tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post9058503358627132786..comments2024-03-19T01:35:10.559-04:00Comments on *: The HousecoatsJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547640380443175482noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-1732236737430480622015-07-27T15:42:42.427-04:002015-07-27T15:42:42.427-04:00Oh Sarah, your Mum's accent sounds sooooooo be...Oh Sarah, your Mum's accent sounds sooooooo beautiful and lovely. I can just picture it. :)<br />And "dressing gown" seems much much much more gorgeous and fancy than a "housecoat." Perhaps I should attempt to make "dressing gown" a more popular term over here! Your story made me laugh. I'm sorry about the other children teasing, but I am impressed that you trained yourself to stop using the term! ;)<br /><br />Thank you for a great and fun little story and for reading along.<br />xoxoxoxoxoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-58602307002823897772015-07-27T11:48:20.469-04:002015-07-27T11:48:20.469-04:00Hi Lauren, your post made me laugh because I'm...Hi Lauren, your post made me laugh because I'm from the UK and when I was younger 'housecoat' was one of the words that I taught myself to stop using so that the kids at school didn't tease... My mum is from the South-East of England but raised her family in the North-West. To her, a housecoat was, still is, and always will be, what others in the UK call a dressing gown... you put it on to be cosy, over your PJ's. I got so much stick for saying housecoat when I was little, I still never say it! She also has a nice (quite posh) accent, with the long 'a' in grass, bath etc... that also had to go! So her three children all sound a lot more Cheshire - a little bit of Manchester but not so broad!<br />I love your posts, please keep them coming - they brighten my day! xxxSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-35452125404901240802015-07-22T08:15:43.227-04:002015-07-22T08:15:43.227-04:00Dear Christine,
I can not show you enough, how b...Dear Christine, <br /><br />I can not show you enough, how big and grand my smile is through pecking on these keyboard keys alone. Know though, that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED every word of your comment and the stories...the stories....I just sat here imagining! What a wonderful story about your mother the governess and the socialite family and her special trousseau. And then you, swirling around when she wasn't home in it, with your Evening in Paris. :) Oh so lovely!!!!!<br /><br />I shall wear my "wrapper" in great honor of you and your Mom! And for what sounds like an adventurous life and one of giving to others. Like the way your Mom gave her wrapper to a friend and how you sent me your gifts. I am inspired by you and your Mom to live in the same way!<br /><br />Thank you from my heart for sharing those stories. This IS like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! :)<br /><br />With Lots of Love,<br />Lauren <3Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-38964448648171311462015-07-22T01:06:30.084-04:002015-07-22T01:06:30.084-04:00Hi Lauren,
If by some wild fluke the vintage dres...Hi Lauren,<br /><br />If by some wild fluke the vintage dressing gown you recently purchased does hail from Toronto, then I couldn't imagine a more fitting person to inherit it other than you. It looks lovely and fresh on you. For me it connects the story beautifully by picking up the thread of what might have happened to it and how it has now resumed its adventure. That same gown and its matching negligee were part of my mother's wedding trousseau. It was given to her as a bridal shower gift from a wealthy socialite for whom she worked as a governess when she first immigrated to Canada. You know that expression "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue"? Well, my mother's set satisfied the "something new" part of that adage. Did you know that short housecoats worn over negligees were also referred to as wrappers during that era? I'm talking about the 50s. Lucille Ball always looked so elegant whenever she wore one on the I Love Lucy show.<br /><br />My mother passed her set on to a younger girlfriend who was getting married about 15 years after she did. Sometimes as a pre-teen I would sneak into her bedroom closet, when she was at work, put the two pieces on, spritz on some of her Evening in Paris by Bourjois and pretend I was a grand married lady of leisure parading about her room in her marabou mule slippers. What a dreamer I was! Such was the bedroom fashion of the day. <br /><br />Who knows where your robe will end up Lauren, or what future closets and boudoirs it will find itself in. This is reminding me of the movie entitled the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, only this version is the Sisterhood of the Traveling Dressing Gown. <br /><br />Please let's leave the wrapper in your hands and I will be happy making believe and thinking of it as having a new life. Enjoy the gown and whenever you wear it let the possibility of where it might have come from put a smile on your face. Even if it isn't the same dressing gown, it's still romantic to imagine it might be, isn't it?<br /><br />Christine <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-12306952432136641952015-07-21T12:08:41.382-04:002015-07-21T12:08:41.382-04:00Sue! Oh no!
I'm smiling because I love your s...Sue! Oh no! <br />I'm smiling because I love your story, and what your Mom said, and how perhaps your husband could not IMAGINE all of the baby stains to come. Taking care of children and a house and cooking can do a number on clothing. Your Mom was RIGHT! :)<br /><br />What nerve. Lol.<br />Hope you still wore it.<br /><br />Thanks so so much for sharing.<br />xoxoxoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-18429510055121420462015-07-21T09:48:52.201-04:002015-07-21T09:48:52.201-04:00It was 1983 when my mom bought me my first houseco...It was 1983 when my mom bought me my first housecoat. I had just had my first baby, Mom said "Every new mother needs a housecoat." My husband came home from work and I had on my beautiful sky blue creation.....his face said it all. His mouth opened and he began to laugh. He said "you look like my Granny!" Hmmmm......what nerve. Sue Marshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-43264268264830002822015-07-21T08:02:54.067-04:002015-07-21T08:02:54.067-04:00\('-')/ My sweet friend Christine in Oakyd...\('-')/ My sweet friend Christine in Oakydoakyville!!! So wonderful to receive your comment!<br />Oh wow. Wow, wow. Wouldn't it be AMAZING if this was your Mom's robe? Christine, I'd be happy to send it to you if you would like! I think that is so neat. I will ask next time I'm in the store, but truthfully Toronto/Detroit, not so far, I think it's completely possible!!!! Wouldn't that be great!?<br /><br />Ah! I was wondering if the robe had a matching nightie. LOL. How pretty sounding. I shall look! :)<br /><br />Sending you lots of hugs and a "thanks!" Let me know if you would like my robe!!!<br />xoxoxoox,<br />Lauren :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-31219221490270354002015-07-21T02:01:12.955-04:002015-07-21T02:01:12.955-04:00Hello Dotted Swiss Miss,
If I didn't know any...Hello Dotted Swiss Miss,<br /><br />If I didn't know any better, I would swear that your new dotted swiss ensemble once was owned and worn by my own mother. Naturally there would have been several of them manufactured back in the day, but still, the vision of you wearing it brought back a flood of memories for me. <br /><br />My mom had the very same dressing gown as the one you found in the vintage shop, but underneath it she would wear the matching negligee. Very 40s chic. Could it be that the same set wended its way across the border from Toronto to Ferndale? Perhaps you might inquire if the shop also has the negligee in stock. Jon might look upon it more favourably then!<br /><br />Have fun in your old/new dressing gown Lauren and thanks for modelling it for your readers. The suspense in your telling of the tale was a nice build-up to the photo of you wearing it. <br /><br />Christine from OakydoakyvilleChristinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-81629321576374174192015-07-20T15:04:01.640-04:002015-07-20T15:04:01.640-04:00Hi Ginny!!! Oh! Oh! Apron dresses , I love them to...Hi Ginny!!! Oh! Oh! Apron dresses , I love them too! They're great. :)<br />xoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-19993923851567471762015-07-20T13:41:30.573-04:002015-07-20T13:41:30.573-04:00Not tried housecoats yet but am loving apron dress...Not tried housecoats yet but am loving apron dresses! xGeorginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193995813878584763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-27415562890935835832015-07-20T08:00:39.603-04:002015-07-20T08:00:39.603-04:00Hooray, it's Loulou!!!! (>'-')> ...Hooray, it's Loulou!!!! (>'-')> <br />Hiya! <br />Oooooh.....a SMOKING JACKET. Oh yes, yes. Can you just IMAGINE how awesome you'd be in your smoking jacket!? And a pink, fluffy one at that!? <br />You NEVER cease to amaze me with your creativity. :)<br />Thanks so much for writing. Hope your week is off to a great start.<br />xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-72084846789631849322015-07-20T07:57:15.185-04:002015-07-20T07:57:15.185-04:00Hey LoriD! \(^-^)/ !
Awww, thanks. I know! "...Hey LoriD! \(^-^)/ !<br /><br />Awww, thanks. I know! "Housecoat" is not a term you hear too often anymore. :)<br />I love Betty's housecoats too. She has the BEST wardrobe, huh!?<br />Thanks for writing Lori. I really appreciate it. Hope you have a great week!!!!<br />xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo<br /><br /><br />Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-53873988374075711522015-07-20T05:27:58.369-04:002015-07-20T05:27:58.369-04:00Beautifully (and hilariously) said, as always! I ...Beautifully (and hilariously) said, as always! I hope you enjoy your pretty housecoats. You've just reminded me that I once bought a vintage sewing pattern to make a man's robe, which used to be called a smoking jacket. I guess that is the equivalent to the female housecoat. I should get onto making that. Maybe I'll choose some pink poofy fabric.Loulouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304074858377805437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-83192419862337479112015-07-20T00:49:40.595-04:002015-07-20T00:49:40.595-04:00Lol. Love this post! Until I read this I had comp...Lol. Love this post! Until I read this I had completely forgotten that term-my mom used to use that term. I love all the housecoats Betty wears on Mad Men; the two you have look really lovely on youLoriDnoreply@blogger.com