What They're Saying #2

Me ages ago pretending to be Nancy Drew.  Remove the gloves and hat and this is pretty much my favorite work outfit: Skirt, blouse, and cardigan

I work with kids.  While I do tend to "tone it down" for work I don't exactly wear khakis and polo shirts.  Kids notice.  Kids comment.

 I tend to get a lot of comparisons with cartoon characters.   I've gotten Velma from Scooby Doo, Minnie Mouse, and Betty Boop.  I've also been told I look "like a doll."  None of these comparisons or remarks have bothered me.  The boy who said that I looked like Velma was worried I might be hurt by the remark but he did mean nicely and I assured him I was fine.

This skirt is a big hit with students and teachers.

One that cracks me up comes up when I'm dressed '40s.  "You like wearing old school things miss,  like from the '80s right?"  I actually got that once from a waitress.  To be fair, she was probably born long after the 1980s.  Most of the time I just laugh and smile.  Though sometimes I say that what I am wearing is more '40s than '80s but I understand the confusion as '40s styles came back in the '80s.

Sometimes it's intentionally rude, trying to get a rise out of me.  "Why do you always wear those ugly old style shoes?"  My general response to those comments are "Because I'm awesome like that."

Ugly old style shoes

My rolls get "How do you do that with your hair?"  a lot.  From adults and kids.  My favorite was when a kid was asking me about them and what they are called.  I told her they were "Victory rolls" and she said she was going to call them "Cinnamon Rolls."  After that she would tell me my "Cinnamon Rolls" look good today and I would tell her she was making me hungry.

Crappy bathroom selfie from this week.  It was tropical day at work.

My pants also get a lot of comment.  Not so much the style but the placement of the zipper.  On the pants where the zipper is hidden in the pocket I get asked where the zipper is.  On pants with the zip up the back I get asked why I have a zipper on the back of my pants.  "Why to get them off and on, of course."

Probably the most popular things are not the vintage but the nerdy - items like my raygun and Pow! earring, my Captain America shield necklace, and my Doctor Who belt.  Because it's not strange or different - its something they know and get.  Just this week I showed a picture of myself in the TARDIS to a boy a work with.  His face lit up.  I love that. 

And let me tell you, bleach out a streak in your hair and adults and kids will say more than you could ever hope to record.  All good though.