tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post8520049955353785466..comments2023-10-15T05:17:22.939-07:00Comments on The Raucous Royals: The worst cold weather fashion in historyBearded Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-68345527537682637552010-02-04T04:54:48.527-08:002010-02-04T04:54:48.527-08:00Amy - I wouldn't have survived long either in ...Amy - I wouldn't have survived long either in a muslin dress. You can't pry my wool clothes away from me in the winter.<br /><br />Na - ha! Yes, I am proud to say that I am a dowager too. I do remember that wearing a coat was a huge fashion faux pas. At least leg warmers were in style in the 80's for some time. (although those off the shoulder torn sweat shirts canceled any warmth out.)Bearded Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-12591511400981067042010-02-03T10:22:12.554-08:002010-02-03T10:22:12.554-08:00Back in ancient times, when I was a junior in high...Back in ancient times, when I was a junior in high school (1977)it was de rigueur to dress in a black body suit, borrowed from your brother button fly boot-cut Levis, thick leather belt and Adidas sneakers - worn in all sorts of weather. That meant no coats in winter. My friends and I had horrible arguments with our mothers, but somehow managed to escape to the bus stop without outerwear. I must confess I felt the cold, but fashion ruled the day. When the time came that I put a coat on (or carried an umbrella) without being told, I knew I was growing up.<br /><br />I too shiver when I look at these low-cut sheer dresses and wonder how the ladies must have suffered to look fashionable and correct for their peers, beaus, and other admirers. With elegant, insouciance they draped exquisite wraps about their arms looking beautiful, but surely not benefiting from the warmth. <br /><br />Now I don't even want to wear a chain around my neck in winter because it gets cold!!! At some point we all turn into dowagers.<br /><br />NaninaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-39226949133642950062010-02-03T08:35:45.424-08:002010-02-03T08:35:45.424-08:00You know, I always windered about those beautiful,...You know, I always windered about those beautiful, half-dressed ladies in portraits. In an era of double glazed windows, energy-efficient heating systems, and thermal socks, I still shiver through winters in upstate PA bundled up in enormous hooded swatshirts and jeans (hairstyles and static electricity be damned, pass me my wool hat!). I could only imagine how icy-cold those fashionistas wear in their tiny muslim dresses during those harsh winter nights in big drafty houses.Amynoreply@blogger.com