{"id":2164,"date":"2016-06-05T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T23:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2016-06-05T23:13:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T23:13:55","slug":"fashion-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/?p=2164","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just to wriggle my toes and think of all the shoes I wore! The baby booties to patent-leather Mary Janes, the oxfords and the tennis shoes; the furry slippers and yellow rubber boots, the flip-flops and towering heels. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And how I looked down at my hands in muff and mittens, cotton whites and soft calve gloves. Pictured my charm bracelets, bangles and rings - worn no more than three to a hand and that for only a decade. With eyes closed, I can almost feel the lengthy wool and silken scarves once wound around my neck and smell the scented bubble bath, the talc and lotions, lipstick and cologne. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And, oh, the jaunty hats that sat upon my head! From crochet baby bonnets to a dozen Easter straws. The darling velvet cloche and flapper hats that hid unfurling curls;\u00a0pillbox and beret for my page boy, then longish hair; the wide-brimmed boater casting latticed shade upon my face.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I see\u00a0the parade of Sunday dresses with their prickly crinolines; the sporty skirts with knife-sharp pleats;\u00a0blouses, turtlenecks\u00a0and preppy cardigans; the daring straight legged pants, the short, then shorter shorts; the lace-edged socks and leotards. And over all, the navy pea, the A-line, sweater and faux fur coats, the fleece-lined trench and poncho. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u00a0smile at\u00a0the shimmer of each cocktail dress and full length gown, the magical appeal of a satin cape and evening clutch. Or frown before a mirror in my very last bikini. Then, slip on my flannel PJs or filmy baby dolls - those before I learned to sleep in sheets, reclining\u00a0in my bed, thankful for so many threads to count ... instead of sheep.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

by Reggie Morrisey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Just to wriggle my toes and think of all the shoes I wore! The baby booties to patent-leather Mary Janes, the oxfords and the tennis shoes; the furry slippers and yellow rubber boots, the flip-flops and towering heels. And how I looked down at my hands in muff and mittens, cotton whites and soft calve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2164"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2171,"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164\/revisions\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}