tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2529751369216472786..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Guardian Books Blog & Stockings in BooksClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26122702972725401752023-11-20T09:20:48.182+00:002023-11-20T09:20:48.182+00:00Thanks Lucy!Thanks Lucy!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6349235666993711882023-11-19T12:14:52.651+00:002023-11-19T12:14:52.651+00:00Update 2023: £2.99 on KindleUpdate 2023: £2.99 on KindleLucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89736065503752189192014-10-20T22:12:47.192+01:002014-10-20T22:12:47.192+01:00I was surprised myself Tracy, I had to leave out l...I was surprised myself Tracy, I had to leave out lots of references I'd originally thought I could include - there was far too much material! I say this above: seriously, you could write an article just on Agatha Christie's mentions of stockings....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51866362356473351012014-10-20T22:11:55.747+01:002014-10-20T22:11:55.747+01:00Thanks Prashant. I guess the Narnia books were not...Thanks Prashant. I guess the Narnia books were not part of your childhood? They are very popular here. I wonder what children's books were popular in India - you have told us of your teenage reading, but it would be nice to hear about childhood books too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79786589743451572112014-10-20T20:57:58.249+01:002014-10-20T20:57:58.249+01:00Amazing, I did not know that stockings, nylon or o...Amazing, I did not know that stockings, nylon or otherwise, had figured so much in books. The article was very interesting. And I love your images here.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18081273145673486442014-10-20T11:56:17.436+01:002014-10-20T11:56:17.436+01:00Moira, I don't know much about stockings(!) bu...Moira, I don't know much about stockings(!) but I enjoyed your post as well as the choice of images. I have been wanting to read C.S. Lewis' Narnia stories but haven't because I'm too busy watching the film versions that I quite like.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8671969088966970402014-10-20T11:01:33.095+01:002014-10-20T11:01:33.095+01:00Yes, it's a very memorable and clever scene: i...Yes, it's a very memorable and clever scene: it tells you the truth about that character. It was in the first draft of the Guardian piece, then it had to be sliced out....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29578596107311630062014-10-20T10:59:50.988+01:002014-10-20T10:59:50.988+01:00Thank you Margot. Do you know what, I could have f...Thank you Margot. Do you know what, I could have filled the whole column with references from the revered Agatha - it's yet another area where she is completely on top of the sociology. It was agony editing her out to make room for other writers.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32725576113122223972014-10-20T10:47:56.822+01:002014-10-20T10:47:56.822+01:00Wonderful post - I was thinking of Margot's re...Wonderful post - I was thinking of Margot's reference to Cards on the Table too - it really illustrates the class/money thing.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26702452648272776192014-10-20T03:06:12.865+01:002014-10-20T03:06:12.865+01:00Fantastic post, Moira!! Trust you to think of some...Fantastic post, Moira!! Trust you to think of some great examples, too. So glad you mentioned Christie. There's a really interesting bit about silk stockings, and people who can afford them, in <i>Cards on the Table</i>. And of course there's another Christie novel too where stockings matter (no spoilers)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14045674460541269722014-10-19T22:12:52.987+01:002014-10-19T22:12:52.987+01:00Yes indeed, I know exactly what you mean. I bet Sc...Yes indeed, I know exactly what you mean. I bet Scott has some great covers like that...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28793701660682680762014-10-19T21:03:00.884+01:002014-10-19T21:03:00.884+01:00When I think of stockings and books I'm remind...When I think of stockings and books I'm reminded of the lurid, pulp type paperbacks - 60's and 70's where the hero has the stocking clad beauty with cleavage drapes over him. He's usually packing a gun.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58694132654587034472014-10-19T16:58:08.367+01:002014-10-19T16:58:08.367+01:00Great story Frances, thank you for that addition. ...Great story Frances, thank you for that addition. I did try to get hold of that book, but failed, I must have another go.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75290274423747835052014-10-19T13:40:39.470+01:002014-10-19T13:40:39.470+01:00How fascinating and I'm sure I've misunder...How fascinating and I'm sure I've misunderstood by "art silk" stocking references before.<br /><br />"Long fine stockings" are given as an essential in the shopping list of would-be fashion models in Susan Scarlett's/Noel Streatfeild's Clothes Pegs, published in 1939 and based on Streatfeild's own experience as a model. Obviously a sought-after commodity. Even though the model's have relatively decent pay, they are told to mark them so they don't get stolen by other models! Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com