i have you now!

it really is interesting how fashion changes on a regular basis. if i remember right, in my clothing class in college, one of the textbooks said fashion circles back around every 100 years. That stat doesn't seem quite right sometimes. regardless, the whole arena is interesting.

i enjoyed wearing jeans which showed my navel back in the 70's. and 501s were de rigueur. baby doll tops were fun, and bell bottoms were quite the thing. i didn't care for some of the funky colors and patterns, though, and still don't. some of the stuff being brought back is really jarring.

and i particularly do not like all the slim clothes. waaaaaaaay too many overweight women wear tops and bottoms which are waaaaaaaay too tight. it makes me just shake my head. slim or tight clothes are not comfortable, especially if you were around when shoulder pads were in fashion. talk about comfortable. they made me look great. i have sloping shoulders and a waist almost as big as my hips (like barbara bush), so the shoulder pads gave me definition.

big-armed shapes like bat-wing blouses or raglan sleeves were comfortable beyond compare. granny dresses, hot pants, peasant dresses, i've still got patterns to make some of those great shapes. but the sleeves which are out there now are too tight and too short, and are definitely for teenagers. the problem is it's hard to find any other kind. disgusting.

the one thing i do like these days, and can get, is long skirts and coats. i have a new raincoat (www.llbean.com) which has snug arms (yuck) but this looooong drape and if i don't have it all buttoned up, it swoops out to the sides as i walk along. i have a new robe which does the same thing, so i purposely wear it over clothes so i can keep it unsnapped. having it, and my coat, flare out and sway against step makes me feel very darth vader! what a kick!