Aren't they cold? I just don't get it!
03-01-2013, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LenaBeena
Last week I counted six different guys ranging in age from teen to at least 50 wearing shots and winter coats. It was near zero degrees outside. I was in a large grocery store. My friend commented that she saw several around her little rural town wearing similar garb and even flip-flops in the snow! I spoke with a friend on the phone back in Illinois and she read me an article from Midwest Living magazine that said you know you're in the Midwest when you see shorts with winter coats and flip-flops (fur-lined) in the snow. Surely these men own or could get long pants and shoes or boots. Do they not feel cold? Is this a "fashion statement"? Is this happening where you live too?
03-04-2013, 12:13 PM
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This thread has brought many memories! As child, I too, went a parochial school...and the girls wore dresses day in, day out. As another poster mentioned, we did have slacks to wear underneath our dresses in the winter, but they had to come off once we were inside the building. When miniskirts came into faschion, it became the norm for many of the girls to roll their skirts at the waistband to bring the hem above the knee...a big no-no with the good nuns! Some of the girls would have to kneel on the floor and if the skirt hem touched the floor, they were okay. Any higher, and the waistband had to be unrolled until the hem touched the floor.
When pantsuits came into fashion, and the Sisters were allowed to wear street clothes, etc., my mom jokingly offered to make a pantsuit for her aunt, who still wore the long habit. She politely told my mom "This is the habit I asked for; this is the habit I will wear." We all had a good chuckle, because Sister was a dear, dear lady.
When pantsuits came into fashion, and the Sisters were allowed to wear street clothes, etc., my mom jokingly offered to make a pantsuit for her aunt, who still wore the long habit. She politely told my mom "This is the habit I asked for; this is the habit I will wear." We all had a good chuckle, because Sister was a dear, dear lady.
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