Hippie chic shows no signs of fading
Has fashion just jumped back 50 years? The ads are filled with young women wearing cutoff jeans shorts and gauzy bohemian shirts with the string tassels hanging down the front. This is exactly what I wore for the entire Summer of Love and about six summers after that. I’ve got really mixed feelings about seeing this hippie retread. Can’t fashion move us forward? It was a sloppy look then, and it hasn’t improved over the decades. attractive? Is it a rebellion that these folks are engaged in? Can anything be done to let them know the way they look is attractive? Help. tion. If it is any solace, they too shall pass. In some parts of the country, the “preppie” look — clean-cut, conservative, safe — never went out of style. And I see evidence in stores and style blogs that simple classics are increasingly popular. I think you’ll get your wish sooner than you think. suitcases out in the rain while unloading them? Several times in the last month, when I’ve retrieved my suitcase, the clothing layers either at the top or the bottom are drenched. Sure I could buy new hardsided suitcases, but forget it. I’m not investing in an entire new set of luggage. the plastic laundry bags that hang in most hotel room closets. It’s not a perfect answer to your question, but it works in a pinch.
Where can I buy an inexpensive doormat without the latex underneath, which makes it so heavy, holds the water when wet and defeats the purpose of its use? (Try shaking it out!) into the design. You can find them on amazon.com from $25 and up. Any mat that keeps worn tires out of landfills by turning them into useful products is a purchase to be proud of.
Cathia weighs in on short shorts: “Uh-oh. It’s warming up where I live, and out come the hardly there denim shorts. It’s pitiful that the general public has to be exposed to all that for next five months. There is a line between sexy and ridiculous.”