Hopefully, you remember Maureen’s line at Angel’s funeral during “Rent,” “…so much more original then any of us…you’d find an old table cloth on the street and make a dress…and next year, sure enough — they’d be mass producing them at the Gap.”
As we know, Angel died of the epidemic that continues today — AIDS. Recently the Covid-19 pandemic has grabbed the headlines. For the record, I doubt my new fashion ensembles will be massed produced at the Gap. I only wish.
I always paid very careful attention to how I dressed. But now sometimes I wear “business socks” with sweats or shorts. I don’t go out much. But even when I do, I go out this way. What are business socks? This goes back to when I went to Camp Pouch when I was 8 years old. I was at the archery range with my bow and arrow. I was pretty good. Not Robin Hood. But a good shot. One of the kids was wearing black dress socks with his shorts. Other kids yelled out he’s wearing business socks. Us kids decided fancy socks were business socks and white sweat socks were gym socks. Around that time, I became a loyal wearer of Jox Sox. Remember those? I had a connection. They still exist. Wearing them would be cool. But not as cool if they came from Thom McAn. Not happening.
Wearing business socks outside with shorts or sweats is a no no in my mind. But these days does it matter? I do it. Means I can wait a little longer till I have to do laundry. I am also just throwing on any color t-shirt with any color shorts or sweats.
I do admit when I get dressed perhaps for a business Zoom meeting or a religious service I go to my old school requirements, I match. I must admit for early morning services no one can see me passed my headshot. So it really doesn’t matter how well I match. Do I need to? Not sure. On that note, I’ve dressed 8-year-old day camp style or business style. For the holiday or bigger services, I dress business style.
I have many baseball hats. They are all different colors. Some go better with blue. Some go better with green or black. For the record, a Yankees hat matches everything. That’s why I mostly wear that hat. But I do throw on camp and other hats. I just toss them on my head. These days, I don’t care how it looks with what else I’m wearing.
Did it ever?
Other posts can be viewed at:
“Pandemic Watch: Sitting on your stoop,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/pandemic-watch-sitting-on-your-stoop
“Pandemic Watch: What does a four-year-old think about our situation?”
“Pandemic Watch: Will my nephew ever know how good it was?”
“Pandemic Watch: What will happen when I get released on parole?”
“Pandemic Watch: We live in interesting times,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/pandemic-watch-we-live-in-interesting-times
“Pandemic Watch: Laundry,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/pandemic-watch-laundry
“Pandemic Watch: Dressing during the Covid-19 pandemic,”
“Pandemic Watch: Yes, it is Monday,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/pandemic-watch-yes-it-is-monday
“How skills I learned as a teen in the scouts help during the Covid-19 pandemic, “
“How the Covid-19 pandemic causes us to rethink old habits,”
“Traveling on public transit and being outside during the Covid-19 pandemic,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/traveling-on-public-transit-and-being-outside-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
“Grocery shopping during Covid-19. Or anytime,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/grocery-shopping-during-covid-19-or-anytime
“I want to help restaurants during the pandemic. But…,”
“Masks and gloves,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/608
“Trashy Parks,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/trashy-parks
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