What: Extremely long, old but not vintage in a good way raincoat.
Origin: Styling corporate look of the late 90s.
Usage: Into the early 00s.
How long kept: Since 1998? 99?
Why kept: Outerwear: It Might Be Useful. I Might Need It.
Destination: Housing Works.
Confession: I was watching some of my DVDs from Season One of X-Files. I was a huge fan, and happen to know that Gillian Anderson (Scully) was actually pregnant for part of the season: they had her wear a gigantic raincoat to hide this. I thought of my raincoat.
Tried it on. Other than the fact that it swept my ankles (a little bit Goth), the shoulders were silly big (a little bit ridiculous). I did get compliments on this coat into the early 00s, but in today's mirror I couldn't see it.
There was no upside to thinking that I might have it tailored, it would be too involved. And I have another raincoat I can wear for corporate life.
Confession, part deux: That is a photo of the coat hanging on the back of my bathroom door. The coat was so long that I couldn't fit the whole thing in. I thought that the photo turned out, and can't take another: it's gone!
It looks like an extraterrestrial's raincoat.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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