Flanderian
Practically Family
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- Flanders, NJ, USA
These are February 1945's illustrations.
The coolest garment on that stage is the nurse's navy-reverses-to-red cloak.
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He's either eight feet tall or she's four and half feet tall. He either weights 400 pounds or she weights 60. The scale between the two of them is way off.
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Interestingly, not a word about linen or silk.
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Diamond-ish pattern.
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In the WWII-era period movie, "The Way We Were," this location is exactly where a crushed, curly haired and insecure Katie Morosky, dying a bit inside, says to Hobbell Gardiner, upon seeing his uber-blonde, uber-WASP girlfriend (Katie's replacement) for the first time, "You're girl is lovely, Hubbell."
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(The camera is, effectively, shooting from the fountain looking toward the hotel)
Since even Cary Grant can't make the "collarless" blazer look good, I'm glad it had a short life.
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Diamond-patterned Tweed
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But the hipster with the collarless blazer is getting “the look”.