This is my third grade class photo. The blouse was silk, the vest was velvet, and though you obviously can't see them in this photo, the culottes were tweed and brown.
That's right. Culottes. 1880s newspaper delivery boy knickers updated for the 1980s. Modern pantaloons.
The three elements of this outfit–blouse-vest-culottes–were never separated from one another. Never did I wear the blouse sans vest under my baby blue monogrammed sweater*. Never did I wear the vest over my Cheryl Tiegs brand p...
Published on January 22, 2010 06:11