the charades: November 2008

Saturday, November 29, 2008

You, Me, and Peggy Lee

A few years ago, while eating lunch with a friend of mine and her boyfriend, I learned something interesting. They told me that they had devised a little game between them, where they would name a friend and then decide what era (besides the present) that friend seemed to fit. They decided that I would have been quite at home during the 1940's. When I pressed them for a reason, if I remember correctly, it was because they could imagine me doing some kind of grand musical stage productions of some sort. Weird, huh? Then again, it's no accident that this site is called "the charades." Well, clearly it's not the 1940's, but if you want to know what I and other New Yorkers would have been wearing in the 1940's (and 30's) then consider attending a lecture on the subject December 9th at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Rebecca Arnold will be discussing and signing her book, "The American Look." Reservations are required. Check out the F.I.T. Museum website and look up Special Programs. See you there!