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The word denim originates from the French serge de Nimes, a fabric that originated in France during the Middle Ages. In the late 1800's, Webster's Dictionary began listing the English version, DENIM.
In 19th century America, denim was used to make work clothes - typically overalls worn by painters and mechanics, constructed of blue denim. The fabric provided both durability and comfort for laborers whose jobs required frequent movement. In 1817, the U.S. Navy introduced bell-bottomed trousers so men could easily roll up their pants above the knee when washing down the decks, and to make it easier to remove them quickly if they were forced to abandon ship. In 1901, naval regulations officially authorized the use of denim tops and trousers.
From the 1930's through the 1960's, denim and buckskin clothing as seen in Western films continued to popularize this rugged fabric. Movie star cowboys sporting denim were all the rage, then in the 1950's, with the release of Rebel Without a Cause, denim became a symbol of youth rebellion. Some schools in the U.S. even banned students from wearing denim at the time, deeming it to somehow be a bad influence on a student's character. Pouting teenagers across America were sent home by teachers in droves to change into "something more appropriate."
Fast forward to today. Still rooted in the notion of hardy individualism, denim has made a comeback with designers from Paris to Milan to New York to our own Lexington, Kentucky. Our Denim Wide Legs Pants offer freedom of movement and a certain je ne sais quoi.
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as a single man, I have found that I now spend more time in the chase for the 'perfect plate', and as such, I am now having trouble getting into my own pants.....
As school starts, I have that whisp of memory about the school hallway, and the new chordoroys(sp?)pants (with the huge cuffs during growth spurts)....zzzzzziiiiipppp,zzzzziiiiipppp,zzzzzziiiiiippppp, (the sound of walking with 'chubby thighs)....yup, I was a "Huskey" (special isle at Sears,and Robert Hall's)and I hated it. Years later, I made a commercial for a popular boight, and related that zeeep,zeep,sound to the engine sound of Japanese motorcycles,as opposed to the sound we chose as youngsters; a playing card clipped to the fender strut of the Schwinn(or Huffy),to make a sound reminisicient of a Harley.....yes, it was .... ahhhhh, better than chordoroy memories.... my wardrobe is only 50% denim these days....thanks,MrP
(side note-still on topic) Bikers wear leather pants. Do not ride your auto behind a biker wearing leather pants if one of his legs is outstretched and shaking.....leather doesnt show....
I love my De Nimes.
HO LEE SOCKS, Eli !!!!!!!
Didn't think anybody remembered Robert Hall, anymore !!!
Until Robert Hall open'd up in my part of Houston, a "New Suit" was a New Pair of BibAlls and a Clean White Cotton Shirt, with a Gas Station Logo over the Pocket ....... It was a Great Blessing when we could start having our Suits made at, Zindler's ... Congress at Fannin ...... Saville Row has got nuthin' on Zindler's ... I still have Suits they made for me bacl then ... They haven't fit me in fifty years ... and I had them alter all my Uniforms, and put on my Liberty Cuffs .......
Point is ... Fine Quality Lasts .......
Mornin' RY, HAZE, & IVAN...................what a wunnerful trio to wake up to. I gots lots of nothin', but I do adore jeans & wish they were considered work attire.................GAP jeans rock............I hope your day is splendiferous.................
Mornin' bebe ~ I haven't a lot to say either.
Good morning good people...... I can happily live in jeans. I do remember shocking this woman in uni, who only floated in flowery long skirts and feminine tops, when she disdainfully asked if I would stop only when I became a mother, that I would wear jeans even when I become a grandmother.
RY's tight jeans story reminds me of a story of a good mate of my ex. All cool and suave as a young 22 year old Frenchman living in London, he didn't have any underwear on when the doorbell rang. He slipped into his jeans and zipped up.....he did land up in hospital...
Which prompts me to ask if anyone is aware of young (and maybe not so young) guys now shaving down theeeereee? My son says everyone does it now. And judging by this funny review of "Veet for Men - Hair Removal Gel Creme" (which a bloke sent in complimentary return for my colonoscopy story), it must be true......
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R231U4ZG0YDNHD
P.s The Amazon review also highlights another blokey trait - their inability to read instructions, but who am I to judge when I am a button pusher too
oops...actually I meant to go to the Amazon US website..
I just fell over laughing at the second review, by A Chappell
http://www.amazon.com/Veet-Hair-Removal-Creme-200ml/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Denim is not and has not been for forty or fifty years, what denim was.
The Tin Man's articulated sheet metal legs came close to the weight and stiffness of post-war denim fabric.
I have a clear 1950 memory of sitting at a desk as children around me murmured and the old woman up front ( she was forty-five if she was a day) droned on about something.
Eyes squeezed shut, hands tightly folded, I prayed: "Please God, I am not meant to be here, knees rubbed raw on the inside, eyes and nose burning from the smell of new clothes, new shoes and unreasonably clean students.
I will do anything you want and nothing that you don't if you let me awaken from this back-to-school nightmare… you've done it before. I'll just wait here."
Denim can be tailored, it can be upgraded as to weight and cotton can be blended with both natural & synthetic fabrics to create blends. It is amazing how this truly American fashion has gone global. Clothes made for military applications often has the same durability, and when you throw in the sense of style, manliness, history, and collectability you come up with instant favorite "bests." I snagged some sentimental favorite RAF items in England, camouflage with pockets to make a Joey jealous.
I remember my mother washing my brother's jean and they would stand up by themselves when she pulled them out of the wash. I thought they were a toy. I also remember my older cousins lying the floor to zip up their jeans. IBy the time I was a teenager they had "relaxed" denim. You didn't have to wear them in the tub to get them to shrink to fit. They also didn't wear all that well. The one thing I like about real denim (not designer) is that its a like a uniform where you can't tell someone's social status the minute they walk through the door.
I am always trying to enforce a dress code and breaking a dress code for the same event. I can't allow my soup kitchen volunteers to wear sleeveless shirts or sandals. But I always wear high heels.In my notes to volunteers I always remind them to "wear comfortable shoes." My most comfortable shoes have 3 inch heels. They are so comfortable I did the entire 6.5 miles of AIDSWalkNY in them. Several times other volunteers have commented that wearing high heels sent a negative messages about me. One woman told me that I needed therapy for my "issues about height." As long as I get the job done, why should anyone care what I wear?
Spring Fragrance to the best of my knowledge, they call it "Man-scaping"... and I know that it is done... How common it is, I don't know, but I'm not male, so maybe that's why I'm not more familiar...
I LOVE denim... I spend most of my time in jeans or denim capris... I used to have to wear dress clothes because of work, so I guess disability has at least one advantage!
Stoney: You're right the deinim they make today does not smell like it did when I was a kid. And it doesn't bleed indigo when you throw it in the sink,.
I love my light blue Otavalo Mountain Shirt (p. 20 current catalog) with my old threadbare Levis (bootcut ) & my wide belt buckle that simply says Hawaii. I have a pair of suede, as well as both black and brown boots with the Easy Rider look that I alternate. Anyway in the Philosophy of Tommy Typical an old poem of mine comes to mind-
Blue Jean Variations
I've had flared legs and straight legs
Zippered and buttoned up the fly
Baggy or low rise or cowboy
Indigo blue, faded, or tie die
Worn with a chambray work shirt
Or dressy with a tweed sport coat
With holes in the knees and beltless
Or topsiders when out on the boat
Blue jeans have been reincarnated
In various and sundry forms
They were with me in summer camp
And at home in my college dorm
Along side me on my honeymoon
During all the phases of my life
In one pocket my money clip
In the other a Swiss Army knife
Hand-me-downs from my brother
With iron on patches on the knee
I always said that I'd give them up
But they were too much a part of me
Denim Jeans are so versatile...I sang in the Music Group: Blue Jean Bunch Generataion in High School; I stilll have my Levi's jeans Waist 28 length 36 Jeans ... 4 pair...my favorites... My Baton is a 28 arm length too..length of pant legs and arm sleeves was a big deal to me..with clothes.the longer the better to scroll up the pants and sleeves..stylish to me...the cuff arm and pant look......I loved long jeans....rolled up in my boots...and wore a red bandana in my back pocket....there is even a special way to fold the Bandana to get the fancy border perfect fit in the back pocket.....it was cool...truly my winter signature..pant....blue denim jeans are so color compatible..too. An old memory: .but it took alot of washes for your blue denim jeans to soften...so they last forever....I snow skiied in my Blues...just with one pair of long johns...no problem....they were cold snow resistant....right now I am adding trim to a blue jean skirt...Blue Denims are great, groovy, and gregarious!
(Poison) Ivy- Your 3 g's are quite cool. Gregarious is one of my favorite G words. I have a couple o' bandanas I tie around my neck under a work shirt. Always liked that look. In certain bars, had to contend with homophobes who misunderstood my love for old Westerns, but alas life's an adventure. Great Post you had there! Mahalo.
Not really that long ago, well maybe 15 years...it was my birthday and I was driving the 3 hours to NYC to have lunch at The Players Club with my parents. I had this jacket they gave me that was just, well, not me, but I really needed to wear it. The only pants I could find to go with it were black denim.
I get to the apt in the city and I see my parents whispering and I pay no attention. As we leave to go to The Players we go in the wrong direction and we go into a nice Italian restaurant in the neighborhood. "What happened to The Players?" I asked. "Well dear, your father just vetoed jeans in the dining room at The Players and you are wearing denim."
I feel certain that that particular rule has since been updated.
When my dad was in the Canadian navy, they wore what they called "dungarees".
We weren't allowed to wear blue jeans to my high school until the 1970's, when they started to allow jeans but only those with single-stitched seams, not double-stitched, ensuring that we wore dress jeans only. In the end they agreed to let us wear our Levis.
"Money talks, but it can't sing and dance and it can't walk. As long as I can have you here with me, I'd much rather be FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS" ~~~ (thanks Neil)
If memory serves me correctly, my first pair of jeans were bell bottoms. My mom was a hippie and wore her bell bottoms well...Thirty years later, she passed her favorite pair of bell bottom jeans on to me. I wore them to Christmas dinner that year :) My sister was so jealous, I had to take them off and give them to her just to keep peace through the holiday. I still want them back.
I've worn brands such as Levi's, Wrangler's, Hollister, AE, Gap, Eddie Bauer, Sundance, True Religion, and Miss Me (just to name a few). I have my favorites and I wear them until they have seen better days then I cut off the legs and reincarnate them as "cut-offs". Jeans are as necessary to me as bread and butter. I love that they are so practical.
Many times, I've ridden horses through mesquite brush up to my eyeballs and been thankful for fabric tough enough to protect my "hide". I would certainly have protested a dress code restricting the wear of such "inappropriate attire"! Fortunately, I've really never been in a situation where my clothing was an issue...probably due to the fact that I shop from Peterman's :)
Btw TT, I love the poem!
A favorite pair of jeans become as sentimental as the teddy bear.
Mr P. asked if we had ever scoffed at suggested attire. I haven't worn a pair of jeans or any other kaind of slacks or pants for 35 years. I mostly wear dresses and some skirts. That has changed from when I had small children. Back then I leant heavily towards denim also, just in the form of jean skirts or overall jumpers. Raising children is a messy business. I only wear the jean skirts now when i'm taking care of the grandchildren or doing spring or fall cleaning. There is definately a place in my wardrobe for denim. I sew and i like vintage patterns from the late 40's especially. When rationing had stopped and the hemline went down and sweeping. Not gathered at the waist. Mr. P. keeps re-incarnating the dress every season. I also wear a real apron when I am working around the house. A big one that covers me. Not a silly little half apron from the 50's and 60's. My dresses stay clean so I can wear them more than once. I just don't feel comfortable in slacks. I feel exposed and immodest. That is just me. I don't and never will try to reflect my personal feelings on others.
Wearing a pair of scruffy, knee-ripped, pocket hanging by a few thread jeans I made an emergency trip to a near by mall--20 miles away. In line to pay for the needed part when two teenagers asked with jealousy in their voices, "Where Did you get those neat jeans? Bet they ran you and easy $75.00."
It took over 15 years to get "Those neat jeans" they way they were. They had been under the house,under the car, carrying things to the dump, repairing a beam in the attic, and enduring through many more tribulations than I can remember. Now I have learned the kids are after new jeans that look like my old jean. Go think about that one, and the PRICE.
GREYGOOSE:
As I was reading, "forever in bluejeans" was on my mind, so here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D27dmGp2zU
I've worn jeans almost all my life.
I made skinny jeans before they were the thing they are now.
In the 50's I'd take my brother's old jeans and retailor them to fit, as my Dad would say, like they were painted on my butt.
My Mom hates tight pants, skirts, anything. She wears her things at least 2 sizes too big and mostly we had to too as kids. But my jeans she allowed for some reason.
I went to Catholic school so of course they weren't worn to school or church. We didn't have uniforms but we had to "dress". Everywhere else, that's what I wore. My brother's jeans.
SPRING:
Those Veet reviews had me laughing on the floor.
Guys just won't read the directions, will they?
RUSTY $75 is nothing! I am from the days when dungarees only came in boys sizes and it was a long time before I had a pair that actually fit me. I think probably "hiphugger bellbottoms." But nowadays, the fashionistas pay $200 and think nothing of it! A couple of years ago I bought my son a pair of Lucky brand jeans at TJMaxx for about 20 bucks. I was amazed when they were ooohed and aahed over and thought "ha ha Lucky for me!" I had only bought them because he wears 31/34-36 and its not easy. Some weeks later he went to one of those music festivals where they are there for days and it can be HOT. When he came home he said "Mom it was so hot I had to cut my jeans off" and by then I had drunk enough Koolaid to say "no! no! not the Lucky jeans!!!!"
Personally I am with Bebe on Gap, Old Navy jeans altho Levis are still my favorite. Don't care for wide legged jeans Mr. P! As a chef living in a constant danger zone jeans were perfect. Instead of a white Chef's coat in one of my restaurants I always wore a denim work shirt and was known for my "blues."
To this day when shopping I head right for the work s hirts. Love them.
Just had a pic FBed to me of my son playing in SanFrancisco last night wearing his Peterman short sleeved denim shirt. Sorry I am too retarded to post it.
I had better shut up or I will have to change my name.
I agree with ChefDeb in that the denim work shirts are hard to beat in any circumstance and for either sex! There's nothing sexier than a man in a faded, soft denim work shirt...
korthal~thanks for the link! I do love Neil Diamond :) and will surely be singing this song all day!
Spring ragrance~Re: the A. Chappell review, I laughed so hard my head hurt.
and lovebirdmom, your post was so charming to read! The mental picture I have of you is so sweet...
I love workshirts, too--but I prefer them with khaki or black pants or long skirt. I've never been much of a jeans gal, although I do have some. To me they're just not as comfortable as other items of clothing that I have. My parochial high school was like korthal's--no uniforms, but dressy clothes. So, didn't get acquainted with denim 'til college, and I didn't exactly fall in love with it. As a youg kid I did want a pair of the denim jeans with the plaid flannel lining, though. I loved seeing kids standing around with their bright plaided rolled up cuffs contrasting with the dark jeans. They were not making a fashion statement, however.....just wearing the pants as long as they could by changing the cuff length as they grew. Some of them even had matching plaid flannel shirts, but the shirts didn't last as long as the pants. ***************Funny, funny, funny VEET reviews!!!
more on the honor rollAlways been a tomboy at heart and I <3 denim. When I find a pair of jeans that look good and fit well I'll buy 3 or 4 pair because I know as soon as the first pair wears out and I go to look for another the company will have discontinued that particular style. I have heard tell of a body scanner in a NYC store that will analyse your size and shape and tell you what jeans will fit you best, curious as to if it truly works.
OMG!!!! Richard Burton AND Sophia Loren in the morning movie!!!!!
Not one thread of denim there!!!!
La la la la la!!!
When I first saw my lovely bride in a pair of Calvin Klein jeans, I was certain of one thing:
Mr. Levi and Mr. Strauss may have invented them but Mr. Klein made them perfect.
Magicangel~ I orderd a copy of your book today. Looking forward to reading it. I couldn't find it on Kindle???
Thank you Spring Fragrance, I got a belly laugh at your offering. I would like to submit the original "Three Wolves Howling at the Moon" tee-shirt and the 2100 plus reviews, some of which should be Pulitzer Prize candidates for expression, 90% are hilarious.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve/product-reviews/B002HJ377A
From my Looking Glass, of memories ....Posted a 1969 picture of myself and my three brothers in Levi Bell Bottoms and Elephant Pants..its a Pennsylvania Winter....and we are Rebellious Hippies...with long hair for extra hippy looks..
Check community page for pics...
nancyb: In everybody's Navy, they're STILL called, "Dungarees" ... That was an invention of the British Navy, way back before Charles Laughton was chasing Gable all over the Pacific .......
I have worn Denim Jeans or BibAlls every day of my life, and it has been rumored among my Family that I even sported Denim Diapers ... We like to keep business in the Family, so it was a natural thing for us to get into Levis as quickly as we could ... It was a cinch to spot Jewish Babies, being the only kids with Back Pockets on their Denim Diapers ... The Jury is still out on the Rivets tho' ..............
When our oldest daughter was in her second year of high school she pleaded for Levis 501 ( i think ) jeans and we said that she was just interested in them as a status symbol. No no they are the very best and status has nothing to do with it she insisted. We relented and bought her a pair and then my wife cut the little red tab off the back pocket and daughter refused the wear them because no one would know what brand they were. She would wear them when we wnt camping or went to out cabin because she knew that she would not be seen by any of her friends. Now she even laughs about it. The lates catalog from Mr.P has the Telluride jacket on page 3. I bought one about about 15 years or so ago and it is still one of my favorite pieces of clothing. Bought jeans from his store in Lexington around the same time but they have not lasted as well.
UMMGAWA~ In your case, I think it was God's and your wife's work that approached perfection. I have seen plenty of misshapen (or Miss shapen) Calvin Kleins that left a lot to be desired and you can take that in as many ways as it was intented to be taken. SpringF ~ the A.Chappell review left me in tears. I was laughing so hard I missed two phone calls. ChefD ~ I once wore jeans to an NBA game in Charlotte and had to forego the invite to the AfterthegameminglewiththestarsClub because I was not properly clad to mingle with a crowd of NBA gangstas and other Charlotte elite, like bankers, preachers and other crooks.
Paolos-I can guarantee you it was the contents and not the container that caused my observation, stuck clearly in the "pleasant memory" section of my brain.
I like a little more freedom to move than current jeans allow. I refuse to be uncomfortable in awany y, constricted, confined - no more suffering to be beautiful (my mother's favorite saying). Chinos do for me what jeans did for me back when, so give me chinos in a chino-y color, any of them, and my black turtleneck and I'm good. Or denim skirts, long length. They're suitable for every occasion, maybe not The Players CD but pretty much everything else. Offers the denim feeling and look without the denim constriction of my old Levis. Are you reading this, MR. P?
And no denim on the golf course, or you get the boot. That's not a bad idea, I don't think, since one person's denim jeans look great, and another's isn't fit for public view. Keeping up standards isn't a bad thing, thinks I.
Also: there's an inordinate amount of polyester in jeans today, the manufacturers call it "stretch denim" which allows them to avoid saying "these jeans are almost half polyester!"... Instead they write :content: stretch denim 98%; lycra 2%. Which adds up to a fabric that looks unspeakably awful, and awful peculiar, that isn't even a distant cousin to cotton denim, and feels itchy scratchy and plastic-y, right back to the days of disco. Of course Mr. Peterman's wide legged denims aren't made of this god awful fabric, but I'm just sayin' it's out there. Beware.
The Brewers made a statement and beat up on my Reds. It's the Cubbies' turn. Let the games begin!
Oh WOW! Did I ever get in trouble all over the place for wearing jeans! First time was with my high school band director (BTW, Ivy, I too, was a 28" baton and 36" inseam!). After watching one of the majorettes' summer parctice sessions (we all wore cutoffs and my derrière bottom and the cutoffs bottoms did not quite match, shall we say) he FORBADE any shorts without at least a 3" inseam!!! (That's OK--we fixed him by going to one piece jumpsuits that looked like bathing suits!)
The next time was later that same year. At my high school there was a rule---girls could NOT wear pants unless the temperature was at least 20 degrees by 7:00 am CST in the USA. On one day it was, and I wore my favorite jeans, which just so happened to be a pair of skin-tight bell bottoms. My third period teacher (a rather crusty elderly gentleman) sent me to the principal's office for a "discussion." (They didn't think it was proper to spank girls then.) The principal "discussed" at some length that jeans were not pants (So what the heck did he think I was wearing? A nightgown?) and that I was being sent home to change. Missed fourth period (which I hated anyway) but with permission of the principal (and this was called punishment).
The last time was with my Mom. To top it off, it was after I was in college and felt all grown up (at the ripe old age of 18). I was once again wearing skin-tight bell bottoms, but this time they were hip huggers and I paired them with a halter top (not that I had anything to show) which left a lot of my midriff bare. She bided her time and waited until my boyfriend came to pick me up and then informed me I was not leaving the house looking like that! We argued a bit (that's all I ever did with my Mom---she always has said "You may get as big as the side of the barn, but you are still my kid and I can still spank you!") and I reluctantly went to change to a different top. She even checked to make sure I didn't have the halter on under it and that I wasn't carrying it in my purse.
So, yeah. I was a rebel without a clue!
Spring, I laughed until "the tears ran down my leg" at the second story! Wish we could invite him to the Village!
Does anyone know where you can buy any of the old Navy-style bell bottoms? They don't make them in denim anymore!!!
Mr. P, I think, has it correct, though with his version of denim trousers for women (of which I can't decide the color I like best). To "look like Harlow, or Greta Garbo, or drink champagne on a yacht" would be more than divine! And, contrary to the song, I've been to me so I don't need to go there again. I want to go to paradise, in those trousers and the blush Habouti silk blouse!
TT---Once again, twins of different mothers! I love that Otavalo shirt.
It is funny how fickle trends are. When I was in junior high THE jeans to have were Girbaud, you weren't on the social map without them...which was fine by me. I've always stuck with Levis or Lucky because I know which styles in those brands fit. I would never pay full price for jeans and I pick mine up at a discount outlet called Downeast Outfitters. I laugh everytime I put on the lucky's because there is a tab sewn inside the zipper/fly that says "Lucky You!".
Ok...jeans are good, denim is good....at this advanced age of late 60's I opt for the Chic ones- prewashed and soft - with straght legs, 4 pockets, and elastic waists! I have light denim, dark denim, white denim long legs, and then 3-4 pair of denim shorts too. It is the most comfy material and stretches the more you wear it. As for slacks VS skirts -- I haven't had a skirt on in over 15 yrs!!
When I taught high school the principal ordered denim shirts for the faculty with our school shield and name on the left breast pocket, and we had dress down Fridays for school spirit when we were encouraged to wear school colors and the denim shirts. That was a popular idea, and achieved good morale.
Just yesterday I bought a new denim long sleeved shirt to wear as a light weight jacket or shirt-over, but had to go to the men's dept. of the Horse Town store to find it. The denim in women's was all in tiny vests and sizes with wild sequins, studs, and sparkly stuff on it. I got a plain Levis shirt with patch pockets and love it.
Spring - Your link to the man depilatory Veet gave me a good laugh! Those guys should get some kind of award for vivid descriptions!! Hilarious!
For dog lovers, a beautiful story and photo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/man-dog-lake-superior-photo-_n_1755609.html
I'm hoping it will work with my poor Pooka. The pool is like bathwater with the temps we've been having.
Graygoose, I recieved and read your comment....posted a comment for you too,..not sure how to email you, so posted comment about owning dogs or dogs that are part wolves...neat to know another wolf breed owner...chat with you soon...posted after your post under Calumets picture...
I also posted a picture of my brothers and sisters wearing their blue jeans; its on the commnuity page... Spring Fragrance I posted a hat that is Asian basket that is now adorned...I am working on a Hat Fund raiser...now and taking items and recycling them...it is my identitiy picture...Ivy Gail Winds...wheew the temps are humid and hot...as I exit for a walk with Taro around the block down to the churches and back wearing wooden flip flops..and floppy hat....see ya later... wink wink
Also got scoffed at for wearing bib overalls (for years as a kid I thought they were saying "overhauls" and that only people who overhauled things wore them). Now what else are you going to wear when you're gardening in the spring (or as I say "Playing in the dirt.") if not overalls? Yet I had a neighbor who actually asked me "You wear those things? I thought only farmers (said in a derisive tone) wore those!" I asked here where the heck she thought her vegetables came from? That they had a veggie patch out back of the local Kroger???? Farmers are the mainstay of this country as they are the suppliers of our food. Well, I say that, but in our economy it's better for them to export their produce and for us to import ours. What a crazy world we live in!
Read through of ALICE tonight. Going to work on my best Alan Rickman voice for Catepillar during my workout. Shopping around for the perfect Hookah and of course the color is blue.
Read through of ALICE tonight. Going to work on my best Alan Rickman voice for Catepillar during my workout. Shopping around for the perfect Hookah and of course the color is blue.
Wow. Must have already hit the hookah. Holy Doubleclick, Batman!
Once, many years in the dusty past, upon exiting the aircraft a flight attendant asked, Are those Bugle Boys you're wearing? My response was direct and overpowering, Why, yes, they are. She swooned. I continued to exit the aircraft. I am guessing that earlier she must have noticed my tray table in its upright and locked postion. Some do, some do.
Sunday afternoon's at the local watering hole. 101 in the shade outside. Dust from the dirt road getting your taste buds ready for the scotch on ice in the dark room lite with neon. Wearing Lee's denim and my diamonds while playing pool with the boys.
Julia: I know your actual height, but in my mind you will always be statuesque.....
ChefDeb: I've got several pair of Lucky brand jeans. Funny thing, however, there seems to be absolutely no enhancement of my chances of getting lucky when I wear them.....
Rwh1: I voluntarily remove those boxy leather patches that LEVI's jeans notoriously put on their traditional jeans, they destroy the symmetry of your appearance, furthermore I am not excited about consenting to use my rear end as a billboard. Don't mind the little red tabs, however.....
My rural neighbors have educated me about Carhartt jeans. Family farmers dress firdt for function, style is little more than an afterthought. Their entire clothing line is made of what many would say is more properly referred to as canvas. It is about impossible to wear them out, the hevy dark denim variants even include functional hammer pockets that still manage to look stylish. Best of all the orange contrasting double stitching, rivetry, and (best of all) magnificently understated polished brass suspender buttons, facing outside, which make them look great under a blazer (no kidding).
I got crazy with the bleach trying to Warhol art my duds in high school and while strutting down the hall @ LCHS my jeans began to disintegrate before my very eyes. By day's end I was coming out of those bad boys. Not having 2 nickels to rub together inspires creativity. I once made a belt out of beer tops and a headband out of a paisley necktie. I still play a mean kazoo.
And as the opening photo reminds us DENIM spelled backwards is MINED. Someone more clever than I am could create a palindrome from that. Good night sleepy little village.
Tommy - I forgot to compliment you on your poem....Ode to the Jeans! Nice!
I always look forward to your comments...You seem like a well-read, arty kind of real man who travels a lot. How is Kinky doing?
Going to the pillows and off to NC tomorrow for a few days. It will be cooler there.
Julia! 3" heels are your norm!? You're a goddess!!
mBailey ... manscaping goes into my new vocab list and Ummgawa, haha....love the t-shirt, gonna ask my boy if he wants one. LoveBirdMom - my sis in law is like you, and all the kids love her. Mine tells me they feel nothing can go wrong when she is around, so bless you!
Korthal - I've been told that's why the good Tribe spent 40 years wandering around the desert cos they refused to ask for directions
IGW : The "hat" you posted is actually a basket used for winnowing rice. Cool!
Hazel ; Singapore just celebrated its National Day (@ Independence Nay(. I thought you might like to read a Brit's expat's post on his reflections on what it means to be a Brit
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120810-364536.html