Everything Old is New Again
To dress passé? A fashion sin,
yet everything old is new again.
So if your dress length’s out of date
all you have to do is wait.
In twenty years, you’ll be in vogue,
in what last year marked you a rogue.
Who dictates fashion is beyond me.
As are those who wait to see
whether ankle, thigh or knee
is where a garment’s end should be
and whether cowl or boat or vee
is the right neckline for the tee
they tuck into their faded jeans—
now ripped and shredded like a dumpster queen’s.
Following fashion’s every word?
I fear I find it most absurd.
I want the knees left in my jeans,
my butt well-covered, by all means.
What clothes you wear should be your passion,
not merely what’s okayed by fashion.
There should be no laws or rules
regarding clothes or hats or jewels
except what shows us who you are.
Each woman her own runway star.
The prompt today is renewal.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
So true about fashion and our old clothes! Butt covered for sure. Wish I had kept my Mom, Ella’s, old clothing and hats and shoes. Beautiful!
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She was always so well-dressed. All the Sanderson girls were.
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So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Ética e Filosofia da Arte
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Right you are! I have always hated short skirts. I think after you are out of your teens, they look stupid and often pretty unflattering. I’m undaunted by fashion. I solved the problem of being unfashionable by not caring and not reading fashion magazines. If you read Vogue too much, your brain will explode out through your eyeballs.
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And I buy what I like and wear it forever, or at least when it fits!!
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I worked with a very young lady who was temporarily filling in as secretary to the City Attorney, so she had to dress appropriately but didn’t have a lot of money. She got quality vintage (resale) pieces and contemporized them with updated accessories and a very sassy hairdo. Such successful experimenting amazes me! My parameters for fashion are, does it go with black? Does it go with denim? Yes? We’re goid!
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Ha.. Such people are a gift to us. They exist as beautiful moving sculptures. Others of us have other gifts to give. You have certainly shown yours on your blog.
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Thank you, and some of us (like you!) have many, many gifts!
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“We belong to a. . . .”
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“We belong to a mu-tu-al admiration society!” Remember that old song?
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Lol, no, but hum a few bars! Wait — I’ll Google it (and, thank you)!
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to improve your music education! You must be younger than me.
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Oh, thank you– I’ll check it out!
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*good, lol
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The “distressed” jeans are not for me either. I do wish I had kept a few things I was in such a hurry to discard. Hope you’re feeling better!
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i’m loving some of the colors in your closet! i too am still wearing things from high school onward, if it still fits! but then again, i once had a boss who asked me “who dressed you this morning, walt disney?”, so i’m clearly no fashionista.
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She did always dress so well. All the Sanderson ladies did.
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Hi there,
I agree that old clothes are gold for all. I truly love your idea of buying clothes what you like and wear it for a long. I do the same.
When we try to look unique, I think we need not forget to wear pewter charms also. Pewter charms always improve our personality. How do you agree with my idea?
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I live in the land of milagros.. no such thing as too many pewter charms!
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