tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post4192292628365918652..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: An Unexpected AcquisitionLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-50957179609199802902013-12-16T19:16:36.164+01:002013-12-16T19:16:36.164+01:00Dressing up for a sporting event? I do not attend ...Dressing up for a sporting event? I do not attend sporting events, but if I did, I suppose my choice of outfit would be based mainly on the weather, where I was to sit and how "big" the event was.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-54377273246061737342013-12-16T19:15:12.890+01:002013-12-16T19:15:12.890+01:00Thank you, Graham! Scotland without kilts? That wo...Thank you, Graham! Scotland without kilts? That wouldn't be Scotland as we know it anymore.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-72539135029188720292013-12-16T12:53:23.757+01:002013-12-16T12:53:23.757+01:00I am from the South and one can never be TOO overd...I am from the South and one can never be TOO overdressed! (Most women go to sporting events looking like a million dollars. Me, I look about ten cents!)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-63146500327816688982013-12-16T11:10:00.530+01:002013-12-16T11:10:00.530+01:00I think the dirndl looks absolutely lovely on you ...I think the dirndl looks absolutely lovely on you and I have to say that I think traditional dress in the right circumstances has a very important part to play. Imagine, if you can, Scotland without kilts!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-2318375147190927502013-12-16T07:18:43.443+01:002013-12-16T07:18:43.443+01:00Thank you, Carol, and the same to you and your lov...Thank you, Carol, and the same to you and your loved ones!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36984620509514719472013-12-16T07:18:23.617+01:002013-12-16T07:18:23.617+01:00Kay, I don't doubt you'd have been a great...Kay, I don't doubt you'd have been a great asset to our booth! <br />Not sure yet whether I'll wear the dirndl to dances, I would be a bit overdressed at our usual Saturday night venue, but I guess I will find (or create) occasions for it :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24346196184147518602013-12-16T00:47:43.193+01:002013-12-16T00:47:43.193+01:00Sounds like a lovely day. The dirndl is gorgeous....Sounds like a lovely day. The dirndl is gorgeous. Love the deep pink color of the skirt. Wear it and enjoy it, and as you say, search for occasions on which you can wear it. Happy Christmas, Meike. xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49504299995183561922013-12-15T14:37:22.174+01:002013-12-15T14:37:22.174+01:00First of all, I must say that I LOVE your Mum'...First of all, I must say that I LOVE your Mum's socks! They are so soft and warm, but besides that, the color of them just make me very happy! I wish I could have been beside her booth with y'all, I would have really "talked them up"! (Not in a creepy salesman kind of way, I would just be wearing mine and tell people how nice they are!)<br />Now...THAT DRESS, or, the dirndl, as you call it...ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I LOVE it! It reminds me of the very full skirts I used to wear as a little girl and I loved to twirl around in them. The detail! I love the satin roses, with the green satin leaves and the lace, it is just lovely. I can just see you dancing in it, and I hope very much that you will wear it when you go dancing!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75890557408481092272013-12-15T11:52:01.120+01:002013-12-15T11:52:01.120+01:00Thank you, Friko! You are right, it's a dirndl...Thank you, Friko! You are right, it's a dirndl with a modern twist, way shorter of course than the proper Bavarian ones are. The fabrics are so nice on the skin, too, I really look forward to wearing this in summer.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60171990550757486482013-12-15T11:50:52.997+01:002013-12-15T11:50:52.997+01:00Thank you, Francesca! Yes, with those colours, it ...Thank you, Francesca! Yes, with those colours, it is bound to be an eyecatcher. There were other, very beautiful ones at the stall; one was in blue and silver-grey, one was dark green and brown, very autumnal/"hunting" style colours, and one was with black and a golden yellow. But the pink one was so much "mine" :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3280092336699192202013-12-15T11:49:30.489+01:002013-12-15T11:49:30.489+01:00Yes, Jenny, we did have fun, and the surprise find...Yes, Jenny, we did have fun, and the surprise find of the dirndl was a bonus :-)<br />Apart from the muffins, cupcakes and brownies, nothing else looked interesting enough for me to want to buy it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3227802192167449442013-12-15T07:59:48.513+01:002013-12-15T07:59:48.513+01:00It’s darling and not at all like the old-fashioned...It’s darling and not at all like the old-fashioned, buxom ones. You made a good decision, it’ll be a lovely summer frock.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90247091320223090282013-12-14T23:57:53.009+01:002013-12-14T23:57:53.009+01:00WOW! Do you look stunning! That's my kind of...WOW! Do you look stunning! That's my kind of dress, as you know I love colorful clothes. Good taste, it would have caught my eye too!Saucy Sicilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044337117600868975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-25772209938058180562013-12-14T20:15:43.170+01:002013-12-14T20:15:43.170+01:00Very pretty! I believe that buying up other people...Very pretty! I believe that buying up other peoples' stalls is a bit of a well known hazard at craft fairs etc. What bad luck that there was another sock stall nearer the entrance. Still, it sounds as if you had fun (and, of course, bought a dirndl). :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-10791200731038270812013-12-14T18:49:48.691+01:002013-12-14T18:49:48.691+01:00Hello Monica,
the little bag doesn't really co...Hello Monica,<br />the little bag doesn't really come with the outfit, but I bought it as a Christmas present. (Meike knows, so I could write this here.) The young lady made it all out of felt, and also the tiny little roses on it, quite cute.Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-53549399537452736252013-12-14T17:44:03.139+01:002013-12-14T17:44:03.139+01:00Oh, am I sure I will have fun wearing it, Julie, t...Oh, am I sure I will have fun wearing it, Julie, thank you!<br />Green and white and red does indeed sound very christmassy. The pink satin and the roses make this one very spring-like and summery, so it won't be worn for a few months yet.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90262920133224825512013-12-14T17:43:01.812+01:002013-12-14T17:43:01.812+01:00Thank you! My sister and I both had dirndls, alway...Thank you! My sister and I both had dirndls, always the same ones, so that we looked like "twins" (well, we didn't really, since I was a year younger and quite a bit smaller, and we had very different hair - mine straight and short, and my sister's always long and beautiful in waves and curls).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-46909989724229983322013-12-14T17:41:42.476+01:002013-12-14T17:41:42.476+01:00Kristi, the dirndl has had a revival here in Germa...Kristi, the dirndl has had a revival here in Germany in the past few years. At the time of the big Frühlings- and Volksfest in Stuttgart (spring fest and then one in late summer/early autumn, several weeks before the Munich Oktoberfest), the train stations in and around Stuttgart are full of (mostly young) people dressed up in Dirndl and Lederhosen, all on their way to the beer tents. They look like carnival, which is something a dirndl definitely is NOT.<br />When my sister and I were little, we had proper Austrian dirndls, purchased on a family holiday there, and our grandmother made dirndls for us, too. We loved them, and they looked very pretty on us little girls.<br /><br />Thank you for being such a good customer at my Mum's sock shop!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-26883289115001973792013-12-14T17:21:46.092+01:002013-12-14T17:21:46.092+01:00Thank you, Monica! It'll be a good party outfi...Thank you, Monica! It'll be a good party outfit next spring and summer, and definitely take me to the "Rosentage" (Rose Days) in the Ludwigsburg palace gardens.<br />I have been wearing the shoes a few times in summer, but I think the dirndl needs a bit of a heel.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20317499067505488912013-12-14T16:42:35.008+01:002013-12-14T16:42:35.008+01:00I had a dirndl too! It was green and white and thi...I had a dirndl too! It was green and white and this is the first fime I've remembered it. <br />I love your pink one......I remember wearing read shoes with my green as it was Christmas time and felt very well put together at nine yrs. old~<br />Have fun wearing it<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-15887062114923525222013-12-14T16:31:57.463+01:002013-12-14T16:31:57.463+01:00It is beautiful, I remember our daughter having a ...It is beautiful, I remember our daughter having a drindl when she was little. I wish I had kept it, it was so sweet.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-65605594323101202362013-12-14T14:51:03.913+01:002013-12-14T14:51:03.913+01:00Very pretty! I'm interested in your writing ab...Very pretty! I'm interested in your writing about the "dirndl hype". I never saw one for sale when I lived in Germany in the early 70s. My granddaughters have a sort of dirndl outfits, but their German grandparents live just south of Munich. And my niece Ursula who grew up near Ravensburgh wore one when she came to visit as a little girl. I think they are charming, but must have become much more popular recently. But I would never have wanted a mass-produced one. It sounds crazy. The essence of such a dress should be that it is handmade, a folk costume.<br /><br />I am so sorry your mother didn't sell more socks. I wonder how the position of the booths is assigned....She would surely have done very well if she had been close to the front. And yes, I'm wearing a pair of her socks right now.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-21038524810834734012013-12-14T12:05:02.852+01:002013-12-14T12:05:02.852+01:00I think it looks good on you. I happen to love tha...I think it looks good on you. I happen to love that magenta colour... I wouldn't know when to wear one, but then I don't live in Germany. (I never owned a traditional Swedish folk costume either.) As for the footwear, when you said don't look at it, of course I did look at it. In Sweden no one would lift an eyebrow at those shoes (in summer). They might at the apron, though! ;) Did the little bag come with the outfit too? I liked that detail in the first photo of the dress on the dummy. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com