tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2346408536867110836..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Witch Way Now? by Lucy FisherClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44314438141408810662017-03-06T11:54:08.801+00:002017-03-06T11:54:08.801+00:00πΏπ
πΏπ<br />Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75554959554078632552017-03-06T00:46:50.448+00:002017-03-06T00:46:50.448+00:00Ja!Ja!Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42136693824816482712017-03-05T20:24:41.413+00:002017-03-05T20:24:41.413+00:00Harry Potter! A wizard at the Quidditch World Cup,...Harry Potter! A wizard at the Quidditch World Cup, yes? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65132165839503211532017-03-03T14:32:07.560+00:002017-03-03T14:32:07.560+00:00'I like a healthy breeze 'round my private...'I like a healthy breeze 'round my privates, thanks.βDaniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52445950089237762552017-03-03T13:53:38.494+00:002017-03-03T13:53:38.494+00:00You'd have to put your wizard hat and robes ov...You'd have to put your wizard hat and robes over the top I guess... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58648035156147274752017-03-03T01:13:29.586+00:002017-03-03T01:13:29.586+00:00Well put and most apt as I have just walked back t...Well put and most apt as I have just walked back to the office with toque and gloves and Hudson Bay scarf and parka and boots and it was still cold. Maybe that is why I cannot recall witch stories from Saskatchewan.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47948370522362175682017-03-02T21:06:44.710+00:002017-03-02T21:06:44.710+00:00Indeed! I love the term skyclad, though not terrib...Indeed! I love the term skyclad, though not terribly likely to try it out myself. Wouldn't suit Canadian witches I guess, for climate reasons. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26171075431716701132017-03-02T04:47:32.540+00:002017-03-02T04:47:32.540+00:00Moira: The Witches Sabbath has to be the ultimate ...Moira: The Witches Sabbath has to be the ultimate in what goes on under the clothes!Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61235888173363358292017-03-01T12:59:35.907+00:002017-03-01T12:59:35.907+00:00I read a 1930s book on fashion a while back, and t...I read a 1930s book on fashion a while back, and the top designer's comments were a revelation: basically she said 'don't blame yourself if clothes don't fit. It's not your fault, and clothes should fit you rather than vice versa.' Obviously her idea of getting everything custom-made isn't entirely practical, but it was a good encouraging thing to hear!<br />And books resemble fashion too: clothes shops say 'look, the teal and puce jackets were really popular!' - but there wasn't anything else to buy. People want to read so they buy what publishers put out. But I wish it was more reader-led - as you say, there are a few good omens...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25065065823366859162017-03-01T01:40:24.731+00:002017-03-01T01:40:24.731+00:00If I were really rich, I think that one of my drea...If I were really rich, I think that one of my dreams would be to have my own tailor. My big problem is that I don't really seem to fit the average sizes of clothes, with the result that my changing room experiences tend to resemble Harry Houdini struggling to release himself from a straitjacket. I'm also becoming disenchanted with belts as the years go by. As a teenager I tried wearing braces for a while, and though they're not really popular anymore there really isn't anything better for keeping up one's trousers.<br /><br />I think people are becoming more fed up with publishers making boring choices about which books to publish. For a long time all crime novels seemed to be about serial killers offing their victims in the most revolting way possible, but Golden Age stuff, with proper plots, less violence, and even a sense of humour, has made a comeback. Publishers of other genres should take note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23982529305608631852017-02-28T22:18:29.351+00:002017-02-28T22:18:29.351+00:00I was a bit too young and provincial for Biba, but...I was a bit too young and provincial for Biba, but it was my idea of the perfect shop, and I did pore over their mail order catalogues. <br />And I think you would enjoy this book.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32028724993945709882017-02-28T22:17:38.700+00:002017-02-28T22:17:38.700+00:00We'll let you off this one.We'll let you off this one.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51919714160766145802017-02-28T22:17:18.290+00:002017-02-28T22:17:18.290+00:00That's hilarious Daniel - I think we all have ...That's hilarious Daniel - I think we all have our own changing-room horror story. I love Uniqlo cashmere, but have never ventured to the trouser section. And ALL my friends wear the puffy jackets and coats.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15164573556573261062017-02-27T20:01:18.653+00:002017-02-27T20:01:18.653+00:00I was a split second too late for Biba and thousan...I was a split second too late for Biba and thousands of miles away, but I adored their entire vibe. For years, my dream was to live in the Big Biba store. <br /><br />I also HATE when I have books pushed at me. I can remember getting angry at Amazon for shoving "Atonement" in my face for the longest time. Of course, I eventually broke down and LOVED it when I did. An exception though.<br /><br />This one sounds right up my alley. I'll give it a gander.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75441186677481915122017-02-27T11:40:47.586+00:002017-02-27T11:40:47.586+00:00Glad you enjoyed it, but not one for me thanks!Glad you enjoyed it, but not one for me thanks!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31256577458516499772017-02-27T11:14:11.292+00:002017-02-27T11:14:11.292+00:00To this day, while I LOVE UniQlo for really good q...To this day, while I LOVE UniQlo for really good quality shirts and tops (their flannel shirts are wonderful and wear like cast iron, I'm still wearing two 9-year old flannels that still look good and get tons of compliments even after over 100 washes), I'm still frankly too scared to even look at another pair of their trousers.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55453971042327676742017-02-27T11:11:15.718+00:002017-02-27T11:11:15.718+00:00It still happens. I have my own story involving a ...It still happens. I have my own story involving a pair of really skinny jeans when they first came out in UniQlo. Rolling about on the changing room floor totally stuck in them (still got the muscly calves, TOTALLY not designed for skinny jeans), luckily I'd popped into the disabled person's changing room so there was plenty of room to contort and wriggle around in desperation trying to squeeze the damn things back down over my calves...<br /><br />There may have been ensuing ripping of seams around the knee area in the end...<br /><br />I never did find a pair of slim-fitting royal purple denims that fitted.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79714121617270135712017-02-26T22:44:39.929+00:002017-02-26T22:44:39.929+00:00Oh great Tracy - I think you will like it, as it d...Oh great Tracy - I think you will like it, as it does have a crime element too. And honestly, there is something really different and special about it.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44271800499118258462017-02-26T22:44:07.884+00:002017-02-26T22:44:07.884+00:00It is a most enoyable book. And, yes, absolutely M...It is a most enoyable book. And, yes, absolutely Margot. Lucy's is by no means the only book I have that feeling about.<br />Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21296747267752276952017-02-26T22:43:22.977+00:002017-02-26T22:43:22.977+00:00Enjoyed it so much - and yes would have guessed. O...Enjoyed it so much - and yes would have guessed. Oh God, communal changing rooms. How I hated them.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36321576548683946892017-02-26T20:05:53.053+00:002017-02-26T20:05:53.053+00:00I was just looking at Lucy's blog yesterday, a...I was just looking at Lucy's blog yesterday, and noticed this book, with interest but some reservation because while I do read books about the paranormal occasionally, I do also avoid romances. So it was good timing to see your post, which encouraged me to go back to Amazon to read some from the "Look Inside" feature. And fortunately and unusually, it is actually available here.<br /><br />Which is a long-winded way of saying I will get a copy and read it soon. In 1966 I would have been going off to college so I may be a bit older, and much of the UK details may be over my head, but I am sure I will like it anyway.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74974143736917504502017-02-26T13:20:32.146+00:002017-02-26T13:20:32.146+00:00So glad you enjoyed this one so well, Moira. It do...So glad you enjoyed this one so well, Moira. It does sound like an authentic look at the times and culture. And I do like the wit and the character development. You raise an interesting question, too. Big publishers rush towards some books, and not others, and I don't think their choices are always based on a book's real quality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79765747771635404352017-02-26T12:09:05.973+00:002017-02-26T12:09:05.973+00:00So glad you like it! Of course it was me getting s...So glad you like it! Of course it was me getting stuck in the dress and thinking I'd be there for ever. xxx Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.com