I have always believed that I was born in the wrong decade. I should have been born in the 1920's. That would have landed me right in the middle of the 40's and 50's to be a happy little homemaker. You know back in the day when people didn't give you that, "oh you are a stay-at-home-mom you must be lazy and take and take advantage of your husband" look. Never has this been more evident to me than getting the opportunity to see into the boxes of treasures that have been hidden away in Nene's basement for the last 50 years. Gloves, embroidered handkerchiefs, and costume jewlery just to name a few things. I loved slipping the gloves on and feeling how soft the material was. Clipping on the earrings and fastening the matching necklace around my neck and I was instantly elegant. Sitting at my mom's dinning room table in my pajamas with such fashionable accessories I started thinking about how most people dress today. To borrow a phrase from one of my favorite authorities of fashion Tim Gunn, it's the slobbification of America. Most people today just sort of roll out of bed throw on some jeans and head out the door. Some can't even be bothered with jeans they leave the house in their jammies. When did this become okay? At what point did we decide as a society that pajamas were just fine? Frumpy and wrinkled is just not a good look.
Our grandmothers would have never EVER gone out of the house in their sleep attire. If you had been seen in the market or heaven forbid a restaurant looking like a dirty clothes basket with legs you would have been institutionalized. Having lunch with the girls? You would have worn your prettiest dress, heels, gorgeous jewlery and cute little hat. Do not forget your lipstick, red lipstick. Now I'm not saying that we have to go back to such stringent fashion regimens, but for goodness sake put on a pair of pants or a cute skirt and a clean shirt with no wrinkles. As I have pondered my questions I have decided to blame the Lindsay Lohans and Britney Spears of the world. These girls are not good role models for anyone...remember both have gone into rehab (more than once), one is about to do some jail time, and the other walked into a gas station bathroom in her barefeet. I'm just sayin'.
I totally agree with you...I am so tired of seeing people in the store in the resturant in the drs office in pajama pants and t shirts...no shirt... no shoes.... pajamas....NO SERVICE....why not.... Gracie
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, too. Where from here does the mode of the day, as they say, in everyday fashion going to go next?
ReplyDeleteBack years ago, everything had to be hung out on clothes lines and then had to be ironed. No permanent press fabrics and no clothes dryers in average households.
SOOOO agree! I like to try and help this unacceptable phenomenon by giving the dirtiest looks possible to people wearing pajamas in public. I think they know why.
ReplyDeleteInteresting thoughts... modesty is another issue that has flown out the window over the years... I'd like to read more of your blog, but the handwriting font you've chosen is not the easiest to decipher. You might consider changing that... meant in a very kind way! :-)
ReplyDeletehey! leave Brittany Spears out this. She looks just fine in anything she wears!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Madge, thank you for your input. I have considered changing the font. I have had some trouble reading it also. haha
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