Wednesday, 21 June, 2006

1. By snook. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @08:00am:

   no problem as long as it's washed often.
2. By Webbie. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @08:07am:

   Hey what happened to that Lewinsky dress anyway ? Is it in the Smithsonian or something now ?
   :P
3. By Mean Jean. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @08:49am:

   Our forefathers did it, well maybe it was our foremothers. They did it without washers/dryers and deoderant.
   
   
   
   On third thought, I'll just bet there were some cross-dressers amongst the pioneers.
4. By Francois Tremblay. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @08:52am:

   It would be a great idea, if she wasn't so facking snob about it. She thinks she's fighting against sweatshops and consumeurism. What a dope.
5. By meg_mac. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @09:37am:

   Francoise... as a woman i thought her premise was good. not snobby at all. just straight up one person making a statement. consumerism is out of control. when you have children demanding designer clothing because 'everybody else has it' there is something wrong. individuality is out the door. peer pressure is intense with young people. i think she has a very valid point. imho
6. By Ronx. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @11:05am:

   What a Christian Cross-Dresser wears:
   
   
   
7. By Sheldon. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @12:57pm:

   I'm sure this is cool, but it smacks of hippie to me, and for that reason, I have a strong urge to hunk a mud pie at her.
   I hate the color brown.
8. By Steph Mineart. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @01:04pm:

   Yeah, I dunno. I'm pretty anti-rampant-consumerism myself, but the level of smug seemed to be pretty high on her site. I'd buy it more if she decided on say, 10 pieces of clothing to mix and match, and then only wore those. As it is, I found myself counting all the accessories she put with the dress to see how anti-consumer she really was. I mean, I can wear the same underwear everyday for a year -- that wouldn't make me anti-consumer.
   
   I'm also turned of by the "individuality" argument, because it's the same crap my parents tried to sell me as a junior high kid for why they had to buy me the $5 cheaper off-brand gym shoes instead of Nikes, when I kept getting ass kicked for not having decent clothes.
   
   I don't look for labels, but I do pick stuff that looks cool and is sturdy and inexpensive, and I don't buy more than I need. I clean and repair my clothes and try to make things last. I think that's pretty reasonable.
9. By meg_mac. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @01:06pm:

   Sheldon.... what the heck is wrong with hippie?? she is an artist and as such is exploring conventional mores. i would like to see a pic of you in the sixties. i suspect you would have looked like a hippie yourself!
10. By Sheldon. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @01:24pm:

    I was born in 1967. I looked like a skin head at first, then a midget. Later, my Mom dressed me in lots of plaid - I liked bright colors. I was into break dancing for about a year and a half, then preppy, then hard core punk. Actually, I've had long hair for about 10 years now, and sometimes I get the urge to hunk a rock at myself. Luckily, I never wear brown, facial hair,or bell bottoms (I prefer black tall lace up boots:
    http://www.luciddementia.com
11. By meg_mac. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @01:27pm:

    lol Sheldon!!!
12. By . Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @02:51pm:

    What does she wear when she washes it...... DOES SHE WASH IT?
13. By Jan. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @02:53pm:

    I thought it was pretty cool, too. Of course it's nothing that I've ever do again --- she's just in it for a year. I served eight *long* years of Catholic school and well remember that plaid skirt...
14. By meg_mac. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @02:58pm:

    Jan... did you have to wear a beanie? i was forever looking for my little sisters beanie when getting ready for school. she had a knack for 'disappearing' it! oh yeah i can remember those 90+ days having to wear that wool jumper. wow how did i survive??
15. By Jan. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @03:28pm:

    Thank heavens for that - no beanies. But we did have to wear a tie. It was this little snap thing - just for girls. It was just awful.
    
    But Sister Maura was a pill about uniforms. I remember a bunch of girls getting detention for wearing leg warmers. Of course, no one would think of parading around the school in leg warmers: she caught them on the way *to* school.
    
    Her rationale was that we were supposed to set an example in the community - and wearing leg warmers ruined our appearance.
    
    I thought it was just sexist. In subzero weather, the boys were protected: they were wearing pants.
16. By meg_mac. Comment posted 21-Jun-2006 @03:41pm:

    Sister Tolentine sparked fear in us all! I am still afraid of her! No leg warmers? that is just plain mean!
17. By . Comment posted 22-Jun-2006 @07:29am:

    If you want to wear the same thing everyday, you can always join the military, or a convent. As for me, Viva Eclectic Diversity!
18. By . Comment posted 22-Jun-2006 @09:46pm:

    What's so strange. I've been doing the same thing with a pair of Levi's for 2 years.

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