Mallory asked me to go see The Devil Wears Prada with her the other night. This appeals to me on so many levels because I get to be in the vicinity of butter since there is popcorn on the premises and I have a weakness for it.
All in all, it was a silly movie but I went because my daughter asked me to and I will do just about anything to spend time with her and it fit all the requirements of a Girl Thing:
1. There was butter.
2. There was female bonding.
3. There was an opportunity to poke fun of the fashion industry and “chick flick” theatre.
A comment we heard upon leaving the movie as the credits were rolling:
Person #1: I’m not one to talk about anybody, but…
Person #2: Yeah, right. Who are you going to talk about?
Person #1: Twelve o’clock. Two ladies. The one on the right.
Person #2: Ummm….where?…oh! I see.
Person #1: Right. So what I’m thinking is this: would YOU come to see “The Devil Wears Prada” in overalls? I’m just sayin’. Overalls? Who looks good in them, huh? WHO? Are those back in fashion? Please tell me they are not. Because that? That. Is tragic.
Person #2: ……..
That’s all I can tell you about the conversation. Oh, and that it was between me and Mallory.
July 25, 2006 @ 5:40 am | Filed under Everyday Mundane | Permalink |
Dana Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:18 am
Hahaha! Now that’s funny. You must visit my blog. Yesterday’s post was all about conversations you’d have heard in my house. =)
So…someone was REALLY wearing overalls?
VENTL8R Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:19 am
And THEN I had to Google “feltchin” because someone said not to. GAH!!! What IS it about gross sexual practices?!?! Do people actually ENJOY this?!?!
mike Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:27 am
Oddly enough, this exchange took place two days ago at Casa del Mikestand:
Mikestand: “Maybe I’m being cruel, but can I just say that denim overalls have no place in the workplace?”
The Lovely Wife: “Ha! Who was wearing them”
MS: “Some girl on the elevator. And it wasn’t even real overalls, it was those overall SHORTS. And they made her look…well… rotund.”
TLW: “People should realise that overalls aren’t for grownups. Period.”
Beth Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:33 am
Your not supposed to wear overalls anymore. That was my favorite thing to wear when I was pregnant. They even had a cute little embroidered bear on the butt.
I am going to be stoned now, aren’t I? I dont wear them anymore though….but I do miss them. haha.
deannie Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:40 am
I totally missed overalls growing up so my daughter was subjected to Osh Kosh B’gosh till she was old enought to speak and tell me, “You freak! Get that stuff away from me!”. I am pretty sure those were the EXACT words.
But two years olds do look so adorable in them…
Hugs,
NursePam Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:47 am
LOLOL! I for one, would not dream of wearing overalls to see The Devil Wears Prada. She must have been a socialist or something ;^)
Kevin Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:55 am
Depends on the woman and what she’s wearing with the overalls. I’ll be honest and say that overalls worn the right way (Salma Hayek in “After the Sunset”) can be damn sexy.
Chase Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:55 am
ROFL! I used to wear overalls. Fifteen years ago when I was a little punk kid and the overalls were about 79 sizes too big. Now? Not so much.
Mocha, I thought about you this morning after I realized I wouldn’t have my beautiful Keurig coffee maker with me in San Jose. I assume I can just come crash your room when I wake up? Because…um…you’ll have gourmet stuff in there, right? Kthnxbye!
Ben Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 7:06 am
There isnt a think sexier than a girl in overalls–especially if she is wearing a white half-shirt underneath, so you can just see a corner of her stomach. Yum!
That said, you’re right. It really isn’t Prada attire.
aak Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 7:09 am
If it EVER comes to Dar, I will have to check it out.
Have you tried both of the coffees that I sent? Which one do you like best? Are you ok on them or will you be needing a refill?
aak
fizzle Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 8:11 am
Ahhh, I can only hope for a daughter to have such catty conversations with…
Funnily enough, as we in comments zone all chat about overalls, I have a pair of 13 year old Dickies that I whipped out the other day when I was feeling fat. So it reminds me why people wear overalls - to hide the bod! But! I actually TOOK THEM OFF, because somehow I looked ridiculous. And this is after 13 years of hoops, tanks and shoes, big necklace cuteness! Suddenly the overalls were done. Like that. No funeral. Just died on the vine.
I’m going to retire them for this year, and test the weathers again next year when fashion movies aren’t on the public’s conscious.
Elizabeth Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 8:12 am
*cough* That was me.
Vicious, just vicious.
Caffeinated Librarian Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 8:57 am
Ben, you obviously don’t live in the South, do you? I could show you some ladies who wear half shirts and overalls and just have no business doing so. It’s a corollary to the CL Theorem of Nudist Beaches (i.e. those who go to nudist beaches are never the people that you’d want to see naked) - those who wear half shirts are rarely the same people who do crunches…although they’ve probably crunched a few bags of Pork Rinds.
TJ Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 9:29 am
I love to talk about overheard conversations. Even when they’re with myself.
Jessica Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 9:48 am
I’m going to see this tonight! I do believe it’s my first outing in about 2 months and my friend had to threaten me to get me to go! So at 7 months pregnant I would wear a big giant moo-moo thing before overalls. I couldn’t believe they even still sold them, it’s ridiculous. In fact I have banned all pants except gauchos made of cotton that are really more jammie-like than pants. All maternity pants suck.
Jess~sapientia2010 Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 10:02 am
I refuse to go see this movie until I can go shopping..which I can’t afford to do because I have three kids and paying for school. Oh, well. Better to wait till I can see it at home. As for the coffee, Starbucks makes this really great African Black Label coffee that tastes like it has rum mixed with it. I can only ever get it online because there’s a waiting list for it at my local Starbucks.I’ll try to find it online, cause I finished mine and then get back to you.
colleengirl Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 10:10 am
You’re sure the two people discussing said overalls weren’t sitting directly behind the two of you? Oh kidders.
I admit I (not so) secretly admire anyone who can show up at a fashion movie in overalls. It’s kind of like sitting in your sweats and laughing at all the people on What Not to Wear. Like fat guys on a couch yelling at a fumble. It’s grand, ain’t it?
Breezy Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 10:46 am
Okay…I surrender! I’m not one to go with the pack, but when you’re right, well, you’re right. Officially going on my favorites list. Drop by and say hi!
Noreen Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 10:47 am
I am the queen of eavesdropping and I would absolutely have loved walking beind you and your daughter– and gettint to hear that conversation. I might have chimed in with you.
Overalls are really awful. They look B*A*D on everyone. My group of girlfriends have had this one pair of overalls that we have passed around as a gag gift for years. They are a) white, b) denim, c) shorts, and d) originally a gift from one woman’s mother-in-law.
By the way, I am drinking an awesome cup of Gold Coast Blend made in a French Press right now. Delicious.
Pendullum Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 11:36 am
I made the mistake of READING the Devil Wears Prada
And there was no butter involved…
But love the catty remarks outside the theater… as THAT is what it is all about…
Nora Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 11:54 am
Overalls are out?!!??
Holey moley, luckily my last two pairs are wore out, man they were handy at work. Pruners in a pocket, radio in another, extra hammers. (You probably think I am joking, and that is okay, you don’t need to know it is the truth.)
However even I might realize you shouldn’t wear them to the Devil Wears Prada. I’d make Stacy and Clinton so proud. (Only if they read this, never if they actually saw me.)
Nora
Bree Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 1:06 pm
WOW…you must of heard my thoughts from this past weekend…I don’t know if its the hot weather we’ve been having in Seattle or what but I’ve seen shortalls popping up everywhere…and I wondered the same thing…are they coming back in style? I mean they were really popular in ‘97…so much so that me and all my friends had at least 1 pose of our senior pictures in shortalls or overalls…that style will forever haunt me.
babyoog Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 2:49 pm
How catty! I love it.
And I love popcorn too. Mmm.
Jeff Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 2:50 pm
I can only pray my wife doesn’t ask me to take her to that movie. That’s what my daughter is for.
Janet Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
I don’t know. I totally miss the days when overalls were in. I’m still gunning for them to come back in style.:)
SherrySherry Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 4:12 pm
Overalls are for kids, simple! While they look cute in them, grownups look a bit silly in them unless they are pregnant and well, that’s a very good excuse to wear anything (smile).
Belinda Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:14 pm
I still have trouble believing that I wore overalls while pregnant. But wear them I did. And looked even more like the side of a barn.
Julie Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
Overalls are indeed tragic. Yes, yes. And good point about wearing such an abomination to see a movie about the fashion industry. And, I really enjoyed that movie. It was cute and fun
Josh Said,
July 25, 2006 @ 11:22 pm
LOL…what fun. I agree with CL on her theorem. It’s never the women you would want to see in those things…Dang!!
Overalls aren’t bad though…are they?
Mocha Said,
July 26, 2006 @ 5:44 am
I can’t possibly comment any better than what I’ve read here and I’m SO GLAD everyone agrees that overalls are just a bad bad bad bad choice.
That said, why can’t I throw my own 10-year-old pair away? They are still in my closet.
Pycho Cyclist Said,
July 26, 2006 @ 7:07 am
Mmmmm…….overalls……Not everyone can pull off the overalls look, but when it’s right……mmmmmmm. Something sexy about a woman in overalls.
Damn! Now I have to get the drool off my keyboard. Thanks for the visual, Mocha.
Bree Said,
July 26, 2006 @ 8:51 am
oh geez…my goodness! So I’m reading the comments as I always do…and when I read you still had a pair of overalls in your closet it hit me like a ton of bricks…I still have the overalls I took my senior pictures in…how could I not remember that when I posted yesterday. I have a good reason for keeping them though…to remind myself I never want to get as big as I was in high school again…and I can pull them out for a quick hillbilly look for halloween.
Aafrica Said,
July 26, 2006 @ 9:30 am
i loved that movie, it inspired me to go over my budget and bought more shoes
randy Said,
February 7, 2007 @ 7:35 pm
Man I love overalls on a woman… My GF wears them for me, they are a size too big, but thats good, because it leaves a “mystery” factor, like “hmmm whats underneath??” She also has them pretty long, so that she steps on the bottoms, they are worn and dirty, but i like that, its like “I don’t care, whatever…” I PRAY that they come back in style… Also, what about flare jeans? As far as I’m concerned, the wider the flare the better!!! so It covers the girls shoe, and so it drags on the ground… Any body else like Flare jeans on a girl?? It makes the womans curves look better!
randy Said,
February 7, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
One more thing… What brand of Overalls did all of you own?? My GF has Old Navy, those are the best in terms of style, and I like how soft and thin the denim is…. What about flare Jeans?? I like American Eagle, Mudd and LEI on o woman, also A and F WIDE flare looks good… my barber wears those, and it’s hard to stop looking at her in them!!!