tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post5878551808833897909..comments2024-03-29T01:27:33.440-04:00Comments on Salt Water New England: In Case You Missed ItSalt Water New Englandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940851375677714833noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-90179168747661723432020-12-04T16:23:00.451-05:002020-12-04T16:23:00.451-05:00Since we started working remotely, I get a little ...Since we started working remotely, I get a little more sleep and grab my coffee before my shower, rather than on my way to the car. My wardrobe is the same, but I don't wear jackets or ties nearly as often. In most years as clothing gets a little tatty the pieces move into circulation for gardening and weekends around the house. I've not been circulating pieces out since working from home and feed there will be suitably worn gardening clothes to wear in the spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-63925227568953168222020-12-03T18:53:13.708-05:002020-12-03T18:53:13.708-05:00Although I love the tree, this is not my idea of f...Although I love the tree, this is not my idea of fun, even pre-covid. I do miss the Holiday parties and smaller venues though.<br />Buffy Altenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959106695493884729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-77648510020749437512020-12-03T18:05:50.928-05:002020-12-03T18:05:50.928-05:00As did my parents and grandparents. I think the di...As did my parents and grandparents. I think the difference is that during the Depression and WW2 they could at least socialize, go to the movies & library, and most importantly kids could go to school. My area has on lockdown since mid-March. Consider yourself lucky if you have had more options than some of us in the US during these 9 months.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071517606457966344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-70770171602263360862020-12-02T13:51:36.770-05:002020-12-02T13:51:36.770-05:00I still wear most of the work clothes, shoes, acce...I still wear most of the work clothes, shoes, accessories, just not as often. As I work from home today, I’m wearing the same oxford cloth button down I would have worn to the office, as well as the same Allen Edmonds Brentwood shoe (purchased in 2003, style no longer offered - on the 2d set of soles) & matching calfskin belt. The only compromise is the old Levis I’m wearing with them. <br /><br />Must have been heavy seas to crack a carbon hull. andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409031748621766854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-2317490026324918942020-12-02T12:03:39.727-05:002020-12-02T12:03:39.727-05:00If I never again have to wear anything with "...If I never again have to wear anything with "power" in the description, I can die a happy woman.<br /><br />We have a friend who has done the Vendee Globe. Twice. Eek. Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-79199715432088442732020-12-02T11:13:38.276-05:002020-12-02T11:13:38.276-05:00Among the many good things about my Western busine...Among the many good things about my Western business wardrobe is my dressing habits didn't change with the pandemic.Keith Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390740994464463617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-65777253892848806752020-12-02T09:40:53.860-05:002020-12-02T09:40:53.860-05:00In Gaudy Night Harriet Vane observed that as we gr...In Gaudy Night Harriet Vane observed that as we grow older we like formality more. I hope the pandemic has prompted many to embrace that notion. It has certainly made us older. I hope to see a time when I can put on khakis and an OCBD without someone asking why I am dressed up, maybe even a time when fifty year old parents of grown children do not dress as if they were attending a middle school with no dress code. To envision putting on a tweed jacket and a challis tie is still more than I can comprehend, even though I would love it. Tim Irvinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-36674122905904480362020-12-02T09:35:50.752-05:002020-12-02T09:35:50.752-05:00Dorothy Parker! So undeserving of being all but fo...Dorothy Parker! So undeserving of being all but forgotten. Thank you for sharing this (which I had indeed missed). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-60965942531077235972020-12-02T09:30:45.696-05:002020-12-02T09:30:45.696-05:00Between the pandemic and moving to Maine full time...Between the pandemic and moving to Maine full time, I find that my "normal" D.C./Chicago wardrobe is largely useless now. Will be pulling most of my warm weather "before times" wardrobe and leaving it at our place in Nicaragua permanently once travel is safe again. I will likely donate my Brooks Brothers powered work wardrobe to charity. Keeping a few key pieces for formal occasions and flexible things that can be dressed up or down as the new normal calls for, including my "summer house" closet, but the vast majority of my wardrobe is pretty useless now. Thankfully, I have a lifetime collection of good sweaters and boots that have suddenly become incredibly relevant. Jenny https://www.blogger.com/profile/16983310906860088608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-58352522391439500872020-12-02T09:12:32.195-05:002020-12-02T09:12:32.195-05:00My parents and most of the adults in my life durin...My parents and most of the adults in my life during my youth had grown up during the Depression and World War II, so I hope everyone will excuse me when I say I am weary of contemporary Americans treating their lockdown lifestyles as if they were living some combination of the Dust Bowl and Treblinka. Eisaborn Greenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-14030047840747344382020-12-02T09:05:32.167-05:002020-12-02T09:05:32.167-05:00So very true! Thanks!So very true! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-33078648781112111332020-12-02T08:33:08.152-05:002020-12-02T08:33:08.152-05:00I've been wearing all my old clothes in lockdo...I've been wearing all my old clothes in lockdown, while working from home. I've worn quite a few garments to the point of recycling, and also sold some things which I now know I'll never wear again, on ebay. It's been great because when all this is over I'll be wearing the 'good stuff' all the time. I'm so looking forward to dressing up that I try on outfits when I've got out of the shower on an evening!Mad Dogs and Englishmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592564330894131172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-25390034424832073402020-12-02T06:05:16.805-05:002020-12-02T06:05:16.805-05:00As I have been working remotely, it certainly has ...As I have been working remotely, it certainly has been more cardigans, jumpers and coatigans. Sometimes woolen shawls. I occasionally go over to my tweed blazers and wistfully wonder when I will get to wear them to the office again. TwistyTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127781091098128473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-62190832509871083192020-12-02T00:39:49.431-05:002020-12-02T00:39:49.431-05:00Thanks for the links.
I had missed all of them.Thanks for the links.<br />I had missed all of them.Old Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144953018591590369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-71018698519441330642020-12-01T23:03:12.096-05:002020-12-01T23:03:12.096-05:00Agree!Agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-64824397273840531412020-12-01T17:38:35.986-05:002020-12-01T17:38:35.986-05:00Grown Up & dress up, a standing rebuke to mora...Grown Up & dress up, a standing rebuke to moral & cultural relativism. No apologies, denials, & withdrawals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com