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Monday, September 29, 2008

Flashback Fashions

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Shop window of retro fashions and accessories (pre-loved) at Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula
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Totally Optional Prompt ~ Revisitation
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When I was quite young
Lovely dresses floated by ~
I remember gloves
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When I was quite young
Dainty high heels clicked and clacked ~
I saw dancing feet
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When I was quite young
Tall, netted and saucer hats ~
I loved their parades
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When I grew older
I knew bold coloured mu-mus
Shifts and bright sandals
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The glow was still there
But elegance slipped away
Until today's flash
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11 comments:

MEDITERRANEAN KIWI said...: like a dress up shop - nothing like that exists here. great memories...; September 29, 2008 7:52 PM
Leslie said...: Is that an op shop? I went to one today to get my ice cream dishes. :)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=281854; September 29, 2008 9:07 PM
babooshka said...: That does look like either a fancy dress shop or a step back in time.; September 29, 2008 9:12 PM
Sweet Repose said...: I'm just thankful not to wear girdles and pointy bras...let's hear it for JEANS AND TEES !!!

sharon; September 30, 2008 11:39 AM
SweetTalkingGuy said...: Yeah, doesn't it just take something like your shopfront image to rekindle the imagination, nice poetry.; October 2, 2008 10:28 PM
Stan Ski said...: I often wonder what it was like in certain periods - at least we have revivals.; October 3, 2008 11:40 AM
anthonynorth said...: Great nostalgia. Loved the pic, too.; October 3, 2008 7:40 PM
Annie said...: So dreamy and nostalgic Gemma. I picture you in heels and an apron, shirtwaist dress pressed just so. Personally, the mu-mu is much more comfy, I think.; October 4, 2008 3:15 AM
Beth P. said...: Don't you just love trying on 'pre-loved' clothes? I feel and imagine the people who loved and sometimes were loved by them...

And the smell of those shops. Some people don't like it--I particularly do. Sweat and hope and joy and lust.

Thanks for this sweet piece!!; October 4, 2008 11:21 PM
karen crone said...: Gemma,

This makes me want to put on a dress and a hat and a pair of white gloves and go shopping along the sidewalk shops of the old downtown.
Thanks.; October 4, 2008 11:29 PM
Jill said...: I loved the poem. Wonderfully written. Sorta dreamy feel to it...; October 7, 2008 12:59 PM

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