Posted on 03/23/2021 5:53:44 AM PDT by C19fan
A glamorous couple 'born in the wrong era' claim they're regularly stopped in the street by people wowed by their 'time-warp' wardrobes.
Anne and Danny Shearer, from Roberton, South Lanarkshire, share a mutual love for vintage-style clothing, and regularly pick up classy 1940s and 1950s-style clothing for just a few pounds in charity shops and on eBay.
It's not just the pocket-friendly prices of the stylish clothing that appeal to 52-year-old college lecturer Anne and 57-year-old college manager Danny, but also the more ethical and sustainable nature of shopping in this way.
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If DISCO ever comes back in style, I’m in!........................
I used to wear a lot of 40s clothes in the 80s.
Cute couple. I’m not into wearing vintage clothing, but I do have a decent amount of vintage items, particularly in my kitchen and dining room. Those old toasters and waffle irons work better than any of the modern ones.
He has always repulsed me.
One reason I like to watch old movies is that people dressed so much better then.
Good for them. Being a bit different and doing so on the cheap is a good thing. I always loved the way the ladies looked in that era. Class.
They dressed better then, in the movies.
They look fantastic. What a nice break from seeing tatted, pierced freaks. Maybe it will catch on.
The term is “dandy.” Unfortunately, it has acquired a rather gay connotation.
Cargo shorts, Nirvana T-shirts, boat shoes, etc. Cheesy digital watches. Some will have pagers and Blackberries strapped to their over-sized belts.
One of my favorite science fiction novel is “The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson. The plot revolves around nanotechnology and a world far more advanced than our own. But one of the dominant social groups is called the New Victorians and they act and dress like Brits from the 19th century. Strong morality, proper decorum at all times, they achieve a great deal of success because they are focused and serious unlike so many competing social groups.
Whether one looks to the 1940s or the 1880s, one really must conclude that the sloppy, dissolute, super-casual approach of our current society does not seem to be leading us to greatness.
I need to read that novel. Considering what our elites have thought of the Victorians starting with the Edwardians that novel is very subversive.
Even socks and underwear? Ewwww!
Their names are and Annie? Dandy Dan and Annie do don dowdy their dowdy duds.
(That’s a surprisingly hard tongue-twister: try it without contracting “and” and without changing “Annie” to “Andy.”)
People wore masks in the 40s and 50s?
In a courtroom about 20 years ago, I had to wait and listen to a case between two brothers: one was suing the other over possession of a cow. It was in a rural county, obviously. I remember being a little unhappy getting stopped at the town’s one traffic light on the way out.
Anyway, both of the litigants were wearing dirty overalls, and they had their feet up on the tables. My thought was that their grandfathers would never have behaved that way and would have worn a suit to court. It might have been worn and out of fashion, but it would have been clean. The odds of the grandparents being hugely fat would have also been a lot less. People have very little dignity as our popular culture celebrates ugliness.
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