tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post232091792361169446..comments2023-09-13T16:56:20.080-04:00Comments on the whining diner and wellfedfred: the decade that taste forgot and other odds and endswellfedfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-50682408215502073942012-09-17T07:29:38.648-04:002012-09-17T07:29:38.648-04:00Ha!-- I had a man's vest from the Hadassah sho...Ha!-- I had a man's vest from the Hadassah shop in New Haven, I think. I asked the shop lady if I could give her $3 for it; she rasped,"Honey, the price is marked". ($4). Wore that literally for years. Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-76274414117148520862012-09-16T23:34:18.274-04:002012-09-16T23:34:18.274-04:00yes, I'm still chortling over the picture of O...yes, I'm still chortling over the picture of Old Bat calmly dining out in purple velvet hotpants, at table with infuriated inlaws. I also have olfactory memories, mainly of scented stuff bought at fairs. Who knew frankincense was a summer fragrance?wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-88881737522233055572012-09-16T23:22:50.077-04:002012-09-16T23:22:50.077-04:00hi, KnitYarns, leatherette? all those poor little ...hi, KnitYarns, leatherette? all those poor little dead naugas?wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-21096204213284795882012-09-16T23:20:46.914-04:002012-09-16T23:20:46.914-04:00hi, LR, I think I love just about every 20th centu...hi, LR, I think I love just about every 20th century retro look except 80's shoulder pads, and of course hot pants and pioneer clothes. So I probably would have loved that leather coat.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-27779568873393171842012-09-16T23:12:11.794-04:002012-09-16T23:12:11.794-04:00Goodness, Fred, that is a good story! I can't ...Goodness, Fred, that is a good story! I can't really remember hot pants, but what does come to mind?- huge bellbottom jeans and hairstyles spawned by Charlie's Angels. It seems there was also an explosion in the men's cologne business. I remember a couple of Christmases my dad was heavily gifted with various bottles that he never used-they were very strong and we were all very allergic!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666135219142328347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-82369130153950227712012-09-16T22:12:17.921-04:002012-09-16T22:12:17.921-04:00LOL I love this story, too funny! Although the 70...LOL I love this story, too funny! Although the 70s had really questionable fashion, I wish my mother-in-law would have saved her leather trench coat - we were looking at Super 8 videos last year and she was wearing that coat in some of the clips, turns out she got rid of the coat in the 1980s when the big explosive jackets with shoulder pads took over. The nerve! :)Lacey Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061515113823754281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-53597843318568314072012-09-16T18:45:26.386-04:002012-09-16T18:45:26.386-04:00looks like you'll be exploring the zazzle site...looks like you'll be exploring the zazzle site next!wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-7755045480890674802012-09-16T18:39:43.612-04:002012-09-16T18:39:43.612-04:00I would add a pair of blue flower jeans and earth ...I would add a pair of blue flower jeans and earth shoes... wait... OMG - it is coming back!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-27898651038709505852012-09-16T18:38:07.463-04:002012-09-16T18:38:07.463-04:00I just told your story at my Sunday night dinner. ...I just told your story at my Sunday night dinner. You have now achieved folk-hero status with my family. My children were absolutely hysterical!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-22380596721857631062012-09-16T14:47:26.952-04:002012-09-16T14:47:26.952-04:00a favorite outfit: 501's, gauzy white cotton b...a favorite outfit: 501's, gauzy white cotton blouse with long sleeves and band collar, and a man's suit vest from the thrift store, and whatever the sneaker du jour was. I also remember a black velvet shirt that mysteriously vanished from the back of my chair, still annoyed. Not that it would fit grown-up me now or anything, but still.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-58822642455584797762012-09-16T14:04:50.686-04:002012-09-16T14:04:50.686-04:00Priceless bon mots. When I saw the title-the decad...Priceless bon mots. When I saw the title-the decade that taste forgot- I knew you were referring to the 70's. I remember begging my mother for a red leatherette maxi skirt and matching bag for my Easter outfit. Very Brady. Need I say more. Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-70181056286346778272012-09-16T13:27:35.904-04:002012-09-16T13:27:35.904-04:00hi, cate, I forgot about the haircuts, will have t...hi, cate, I forgot about the haircuts, will have to discuss with Old Bat.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-29724226160568580032012-09-16T12:00:20.537-04:002012-09-16T12:00:20.537-04:00Too funny! I think I was still wearing Garanimals...Too funny! I think I was still wearing Garanimals in the 70s and missed out on hot pants. I had a shag haircut though, would have been great with the hot pants if they'd stayed in fashion a few more years.catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-1332587701536249452012-09-16T11:06:32.609-04:002012-09-16T11:06:32.609-04:00Hello, Jane and Lance! I'm afraid you may be r...Hello, Jane and Lance! I'm afraid you may be right. Very, very afraid.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-43072345301158895582012-09-16T11:05:47.104-04:002012-09-16T11:05:47.104-04:00I saw one once in the window of a Celtic Gift Shop...I saw one once in the window of a Celtic Gift Shoppe, but the store was closed, and when I called the next day the woman who answered the phone swore up and down that there was no such shirt. I wondered if her daughter-in-law had planted it... Anyway I am considering having some run off at zazzle.com if I can find the right font.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-46352658926796383652012-09-16T10:55:57.684-04:002012-09-16T10:55:57.684-04:00Hello:
A wonderful response! But such a dreadful, ...Hello:<br />A wonderful response! But such a dreadful, tasteless decade in so very many respects. Doubtless it will all be retro fashionable before too long!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-54464902485573652692012-09-16T10:55:27.484-04:002012-09-16T10:55:27.484-04:00I did have a pair of hot pants, although in my def...I did have a pair of hot pants, although in my defense I was 6...<br /><br />I think the Old Bat is most definitely a kindred spirit!! My dear mother-in-law, when looking at one our Paris photos said to me: "You actually look quite nice there."<br /><br />There was dead silence all around and I continued to read my book. This is the same woman who used to tell me every time I gained weight and would provide other tidbits of wisdom. I may have to go find one of those tshirts...WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-81495799409202175982012-09-16T10:49:51.554-04:002012-09-16T10:49:51.554-04:00another great moment in fashion...another great moment in fashion...wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-26233350894483886092012-09-16T09:34:54.609-04:002012-09-16T09:34:54.609-04:00Howling!!
I regret to say that I remember hot pan...Howling!!<br /><br />I regret to say that I remember hot pants as well.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.com