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07 Mar 10 - 12:53 PM (#2858419) Subject: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Dave the Gnome I was so intrigued with one of the adverts on the 'cat I followed the link to a Folk Shirt. Can anyone tell what a folk shirt is and why this one qualifies as such? :D(eG) |
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07 Mar 10 - 12:55 PM (#2858421) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: gnu Hahahahahahaa! Good one! |
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07 Mar 10 - 12:57 PM (#2858426) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: gnu I just clicked. $79? Ah, no, that is definitely not a folk shirt. Not for the folks I know, anyway. |
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07 Mar 10 - 12:58 PM (#2858428) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Bill D It's what you wear when you're just 'folking around'. |
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07 Mar 10 - 12:58 PM (#2858429) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: skipy Read the names of their other shirts! Someone has lost the plot. Skipy in a smegma shirt |
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07 Mar 10 - 12:58 PM (#2858430) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: mikesamwild Looks greenish and drab and a bit tight. About right I'd say |
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07 Mar 10 - 01:03 PM (#2858437) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Emma B It wouldn't fit a horse? |
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07 Mar 10 - 01:07 PM (#2858440) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Dave the Gnome Emma - You owe me a new keyboard :D |
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07 Mar 10 - 01:16 PM (#2858456) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Amos "Why you wearing dat shirt, bro?" "Well, man, that here is a FOLK shirt!" "FOLK shirt? Wassat?" "It says to the people, man, you FOLKED." |
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07 Mar 10 - 04:04 PM (#2858545) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Desert Dancer A little slim in the cut for most of the folkies I know... ~ Becky in Tucson |
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07 Mar 10 - 04:18 PM (#2858559) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: McGrath of Harlow Now if you actually do want a fancy folkie shirt, here is the place to look - Hedingham Fair |
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07 Mar 10 - 05:43 PM (#2858631) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Richard Bridge Get a Folk against Fascism T-shirt - if they ever get around to making any in folkie sizes like 3XL and 4XL - or even 2XL dammit! |
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07 Mar 10 - 05:49 PM (#2858634) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Micca Kevin, the chief designer at Headingham Fair is a singer of Folk songs I believe as is her husband, and a very skilled designer too |
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07 Mar 10 - 06:00 PM (#2858642) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Emma B My favourite mail order catalogue and a great place for Winter Solstice greeting cards |
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07 Mar 10 - 06:26 PM (#2858660) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: open mike http://www.mudcat.org/tshirt.cfm |
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07 Mar 10 - 07:12 PM (#2858689) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: frogprince I've have two or three shirts almost that ugly, but I got them at sidewalk sales for two or three bucks. |
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07 Mar 10 - 07:27 PM (#2858698) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Rapparee If a Folk shirt is $79, how much is a Rock shirt or a Rap shirt? |
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08 Mar 10 - 02:38 AM (#2858878) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Lonesome EJ Truly a beautiful shirt, the Folk model reflects, in its soft, washed finish, earth tone, and homespun blend of geometric and floral designs, a great American tradition of functional comfort, and a hearty spirit that says "I'm brand new and cost 80 bucks, but I look just as genuine as if I'd cost three bucks 10 years ago and spent the last 6 months being worn by a pioneer following the great westward migration. |
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08 Mar 10 - 04:41 AM (#2858927) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: gnomad Solid cotton is a good start, but the rest is just fantasy. Perhaps the makers need to decide what is folk. I'll get me (hair) shirt. |
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08 Mar 10 - 05:24 AM (#2858948) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Bryn Pugh Thanks, Emma and McGrath for the Hedingham Fair contact details. As for the "Folk Shirt" at $79, I might have been hard up for a shirt in my time, but never desperate. I wouldn't use it for a floor clout. |
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08 Mar 10 - 02:11 PM (#2859353) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: McGrath of Harlow Quaklity on the Hedingham Sweatshirts is brilliant. At least it was more years ago than I can remember when I bought the one I still regularly wear. They last! ............................ Talking of shirts with a look of hostory about them, how come it's so hard to get hold of shirts without collars? After all, how many people wear ties now except for funerals, job interviews and court appearances? So what are the collars for? |
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08 Mar 10 - 02:24 PM (#2859370) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: VirginiaTam ok... pedant alert... look away now if you are likely to be bored... I suspect that the "folk" refers to the design/pattern on the shirt. There is an echo of folk art in the pattern. A William Morris treatment of leaves and vines and swirlyness. He borrowed from folk art patterns when he "founded" the Arts and Crafts movement. I guess that is why the makers of the shirt think they can apply the name "folk shirt". William Morris looks like a folkie Hey! Wake up! I told you to look away if you are easily bored. God. Some people. |
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08 Mar 10 - 03:24 PM (#2859416) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Jim Dixon VirginiaTam: Your link doesn't work. I suppose you meant to link to the portrait of William Morris at The Friends of William Morris Gallery web site. Yes, he does sorta look like a folkie--but isn't he wearing a bow tie? |
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08 Mar 10 - 03:29 PM (#2859419) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies) Tam you have it nailed. |
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08 Mar 10 - 04:26 PM (#2859477) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: VirginiaTam yes thank you Jim. Must remember to remove the frame in google images in order to get the proper URL. doh! |
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08 Mar 10 - 04:39 PM (#2859491) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Paul Burke A folk shirt is surely a harmony suit with a beer pocket. |
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08 Mar 10 - 05:24 PM (#2859540) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: frogprince If you look at that picture of William Morris...why did he shave off half his mustache? |
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08 Mar 10 - 06:52 PM (#2859616) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Emma B folk shirt Paul? |
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08 Mar 10 - 10:48 PM (#2859740) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: katlaughing Emma, now I've seen everything..good heavens! I notice they brag about the Amazon shirt being frayed around the ages and it having a "bandana inspired" pattern. If anyone is seriously interested, Deva Lifeware has some very excellent products including shirts without collars and shirts which would accommodate most folkies, I think. I have bought clothing from them for over twenty years and can attest to their being worth every penny. They last forever, are well-made, and directly support the people in North Dakota who make them. They do have a few imports now, too. kat |
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09 Mar 10 - 04:36 AM (#2859841) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: the Folk Police The Ewan The Sid Ans a nice jacket to top the ensemble off. |
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09 Mar 10 - 01:25 PM (#2860234) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Paul Burke Good attempt, but that's a dimension jacket, not a harmony suit. |
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09 Mar 10 - 04:26 PM (#2860429) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: katlaughing Mudcatter Alice, an accomplished artist and singer, has made available her own design on shirts, mugs, etc. for Folk Against Fascism. Check them out. I think the design is classy. Thanks for letting me know about them, Alice! |
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10 Mar 10 - 08:39 AM (#2860935) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: GUEST,leeneia Virginia Tam has it nailed - she actually used her eyes. I noticed the pattern as well. I would call it a para-paisley, but the connection to William Morris is astute as well. I also noticed that the shirt is wrinkled. I can imagine the kerfuffle behind the scenes: "Oh no! We photographed #465789J23K , but we forgot to iron it first!" "No sweat. Put some scruffy whiskers on the model and tell Amazon to label it a folk shirt." |
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10 Mar 10 - 09:22 AM (#2860966) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies) Ooh, I like the colourful messenger bag! I'll be having that. |
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10 Mar 10 - 12:52 PM (#2861145) Subject: RE: BS: Folk Shirt? From: Alice There were a few more things I could print with "Folk Against Fascism", a sign with stakes you could put temporarily in the ground in your camp at a festival, and mousepad, journal, magnets, postcards, etc., along with the shirts and bumper stickers and other stuff, so I added them to the page: Folk Against Fascism (shirts, etc.) |
