I think in our society (I hate to use the word "Society" but that's a thread for a different forum), coercion exists on a more benign level that becomes even more harmless as a person (and a person's peers) grow older. In junior high one is just becoming aware of clothing as something more than...
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:rolleyes: Took me this long! Here are some things I recently got from ebay:
New old stock silk blouse:
Sam & Libby wedgies (repros)
Fun wool dress with bolero:
Well, you seem to prove my point. You had trouble when you were younger. Now you've come in to your own and wear what you like, and the suffering has greatly lessened.
I don't think anyone over 18 actually "suffers" for their style. If your style causes you pain, maybe you should change your style. The concept of suffering for style is the kind of thing some emo 14 year old would cry about. Big kids like us shouldn't be so self-pitying.
I don't know if anyone has seen "Superman Returns" yet (it's so-so, just a dressed-up love story) - in it Parker Posey has a great wardrobe, vintage wise. Everyone else is sort of vintage-y, but she is over the top, with parasols and furs.
I love Parker Posey.
He was in Aspen after all. Maybe he was doing something an out-of-shape 64-year-old shouldn't be doing, like...um...kayaking? What does one do in Aspen in the summer?
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