tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2452107676509982700..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon – Leisure SuitsClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41562420968321248832015-02-24T10:00:50.821+00:002015-02-24T10:00:50.821+00:00I'm sure there must be a photo or two tucked a...I'm sure there must be a photo or two tucked away somewhere Bill.. It is funny: some styles can look old-fashioned, and of their time, and wouldn't-wear-that-now - but they are still OK. You can still see what people saw in them. But leisure suits - really....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63078622927664568962015-02-24T04:51:41.607+00:002015-02-24T04:51:41.607+00:00Moira: I had wiped leisure suits from my mind. I e...Moira: I had wiped leisure suits from my mind. I expect they will some day be valuable as they have all long been discarded. I believe I had one or more of them. My brain refuses to remember. I sometimes think some designers of women's clothes must dislike women by their designs. Leisure suits are one of the rare men's fashions I would equally fault designers. What were thinking of and why did we wear them?Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3473305675577193292015-02-23T22:31:00.483+00:002015-02-23T22:31:00.483+00:00I haven't - but obviously I must.I haven't - but obviously I must.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45523022659592912512015-02-23T17:43:52.001+00:002015-02-23T17:43:52.001+00:00I've just done it. Joy indeed . . . I'm r...I've just done it. Joy indeed . . . I'm reminded of the film, American Hustle, all aviator glasses and safari suits. I imagine you have seen it, Moira?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-62545363905917733702015-02-22T20:21:17.118+00:002015-02-22T20:21:17.118+00:00Would love to see a photograph of that....Would love to see a photograph of that....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14133553920035900302015-02-22T20:21:04.340+00:002015-02-22T20:21:04.340+00:00I know. but promise me that sometime you will Goog...I know. but promise me that sometime you will Google Images 'leisure suit'. The joy is endless.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82836696886408316522015-02-22T15:32:24.069+00:002015-02-22T15:32:24.069+00:00I remember a family party in the '70s where th... I remember a family party in the '70s where the men and boys of one family wore matching knit polyester burgundy leisure suits with white shoes (no platforms). Frances Pickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125725138705135925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39599332172701163002015-02-22T15:16:45.742+00:002015-02-22T15:16:45.742+00:00Moira, you have absolutely made my day with these ...Moira, you have absolutely made my day with these suits. There is nothing more to say, really. In fact words fail me. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59026075897496261412015-02-22T10:01:45.344+00:002015-02-22T10:01:45.344+00:00I know. Sometimes I think, is that fair? does ever...I know. Sometimes I think, is that fair? does everyone think that about some period? But no, I think it really is true about the 70s.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-185751919484716462015-02-22T04:48:49.738+00:002015-02-22T04:48:49.738+00:00That time period had to be the lowest of the low f...That time period had to be the lowest of the low for men's or women's clothing....Katy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205124269464918598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6592799840727061002015-02-21T21:44:22.949+00:002015-02-21T21:44:22.949+00:00They were quite new to me Tracy. Perhaps some men ...They were quite new to me Tracy. Perhaps some men wore something like this in the UK, but under a different name? Yes the Monk is terrific, and what a contrast!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63525408252292821712015-02-21T20:40:10.287+00:002015-02-21T20:40:10.287+00:00I remember leisure suits from the seventies. My fi...I remember leisure suits from the seventies. My first husband wore one (blue, pastel, polyester). My current husband never, ever has worn one. <br /><br />I love that photo of Thelonius Monk. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12669859828556791092015-02-21T19:52:46.706+00:002015-02-21T19:52:46.706+00:00I knew those fashions would appeal to a style-cons...I knew those fashions would appeal to a style-conscious fellow like yourself....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-86555826940561546252015-02-21T18:17:02.424+00:002015-02-21T18:17:02.424+00:0020 tubs logged, 1000 books - still not found any C...20 tubs logged, 1000 books - still not found any Chabon.....where are you? It won't be this one though........anyway must dash....off to a party tonight and I can't decide between my checked and my pastel lemon leisure suit!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8940107088661140282015-02-21T13:47:28.377+00:002015-02-21T13:47:28.377+00:00Yes Margot, I always have a soft spot for books ab...Yes Margot, I always have a soft spot for books about people who obsess about music.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40710994426183539542015-02-21T13:46:41.436+00:002015-02-21T13:46:41.436+00:00Thanks Molly, I'm glad it wasn't just me f...Thanks Molly, I'm glad it wasn't just me finding this one difficult. And yes, now you say this I think you're right, I just hadn't registered it. <br />They have to move the organ for their wedding band, and it is quite important, because somebody isn't there to help, and someone else moves it on their own when they shouldn't for health reasons.<br /><br /><br />Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26011321156197247312015-02-21T12:36:04.581+00:002015-02-21T12:36:04.581+00:00Moira - Ah, leisure suits! I remember them from ye...Moira - Ah, leisure suits! I remember them from years and years ago! And as you say, you still see them in certain situations. I think I would like the 'inside look' at music in this novel as much as anything else, really. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59220200364379822212015-02-21T12:02:58.358+00:002015-02-21T12:02:58.358+00:00I used to be a fairly major Chabon fan, but I coul...I used to be a fairly major Chabon fan, but I couldn't make it through <em>Telegraph Avenue.</em> I tried for a good solid month, but I never engaged with any of the characters, or even the setting. So then I read <em>Wonder Boys</em> again--I'd already read it three times--and for some reason, I hated it this time. I'm a little sad that my Chabon appreciation seems to have gone away. <br /><br />The B-3 in this context is a Hammond B-3 organ. Don't they have to move a Hammond organ at some point? This will seem weird, but I actually know TWO people who have had to transport a Hammond organ (they're a pretty hot item for jazz musicians, and for a while, they were cheap and easy to find at estate sales and thrift shops... but then you had to get them home), and I can't remember whether the organ-moving story in my head is from this book or real life. :-) Mollyhttp://www.twitter.com/VintageReadernoreply@blogger.com