tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4440739573449364020..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night Club: A is for Anything….Clothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64979148993299703442017-04-16T13:11:46.042+01:002017-04-16T13:11:46.042+01:00It's always worth re-watching.It's always worth re-watching.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78838382955737571002017-04-15T09:53:48.278+01:002017-04-15T09:53:48.278+01:00I take this as a reminder to rewatch "Cold Co...I take this as a reminder to rewatch "Cold Comfort Farm."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77212245201530769472017-04-13T12:59:51.412+01:002017-04-13T12:59:51.412+01:00Is it the one about the pavement and the bathing s...Is it the one about the pavement and the bathing suit, the predecessor to Evil Under the Sun? She is always funny about the genteel people on the edges, with strange beliefs..Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63845541007238777912017-04-13T12:58:25.574+01:002017-04-13T12:58:25.574+01:00Wow. I had no idea it was so complicated, but also...Wow. I had no idea it was so complicated, but also clear why I would not have been a success in the armed forces. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64204272761800216852017-04-13T00:28:29.881+01:002017-04-13T00:28:29.881+01:00To make it even more confusing, each branch of the...To make it even more confusing, each branch of the US military has different regulations for women personnel in re: jewelry, hairstyles, footwear and even when one may carry a handbag.<br /><br /> Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54935251110449249002017-04-11T12:27:39.836+01:002017-04-11T12:27:39.836+01:00There's a mention in a Christie short story:
...There's a mention in a Christie short story:<br /><br />"Rathole is... too picturesque perhaps. There is rather too much of the atmosphere of 'Ye Olde Cornish Tea House' about it. It has shops with bobbed-headed girls in smocks doing hand-illuminated mottoes on parchment."<br />Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50901462671635182462017-04-09T13:27:08.049+01:002017-04-09T13:27:08.049+01:00Most helpful, and I feel I could join up tomorrow ...Most helpful, and I feel I could join up tomorrow and know what to wear. (If I wasn't ineligible by way of nationality of course). I will never look at the word blouse in the same way.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53743118715719511432017-04-06T22:48:02.578+01:002017-04-06T22:48:02.578+01:00Oh Cold Comfort Farm is wonderful. And now I'm...Oh Cold Comfort Farm is wonderful. And now I'm thinking of making a list of mid-century smock-wearers and arts and craftsy types. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46443435996795002932017-04-06T22:47:06.355+01:002017-04-06T22:47:06.355+01:00I think it's a Laura Ashely ripoff - the world...I think it's a Laura Ashely ripoff - the world of dainty floral dresses is cutthroat you know. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65868681708000021642017-04-06T22:46:24.797+01:002017-04-06T22:46:24.797+01:00I'd not heard of it till recently, but it real...I'd not heard of it till recently, but it really is one of her best.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57387196531031113882017-04-06T19:32:19.761+01:002017-04-06T19:32:19.761+01:00Me, too! I love artsy crafsty stuff.Me, too! I love artsy crafsty stuff.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82034719588181127332017-04-06T18:10:04.594+01:002017-04-06T18:10:04.594+01:00The arty smock-wearer is quite a common mid-centur...The arty smock-wearer is quite a common mid-century stereotype, isn't it? There's the bit in Cold Comfort Farm where Elfine admits to admiring Miss Ashford the tea-shop owner: <br />"She had a smock -"<br />"Embroidered with hollyhocks," said Flora, resignedly. "And I'll bet she wore her hair in shells round her ears and a pendant made of hammered silver with a bit of blue enamel in the middle. And did she try to grow herbs?"<br />"How did you know?"<br /><br />Though I think the pendant sounds quite nice, actually.Susanna Taylernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50949221772621830462017-04-06T10:52:31.727+01:002017-04-06T10:52:31.727+01:00A is for apathetic - not one for me I'm afraid...A is for apathetic - not one for me I'm afraid. Is the frock a Laura Ashley, I'm sure my sister had one just like it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25883528242827756972017-04-05T23:52:21.327+01:002017-04-05T23:52:21.327+01:00This sounds like one I should put on my list. I am...This sounds like one I should put on my list. I am pretty sure I don't have it. Sounds a bit different, although since it has been so long since I read any of them, I won't notice.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72007150549069648162017-04-05T23:35:10.456+01:002017-04-05T23:35:10.456+01:00Battle dress is the fighting uniform, known in the...Battle dress is the fighting uniform, known in the US as BDUs (US Army), cammies (USMC), camo (US Navy) and fatigues (USAF). I *think.* I've been retires since 2000 so will swear only to the USMC nickname.<br /><br />The blouse is what is referred to (incorrectly, harrumph) in the image at this link as a "coat."<br /><br />http://www.uniforms-4u.com/p-usmc-alpha-service-coat-3243.aspx<br /><br />The service alpha uniform consists of the blouse, shirt, tie, trousers or skirt.<br /><br />The service bravo uniform consists of the shirt, tie, trousers or skirt.<br /><br />The service charlie uniform consists of a short-sleeve shirt, no tie, and the trousers or skirt.<br /><br />Clear as mud, right?Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-67479758422142287762017-04-05T22:41:08.916+01:002017-04-05T22:41:08.916+01:00Miss Pettigrew is one of my all-time favourite com...Miss Pettigrew is one of my all-time favourite comfort reads - a complete fairy-tale and none the worse for that.<br />I hadn't caught that about the cornelians - I checked back, and it's definitely cornelians in my version of the book, and it turns out they are two variant versions for the same thing! We live and learn...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39203381677396008682017-04-05T22:37:22.437+01:002017-04-05T22:37:22.437+01:00Now there's an intriguing challenge! I can see...Now there's an intriguing challenge! I can see I really am going to have to pick it up soon... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87981652693233571532017-04-05T22:36:51.539+01:002017-04-05T22:36:51.539+01:00I've been wearing red hats all my life, for as...I've been wearing red hats all my life, for as many occasions as I can find... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7843843690434126112017-04-05T18:29:32.226+01:002017-04-05T18:29:32.226+01:00Oh, I love Miss Pettigrew! Both the movie and the ...Oh, I love Miss Pettigrew! Both the movie and the book, although the movie went with a somewhat unrealistic happy ending.<br /><br />Are cornelians carnelians? They would fit with the coral.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90869352074373936582017-04-05T13:31:38.938+01:002017-04-05T13:31:38.938+01:00I'm sure you're neither of you quite at th...I'm sure you're neither of you quite at the wearing purple stage.... unless you want to, of course!Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-708909414211156572017-04-05T13:30:59.005+01:002017-04-05T13:30:59.005+01:00Ha! Looking forward to Murder is a Collector's...Ha! Looking forward to Murder is a Collector's Item - partly because I have a feeling I know exactly which passage you'll use for the clothes-in-books element, so I have a little bet with myself. (Of course, I bet you'll spot it too, and avoid it on purpose...) Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34864851994229290492017-04-05T10:39:12.788+01:002017-04-05T10:39:12.788+01:00I know! I loved it, we need to find two: one for y...I know! I loved it, we need to find two: one for you and one for me.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27096598173617017822017-04-05T10:38:47.595+01:002017-04-05T10:38:47.595+01:00Thank you! I kept finding references to it, but co...Thank you! I kept finding references to it, but couldn't get a full explanation, so it's as well we have an expert to hand. Is it similar to 'battledress', which is how I would picture it in the UK? And no-one thinks it odd that it's called a blouse - in England that would be quite the girly term.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87597489970896983922017-04-05T10:37:10.469+01:002017-04-05T10:37:10.469+01:00Yes, I really enjoyed the look at another way of l...Yes, I really enjoyed the look at another way of life, but one that was a little familiar from other books. This one really had something to offer.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22597143814917283202017-04-05T09:34:23.150+01:002017-04-05T09:34:23.150+01:00This is not about the books to me; it's about ...This is not about the books to me; it's about that wonderful red hat. Love it. Are there any left like that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com