Recapturing Our Glory Days

This past summer, my friend Cathy’s husband, Mark, wearing jeans, a white t-shirt, a bandana and a Fender Telecaster, provided the entertainment at another friend’s birthday party. One of the songs he sang was a parody of Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days. (If you knew Pam, the birthday girl, you’d know it had to have been a parody, because, clearly, she’s still in the midst of hers.)

Me… not so much. In fact, I’m afraid I have a little more in common with “the girl who lives up the block”… the one who feels like boo hooing because her glory days have long since passed her by.

I sure wish I had the girl up the block’s number right now, because I’d definitely give her a call. I heard something this weekend that I think she’d like to hear. I heard that our glory days might be returning. According to Georgette, who as I have mentioned before, knows these things… the 80s are back! Well… kind of!

The 80s were pretty great years for me. I graduated from high school and from college. I made wonderful new friends from all over the country and, in one case, outside of it!  I went to some amazing concerts.  (Bruce's Born in the USA tour comes to mind.)  I traveled to the other side of the world.  I wore lots of cotton candy pink satin bridesmaids dresses.  I married a guy I was crazy about. (My closest friends would say I should divide that sentence into two i.e. “I married a guy. I was crazy!” ...or... "I married that guy.  I was crazy!" ... or... "I married that guy.  He was crazy!"  Anyway, I digress!) I moved back to Florida and I gave birth to a gorgeous baby boy.

I like simple silhouettes as much as the next gal, but if you tell me that wearing shoulder pads again will bring back all the cute, available men, plentiful jobs and hope, then bring ‘em on! What else is new (again) this season?

Per Georgette:

• Black, black and more black!    .

• Fitted tailored suits. (Pin stripes are back too!)

• Scarves and hats

• The poetic look

• Lace

• Pale colors
 
• Printed hosiery &

• Big jewelry

She had me at printed hosiery!  Anyway, can't wait to hear more.  I’ll talk with Georgette about this again and I'll get back with you soon with additional details. I, for one, want more information about “the poetic look”. (All I can think of is that Elizabeth Barrett Browning look from a couple of posts ago.) In the meantime,

and they’re back! Yay!