while, towering over most of the
locals. They made clothes wide enough to fit around her (she's thin anyway), but nothing was long enough. She employed the local tailor a lot. Probably everything in Thailand would fit you just right! Roberta in D "Polly Esther" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... It has always been difficult to be a junior high size - at 18, 21, 41, 61 ... well, Always. Today it became even worse. I puzzled that all the women on the tv news, weather and whatnot were wearing low-cut New Year's Eve party clothes and their WonderBras. Today it hit home. I ordered a nice tunic for a very special graduation ceremony. FedEx. Tracking it, it went from MO to MS to KS to TN back to MO back to TN back to MS and finally here. Twelve days. I showed the delivery guy the tracking chart. He said they must smoke a lot of the fun stuff at the center. I tried on the tunic. Lovely. Elegant. Understated. Unless, of course, you consider the concern that I don't have a new ring for my bellybutton. Had to remove the sleeve caps, take out about 3" from the neckline and replace the sleeves. Not a big deal. Easy, actually. Good grief. Where do we buy clothes if we are not wanting to look like a Happy Hooker? with apology to my crocheting friends, Polly |
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I think that trend is starting to go a bit. I sure hope so.
I am not sure where women are buying clothes. Everytime I need to go somewhere that requires more than a t-shirt or sweater and jeans I seem to pull an older dress out of the closet. I think we are just going to have to go back to clothing construction and making our own suitable stuff. I have a 'farmer tan' in the summer. Except a swimsuit (that is a whole other story) I don't much wear sleeveless clothes. It is nearly impossible to find a simple summer dress with short sleeves anymore. Sleeveless and hootchie mama is pretty much what is around. I don't think this is a new problem. Fashion seems to be geared toward skinny, young or very matronly. I am neither! Taria "Anna Belle" wrote: And have you noticed all the girls who are pregnant are wearing revealing T shirt tops? Te non pregnant girls are wearing tops that look like my time period maternity tops. Of course with a migrating figure, I could wear a maternity top now. Anna Belle |
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