Just what were we members OF?

"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members. "
~ Groucho Marx

Dearest lovelies,

I saw one of these in a window display of Macy's the other day and I tell you I about fell over on Michigan Ave.  So I HAD to go into the store.  Readers, I will NOT divulge to you what I paid for it "back in they day," but Macy's was asking $59.50.  I about died.  What's worse is I saw it again at Urban Outfitters for $88.00.  


Now, I shall reveal to you what it is I've been just in upheaval about.    It is a Member's Only Jacket.

I am tired of reminiscing, but I am also tired of seeing repeats of fashions that just didn't work the first time around.  Next thing you know we'll be seeing plexiglass shoes with a place to keep your goldfish in the heel.   Which by the way is another bad idea.  I think I'll just go ahead and alert PETA on that one. 

This jacket was stylish at the time, but even then it was a bit questionable.  I mean really, is there a point to the having your neck cinched shut?  You are not climbing Everest and I don't expect this to be any form of a technical jacket.  If it were, it wouldn't leak.  

With that dear reader, I leave you with this as a "fashion don't you dare!"  I could think of better things to become a member of.  

Until later my lovelies, stay fashionable!

Sister Mary

Coco Chanel would never approve.

"Do you know, Mr. Hopper, dear Agatha and I are so much interested in Australia. It must be so pretty with all the dear little kangaroos flying about. Agatha has found it on the map. What a curious shape it is! Just like a large packing case."

- Duchess of Berwick to Mr Hopper. LadyWindermere's Fan, act 2.

Now, back in "the day" these shoes were popular.  WHY they are making a comeback is beyond me!  Kangaroos were designed by American architect and jogging enthusiast Bob Gamm.  Gamm was a running enthusiast who would go ten kilometers a day, but preferred light athletic clothes without pockets.  He designed the sneakers for his own personal use as a place to store his keys and money, then marketed them effectively. His marketing design was successful, leading to sales in excess of 700,000 pairs a month by the early 1980s.  But really, they were notable for having a small zippered pocket on the side of the shoe, large enough for a small amount of loose change, keys, or more recently, condoms.

On a more serious note, once you got your change or personal item into the pocket, you had a slim to none chance of getting it back out without the removal of the shoe.  I remember trying to get my twenty five cents out of the pocket so I could successfully make a telephone call.  Yes, dear readers, Sister Mary owned a pair.  I distinctly remember standing in the phone booth wrestling with my shoe and trying to get the change out of it without losing my calm, cool, collected self.  

Readers, if you insist on having pumped up kicks like all the other kids, these are NOT for you.  These shoes are strictly for nostalgia purposes and nothing more.  Consider picking up a different pair, and leave these 'roos to forever roam the Australian Outback.

Until later my lovelies, stay fashionable!

Sister Mary

I found Nemo!

Dear readers,

I should precursor this entry with the fact this woman was SO kind to me on the bus, it's almost unfortunate that I must include her in my blog.   But I would not be Sister Mary if I did not include her. Now, before you continue reading, do note that the only appropriate place this dazzling and daring ensam would be acceptable attire to is the aquarium; to which we were both going.

There is is.  There's my caveat on this entry and without further ado....

Until later my lovelies, stay fashionable!

Sister Mary

Petrifying in Pink

My humble reader, I quote to you now from the movie, "Pretty in Pink" circa 1986.  Duckie says to Andy, "This is a really volcanic ensemble you're wearing."

This next outfit is nothing near that. In fact if I were to use the term "volcanic" it would mean it should be buried like the lost city of Pompeii. (Too harsh? I think not. You decide.)




The coloring is perfect for spring, but the cougar like heels that were barely walkable and the tight pants also preventing movement were a bit much. But the Pièce de résistance, was the blouse with the zipper up the back and the baby buggy she was pushing. My only regret was not getting a front view of this daring ensemble!




Until later my lovelies, stay fashionable!




Sister Mary.

Shoes.

Please dear reader, consider your footwear for the day when getting dressed in the morning.  I am going to be brave and say that platform cork heels went out with Disco and the 70's.   Black balloon shorts or kulots should have stayed in the Renaissance or we should only see them worn on those reciting Shakespearean soliloquies.  Needless to say this in Sister Mary's book is a definite fashion DON'T.