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Vintage Munsingwear Grand Slam (Penguin) polo shirt, cotton/poly.
Vintage Izod cardigan sweater, 100% Orlon™ acrylic, both probably 1973-77.
When I was a teen punk rocker in Tucson in the early 80s, I used to love wearing clothing meant for old men: ugly Munsingwear polos, Mr. Rogerish cardigan sweaters, plaid "Sansabelt" polyester pants, etc.
But now that I actually AM an older man, The Rack at Nordstrom, their trendy boutique for teenagers, is brimming with... Penguin* shirts and Mr. Rogerish cardigan sweaters. And don't even get me started on Urban Outfitters.
Dressing ironically is a minefield, people.
*The Penguin line was always totally stodgy golf/tenniswear for seniors. Munsingwear's recent successful reintroduction of the line as a brand for hipsters will be talked about in the marketing textbooks of the future. That they were able to re-release some of their old designs, totally unchanged, to a completely different demographic decades later, is nothing short of astonishing.
8 comments:
I can see you in those threads, daddy-o.
I recently saw a picture of the pony standing behind two river roses and a conflict. It was scary, but seeing you from then made me smile.
I remember being totally against anything and anyone with an alligator on their tit in those days. I have mellowed considerably since those days, but you, princess, have kept your edge.
Cheers!
Where did you see that picture?! I want to see it!
email coming your way with a link.
Were you wearing those Penguin shirts at Sabino High School in the early eighties? I only went there one year, probably 81-82, but like to think our paths may have crossed there. Either that or at the DEVO concert that same year.
Sabino? No, I was at Tucson High. However, I did see Devo in Tucson on their New Traditionalists tour, so who knows?
Cardigans are sexy, and even sexier-- cardigan vests. Mmm-hmm. My husband wears them with a curly handlebar mustache.
And pants too, people. Clean up your minds.
I always dug Munsingwear, now that I'm an old fart I'm going to buy some again! Yay irony!
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