I’m still playing my Christmas tunes because for logistical reasons, I’m having my official Christmas dinner tomorrow.
On Christmas I went for a nice long walk near Lincoln Center and discovered to my delight that Tower Records was open. I rushed upstairs and picked up Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” because I was feeling nostalgic. Dad always played it on Christmas. When I got it home, I found I didn’t have the patience for anything except for “Christmas in Killarney” and “Mele Kalikimaka.”
Thankfully on a whim I picked up Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Christmas album, too, and that suited me much better. My favorite is their rendition of “Mr. Heatmeister.” I’m also a fan of “Last Night I Went Out with Santa Claus.” I had plenty of fun music to dance to while I was making my unofficial dinner.
BTW, Chris S., "Kidnap the Santa Claus" song is called “Is Zat You Santa Claus?” which is also on the album.
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fidelio wrote:
"Another interesting economic detail of the clothing world I've discovered is that a $25 size 16 is a different size from a $100 size 16, which is even altogether different from a $400 size 16. "
There are no standards in the garment industry. Every designer picks out his or her ideal figure (size 6 or 8) and grades up and down from there.
>The higher the prices go, the larger the garment actually is, in contrast to its stated size. By the time you're paying Really Big Bucks, what might have been size 16 becomes, in fact, a size 12 or so. This applies all through the spectrum of female clothing sizes.
This is very common. What used to be a size 10 in Donna Karen's line in the late 80's is now a size 2. Valentino is outrageous. A friend of mine who wears a size 6 in companies like Banana Republic couldn't fit into a size 16.
Many designers don't design for "plus size" markets, which is ridiculous. More than 50% of American women are 5'2" or shorter as well as size 12 and larger. If designers do have larger sizes, the assumption is that the larger sized woman is tall.
And for those wondering why colors have such outrageous names, fashion designers are always looking for some new way to market colors and styles. When I was working in the garment industry, I was always dragged into meetings about naming garments. The meetings were miserable. Outrageous names were the result of the legal department rejecting all the options my co-workers had put together.
I'm both jealous and thankful. I still have to read "Paths of the Dead" and "Th Lord of Castle Black." Every time I've tried in the past, I started channeling Paarfi in my own writing. Now that I'm ready to switch projects, I can catch up!
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