tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6505407724478663294..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Inspired by what she wore: Hallie's turquoise jumpsuitJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87761573866884560722018-07-15T18:40:53.743-04:002018-07-15T18:40:53.743-04:00My red Indian print long hippie skirt that I bough...My red Indian print long hippie skirt that I bought on the "strip" in Knoxville, Tennessee, when I was a graduate student in anthropology of education at UT. I ended up teaching school as I continued my graduate studies, and a middle school boy came up to me one day and pointed that the figures on the skirt had their hands on each other in "strategic locations," which might be termed "heavy petting" in those days. I had never noticed! It was the free-spirited 1970's, though, and I loved the full, flowing skirt so I continued to wear it and no one ever said a word, including the boy. I've moved multiple times, divorced, remarried but I kept the skirt. It's hanging in our attic.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67046514814534086662018-07-15T08:50:50.766-04:002018-07-15T08:50:50.766-04:00My high school cheerleader outfit from the '50...My high school cheerleader outfit from the '50's is still packed away somewhere!Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88161293889832923552018-07-14T22:28:26.420-04:002018-07-14T22:28:26.420-04:00If I could have I would have! If I could have I would have! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41344867843092412492018-07-14T17:30:19.221-04:002018-07-14T17:30:19.221-04:00Making something smaller can be doable. Bigger? N...Making something smaller can be doable. Bigger? Not so muchAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33008002870168711022018-07-14T17:28:59.030-04:002018-07-14T17:28:59.030-04:00“Boxing Helena” Excellent film“Boxing Helena” Excellent filmAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53095306941292741952018-07-14T15:38:49.651-04:002018-07-14T15:38:49.651-04:00Actually, it is my winter coat. It is faded,yet I ...Actually, it is my winter coat. It is faded,yet I cannot part with it. It was the very last thing my dad bought for me.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143148977563130567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14775933758040269442018-07-14T15:24:39.120-04:002018-07-14T15:24:39.120-04:00All I’ll say is that it’s got a twist on’Strangers...All I’ll say is that it’s got a twist on’Strangers on a Train’Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68518741157280195362018-07-14T15:22:55.713-04:002018-07-14T15:22:55.713-04:00We all need Karen to tell whether the clothes we’v...We all need Karen to tell whether the clothes we’ve ‘outgrown’ can be altered to fit - sewing is such a lost artHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81471066982483312762018-07-14T15:20:35.525-04:002018-07-14T15:20:35.525-04:00That is so sweetThat is so sweetHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66720896818473200602018-07-14T15:20:02.707-04:002018-07-14T15:20:02.707-04:00Sounded too much like Loving Frank Sounded too much like Loving Frank Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10150294885999176142018-07-14T15:19:07.164-04:002018-07-14T15:19:07.164-04:00I had an Annie Oakley rifle! Wish I still had itI had an Annie Oakley rifle! Wish I still had itHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47719925137790667922018-07-14T15:06:43.257-04:002018-07-14T15:06:43.257-04:00I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff since we'...I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff since we've moved twice since I "retired". BUT I've hung onto a Christian Dior suit I bought at our church rummage sale in the 90s. Even then the waist was a little tight on the knife-pleated skirt. I loved the jacket: collarless and short. I wore it with pants quite a lot. One of these days maybe I'll fit into it again. . . I also have a leather skirt I bought in Spain in 1999. I have no idea if it fits. Afraid to try it on.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51687231293700268282018-07-14T14:53:44.346-04:002018-07-14T14:53:44.346-04:00I'm like Jenn; I don't tend to hang on to ...I'm like Jenn; I don't tend to hang on to stuff, but there is one dress that has been catching my eye during my recent forays into the closet. I generally ask myself, "would I buy that item today?" but I don't know what the answer is when it comes to that dress!<br /><br />Can you give us a little more info about the book, Hallie, even though you had me at professional organizer?Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85881988379840526312018-07-14T14:50:10.712-04:002018-07-14T14:50:10.712-04:00We were all young with great legsWe were all young with great legsAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7553557132846498762018-07-14T14:00:46.513-04:002018-07-14T14:00:46.513-04:00My mom kept this patchwork hoodie that I loved whe...My mom kept this patchwork hoodie that I loved when I was little. It was neat when she pulled it out for my niece to wear. My niece loved it too.Jana Leah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492395947508454607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85750548673248407832018-07-14T13:35:27.718-04:002018-07-14T13:35:27.718-04:00A couple of items I still hold onto immediately co...A couple of items I still hold onto immediately come to mind. My Annie Oakley skirt and vest I received on my birthday as a girl, probably around 6 or 7. I have a picture of me in it sitting on the wall of our driveway and holding a snowball. My birthday is in February. Then there is the brown leather skirt and vest I had in high school. It was just so uber cool, one of those outfits you wear and feel like something special. I also have my cheerleading outfit, cheerleading jacket, and band sweater I hold onto. These are the special items of youth that will forever hang in my closet. <br /><br />Hallie, I'm so excited to know that there will be a new book from you next summer!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74876525936004770742018-07-14T12:36:21.867-04:002018-07-14T12:36:21.867-04:00Love this, Hallie. I have slews of old clothes, bu...Love this, Hallie. I have slews of old clothes, but the one I treasure most is my "Nucleus Music" t-shirt from Estes Park, Colorado circa 1979, which I wore when I used to sing and play my guitar in sleazy, tourist-town bars. I never wear t-shirts anymore, but I can't give it up. By the way, if you had kept Folding Frank as the title, I would have bought that book in a heartbeat.Wendall Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302086879242837772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51599207948050181582018-07-14T12:17:50.451-04:002018-07-14T12:17:50.451-04:00Not clothes that I wore, but my father’s WWII leat...Not clothes that I wore, but my father’s WWII leather flight jacket, with the silk square map in the pocket with (in Japanese) the writing “I am an American. I am your friend.” He wore it in the winter when he took me sledding or helped me build the best snowmen ever. I keep to remember that magical time as a little girl with her daddy.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42725633079987218662018-07-14T12:12:01.406-04:002018-07-14T12:12:01.406-04:00They were insane. But wearing them meant I could s...They were insane. But wearing them meant I could see over my 6'5" boyfriend's shoulder when we danced! (1975)Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45241352847683663862018-07-14T12:07:49.421-04:002018-07-14T12:07:49.421-04:00LOL!LOL!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49526716517665868812018-07-14T12:07:35.620-04:002018-07-14T12:07:35.620-04:00All of mine went to blazer heaven.All of mine went to blazer heaven.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47051430236664437962018-07-14T11:55:36.378-04:002018-07-14T11:55:36.378-04:00Me too, Hallie.
Karen, 6"?!? I could never e...Me too, Hallie.<br /><br />Karen, 6"?!? I could never even imagine wearing something like that. I bet my girl could, though.<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15428532401987731622018-07-14T11:44:41.739-04:002018-07-14T11:44:41.739-04:00Also, I can't wait for the new book! I'm h...Also, I can't wait for the new book! I'm hooked!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49865516757389015342018-07-14T11:44:00.744-04:002018-07-14T11:44:00.744-04:00A mini-dress in a blue Hawaiian print on the same ...A mini-dress in a blue Hawaiian print on the same hanger with Hub's matching shirt. We bought this get up on our honeymoon and wore it to a luau. I pranked him and volunteered him to go up and dance the hula -- and he did! I laugh every time I think about it, so the clothes stay. Other than that, I am a thrower outer of the first order. Nothing stays. Nothing. When finished with an item, clothing or other, I thank it for its service and away it goes. Books are the only exception to the rule.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63317837921313681722018-07-14T11:43:14.740-04:002018-07-14T11:43:14.740-04:00I have never worn, bought or considered a turquois...I have never worn, bought or considered a turquoise zippered jumpsuit. Or any jumpsuit. Thank God.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com