tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2794539645745567893..comments2024-03-29T11:29:56.764-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What we wrote: @HallieEphron costuming for invisibilityJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57252801263291586692015-12-07T17:03:12.781-05:002015-12-07T17:03:12.781-05:00What are mom jeans? Being out of style is bad enou...What are mom jeans? Being out of style is bad enough, but the thought that I might be wearing mom jeans is scary. Tell me. Tell me. I can change. Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70833781705580617132015-12-07T16:20:04.589-05:002015-12-07T16:20:04.589-05:00Yes, Mom jeans! Good, Edith.
Susan, I think it'...Yes, Mom jeans! Good, Edith.<br />Susan, I think it's one of the silver linings of aging... no one looks twice at you. When you're a teenager you're sure they're ALL staring, which they're not.<br />Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12653639190023696042015-12-07T13:24:10.499-05:002015-12-07T13:24:10.499-05:00My mother was not glamorous nor did she own a lot ...My mother was not glamorous nor did she own a lot of fancy clothes. I STILL loved exploring her top drawer, where she kept underthings and her pearls. And her bottle of Woodhue, which she wore with her (probably only) black dress when she and my father went out. <br /><br />Add "mom jeans" to the invisibility thing, and maybe Crocs. <br /><br />Fun post and comments! Yeah, Hank? Sorry, hard to imagine.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13016219018660755122015-12-07T13:14:33.752-05:002015-12-07T13:14:33.752-05:00A few books ago Laura Lippman introduced a middle ...A few books ago Laura Lippman introduced a middle aged woman who works part-time for her detective, Tess Monaghan. She remarks that she can sit out in plain sight in nondescript clothes with knitting for hours and no one ever notices her, nor could they describe her later. Since I am undeniably middle aged myself, I admit I have found it to be true. If I choose not to draw attention to myself, I can become pretty invisible indeed! (But the trick is keeping my mouth closed, which does not come naturally.)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73127871920475477172015-12-07T12:50:24.806-05:002015-12-07T12:50:24.806-05:00Hallie, I loved that scene in your book, which was...Hallie, I loved that scene in your book, which was such a great read! And, how amazing it must have been as a kid to sneak into your mother's dressing room with all those glamorous clothes. <br /><br />Hank, I don't suppose you have a picture of you in that layered invisibility clothing? You are always the glamour entering the room, so it's hard to imagine you as invisible. Lucy, the out-of-the-ordinary is so the ordinary in Key West that it seems there would be lots of choices to go incognito. Of course, the leaf blower is a great idea, as I can imagine walking right past one without a glance. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38559349146257462752015-12-07T11:13:37.409-05:002015-12-07T11:13:37.409-05:00How about adding a camera to the jeans/ballcap/pon...How about adding a camera to the jeans/ballcap/pony tail (male or female)? Nobody notices a photographer, right? And if they do they assume he/she has a right to be there.<br /><br />Hallie, what's a deception auction? I'm assuming you mean an auction organized to deceive someone?<br /><br />Hank, I cannot imagine you in that get up. Really the perfect disguise!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10856769883293152742015-12-07T10:09:41.261-05:002015-12-07T10:09:41.261-05:00Have you seen the do-overs in the magazines? Socce...Have you seen the do-overs in the magazines? Soccer-mom wants to look more professional, etc.? Jeans, tee-shirt/sweatshirt, sneakers, ball-cap/ponytail optional, no make-up. As a woman, you become invisible. For a guy, add the ball-cap, and you're one of a million guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79906135545867581502015-12-07T09:27:49.955-05:002015-12-07T09:27:49.955-05:00Yes, uniforms. When I worked at Channel 2 in Atla...Yes, uniforms. When I worked at Channel 2 in Atlanta, one mid-summer I went to a hospital to try convince someone in the news to let me interview her.. I was wearing a white linen jacket over a pale blue and white striped silk dress. I was carrying a clipboard. I got yelled at by the hospital PR person who accused me of trying to impersonate a doctor. Which I was NOT doing! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46116855298652416542015-12-07T08:59:54.035-05:002015-12-07T08:59:54.035-05:00UNIFORMS! People just register the clothing and do...UNIFORMS! People just register the clothing and don't look at the person. Especially when the setting is congruent with the uniform (scrubs in a hospital).<br /><br />Hank, I'd recognize you without your makeup but not in bad shoes. ;-)Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40358979323546323272015-12-07T08:36:42.460-05:002015-12-07T08:36:42.460-05:00Deceptive auction, not deception auction. :-) Deceptive auction, not deception auction. :-) Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70832126622051207232015-12-07T08:36:24.455-05:002015-12-07T08:36:24.455-05:00ONce in AIR TIME, Franklin wears a pink shirt and ...ONce in AIR TIME, Franklin wears a pink shirt and stands near the airport Terminal Ci Dunkin Donuts. (Dunkins employes sometimes wear pink shirts.)<br /><br />He tells Charlie that that no one noticed him. "Black guy in a fast food uniform?" he asks. "I don't exist."Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46699846308047296112015-12-07T08:34:02.638-05:002015-12-07T08:34:02.638-05:00SO great. Yeah, I have gone in disguise many times...SO great. Yeah, I have gone in disguise many times.and I agree, it's all about the attitude. And, ah, no makeup.<br /><br />Once, at a deception auction event, I wore three sweatshirts, one over the other, and bad shoes, and floppy jeans, and my glasses. Random hair. NOT A PERSON even acknowledged me. I mean--it wasn't like they looked me up and down and dismissed me. I simply was not there. It was really consciousness raising.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38372037627377961952015-12-07T08:31:32.298-05:002015-12-07T08:31:32.298-05:00Nobody ever notices a delivery man/woman. Or a uti...Nobody ever notices a delivery man/woman. Or a utility worker, day laborer, groundskeeper, etc.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61893345520145998032015-12-07T08:25:49.762-05:002015-12-07T08:25:49.762-05:00Hallie, that sounds like such fun! Love the Ruth B...Hallie, that sounds like such fun! Love the Ruth Buzzi shout-out....Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69603658865114093262015-12-07T08:25:12.023-05:002015-12-07T08:25:12.023-05:00Oh, and I used to wear her fox stole and opera-len...Oh, and I used to wear her fox stole and opera-length gloves. Over my flannel nightie.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78223358455668703542015-12-07T08:23:17.184-05:002015-12-07T08:23:17.184-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42654428461715649712015-12-07T08:22:47.001-05:002015-12-07T08:22:47.001-05:00My granddaughte would love your closet, Lucy!
An...My granddaughte would love your closet, Lucy! <br />And that closet was MY mother's. She didn't let us wear any of her wonderful clothes but we snuck the high heels and tottered around in them.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17763947294814603262015-12-07T08:21:48.548-05:002015-12-07T08:21:48.548-05:00Oops: My bad!
What I meant to ask is how can you d...Oops: My bad!<br />What I meant to ask is how can you dress a character to hide in plain sight (the early draft of my blog said the opposite.)<br />Suggestions? Because I'm taking notes.<br />Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24772325884371279252015-12-07T08:21:33.052-05:002015-12-07T08:21:33.052-05:00I would have loved to have seen your mother's ...I would have loved to have seen your mother's closet Hallie! I'm trying to think about this question vis a vis Key West, which is filled with tutus and crazy hats and too much skin. I think you were right on target with the service industry outfit. That would work here too--maybe someone with a leaf blower LOL.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1802555764116353682015-12-07T06:58:17.061-05:002015-12-07T06:58:17.061-05:00I'd give them a sense of confidence, of self-a...I'd give them a sense of confidence, of self-assurance--it doesn't matter what else they are wearing. People notice.<br /><br />One of my favorite scenes, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70236946630383503302015-12-07T06:56:59.910-05:002015-12-07T06:56:59.910-05:00Dressed for non-invisibility? Probably something l...Dressed for non-invisibility? Probably something loud or eye-catching. Not too sure what that might be, but . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71421844413613238632015-12-07T06:52:01.522-05:002015-12-07T06:52:01.522-05:00Thanks for sharing this . . . I really enjoyed thi...Thanks for sharing this . . . I really enjoyed this book!Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com