tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post4802874907824600165..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: AnthropologyDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-47445734155356575012007-04-04T07:10:00.000-07:002007-04-04T07:10:00.000-07:00What a wonderful commentary! I'm a generation ahea...What a wonderful commentary! I'm a generation ahead of you age wise, but nevertheless you've said so well what the rest of us 'knew.' I remember the battle with dress lengths so well. Below the knee, but how far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-60068859441100629242007-04-03T05:00:00.000-07:002007-04-03T05:00:00.000-07:00sorry, that should say the desire to be noticed is...sorry, that should say the desire to be noticed is NOT eliminated by having rules.<BR/><BR/>But you knew what I meant, right?Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372728973762079943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-41322467935167694752007-04-03T04:59:00.000-07:002007-04-03T04:59:00.000-07:00In Pennsylvania, at a Mennonite used clothing stor...In Pennsylvania, at a Mennonite used clothing store, I once saw a stone washed denim cape dress with hot pink trim. I found it rather amusing and was telling my sister about it. She told me she saw a young lady with a sleeveless cape dress with stand up lace over the shoulder. The desire to be noticed is eliminated by rules.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372728973762079943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-75577071400466663352007-03-29T16:03:00.000-07:002007-03-29T16:03:00.000-07:00You put it into words SO WELL. I think of it every...You put it into words SO WELL. I think of it every time I see those Aeropostle sweatshirts, but never quite could express it..."cape dress in disguise", *lol*!! But I've said it all along. Even in trying to avoid the fads and trends and culture of "the world", a new one is created, with it's own trends and fads and style. <BR/> And I've got to say that I do love those long, straight dresses with the pleated ruffles on the bottom... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-46934876112813833952007-03-29T12:21:00.000-07:002007-03-29T12:21:00.000-07:00Your post made me chuckle. I'll try to refrain fro...Your post made me chuckle. I'll try to refrain from the "epistle" my sis wrote! : ) Yeh, it's sorta amusing ,but I find it sorta sad also. Why is there so much emphasis on clothes? To where that is the way you can tell the "in" the "liberal" the "rebel" the "preacher pleaser" the "old fashioned" the"cool ones" and on and on it goes. I really wish we could free our young people from the feeling their clothes express "who" they are. I know it is inevitable that somewhat of who you are will be expressed by your clothes. It should be that the godly look different than the ungodly but.... I don't know... maybe I'm not making sense. It just kinda brought back some bad memories along with the amusing.thevbunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644984523282157584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-83588064288141940322007-03-28T22:07:00.000-07:002007-03-28T22:07:00.000-07:00re ''chuffed''.British slang; to be pleased with o...re ''chuffed''.<BR/><BR/>British slang; to be pleased with oneself/happy. Sorry, I haven't worked out where I should post responses but this seemed the most sensible. Thank you for visiting.<BR/>CelticRose.Ganeida.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17603207937256174104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-51499881104452966302007-03-28T17:00:00.000-07:002007-03-28T17:00:00.000-07:00So funny to read and identify. "Fashion doll??" ...So funny to read and identify. "Fashion doll??" ROTFL My brother just posted something along these trend-lines here:<BR/>http://www.xanga.com/bintibet74/575653434/item.html<BR/><BR/>~an Indiana girl who missed the cool boat ;o) "Du tsell sell schtuff goah net vah-da." sigh...the trials of the eldest child.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176633196086225727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-11863818060732156972007-03-28T15:09:00.000-07:002007-03-28T15:09:00.000-07:00So funny and very insightful! If this would have b...So funny and very insightful! If this would have been a Beechy group you would have noticed how far the term "solids" gets pushed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-4134563149093660352007-03-28T09:48:00.000-07:002007-03-28T09:48:00.000-07:00Wonderful post! Oh, the fun and horror of those t...Wonderful post! Oh, the fun and horror of those teenage years! but while my bf and I had lots of matching shirts and dresses, I don't think I ever classified as a fashion doll! I was always too fat! Keep up the great posts! PaulineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-53009826665043878222007-03-28T09:03:00.000-07:002007-03-28T09:03:00.000-07:00Oh this is too funny! How well I remember all of t...Oh this is too funny! How well I remember all of this from my youth, I recall when Robin went to Mississippi she came home with dresses that had tie belts. It was all the rage at the more liberal church in Macon. So Robin , Gwen and I, set about making ourselves dresses with these tie belts. Well it didn't last long because Bro. Ernest saw it immediately and announced over the pulpit that he's concerned with some of the dresses he's seeing because it appears that some of the girls have forgotten to trim the fabric from their belts. He went on to say that he hopes this is remedied the next time the dresses are worn! <BR/><BR/>Oh and then there's the time we wanted to wear sandals. The liberal chruches wore them and we thought they were oh so stylish until Bro Ernest spied them and again announced over the pulpit that when shoes get holes in them they need to be thrown out! There went our stylish sandals!<BR/><BR/>And V necklines. Oh my goodness was there anything that could compare to a V neckline on a sunny spring day? Well again our dear Bishop had other ideas and again used the pulpit to announce to the congregation that he doesnt know much about sewing but he can tell when the scissors slipped and he wants to make sure that next time the scissors slips that we fix the cut it made. Then on a more serious convicting note he added that he could tell the Holy Spirit wasnt guiding the scissors on some of the dresses he's seen. Well since we didnt seem to feel the Holy Spirit telling us it was wrong Pop became our Holy Spirit and the V necks were exchanged for a proper neckline!<BR/><BR/>One thing that Bro Ernest did let stick was the elastic waist instead of the belt. Can you say chic and fashionable? Those elastic waist dresses were all the rage! <BR/><BR/>Then at Maranatha Bible School we saw dresses with the cape sewn to the bodice all the way up the dart in the front. Uh, well lets just say we knew better than to try that one! LOlMrs. Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911621891840832728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-16588359210957272062007-03-28T08:50:00.000-07:002007-03-28T08:50:00.000-07:00I went through the "cape" phase when I was a teen ...I went through the "cape" phase when I was a teen even though I attended a Mennonite Church that didn't teach wearing cape dresses. (I did it because I had more conservative friends; just call it peer pressure!) I am amazed at how cape dresses are now camouflaged.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I am a faithful reader of your blog and have enjoyed your book.~karenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-38934372445928047722007-03-28T07:22:00.000-07:002007-03-28T07:22:00.000-07:00Fascinating! Write some more on anthropology.Fascinating! Write some more on anthropology.Byranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904365789033352077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-37695115272065201822007-03-28T06:43:00.000-07:002007-03-28T06:43:00.000-07:00Truly funny!Truly funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-76342025340471546692007-03-27T23:19:00.000-07:002007-03-27T23:19:00.000-07:00Thanks for the update. Sounds like a good weekend...Thanks for the update. Sounds like a good weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com