BS: Dress for storytelling

Subject: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Richard Mellish
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 11:46 AM

Recently announced by EFDSS is a "Performance Storytelling Taster Day". That reminded me of a storyteller that I heard a few years ago, so I Googled her. Hold and below (as my friend Clive says), both ladies are very similarly dressed. See
here and here.

Richard

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 02:13 PM

Sppoookky. Maybe there is a secret sisterhood of story tellers, all in floral uniform, seeking to brainwash us all with sophisticated hypnotic techniques embedded within their stories.

Or maybe I am too steeped in conspiracy theories for my own good....

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 03:33 PM

Will you wear red, oh my dear, oh my dear?

So many choices but my favorite answer remains:

What do you care if I just go bare?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 04:57 PM

We were told as new Primary schoolteachers to try and wear brightly-coloured clothes, pretty necklaces etc as it helps to hold the class's attention. I wonder if storytellers do this deliberately too?

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 05:28 PM

Not for me it wouldn't........Now if they were nekkid or somethin'..........yeah, that'd keep my attention.....at least for awhile............


Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 06:01 PM

You naughty thing! A hundred lines for you! "I must not entertain bad thoughts about naked teachers."

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 15 Jul 12 - 06:18 PM

...being punished for grammatical solecisms!

Ooooh, a definite frisson.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 16 Jul 12 - 09:53 AM

The world of fashion, especially women's fashions, is well-organized. Months before those dresses were in the stores, the fashion industry decided and announced that (for example) flowered fabrics would be big in spring 2012. Red would be a featured color.

Of course, it won't be that simple. there will be a number of looks, cuts, and colors to choose from. But clothing production will not be random, by any means.

Why? Well, for one thing, the people who sell shoes, underwear and barrettes want to make products that will look good with the garments. What a waste if stores were selling red and white dresses while shoes were turquoise and yellow.

What you're seeing is two women in up-to-date fashions for whatever season those pictures were taken.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jul 12 - 10:15 AM

Just reminded me that I need to read my new Goldenseal magazine 'cause its got the winning stories from the Wes Ginny Liars Contest... You ain't heard a lie 'til you heard one from a Wes Ginny hillbilly... Sho nuff take lying serious in Wes Ginny... Makes folks like Spawzer on the "other" side of the river only dream...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Jul 12 - 04:33 PM

Why is a storyteller up to date? Ain't those folk tales kind of --- old?

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 17 Jul 12 - 01:49 PM

Read it again. It says "up-to-date fashions." Their stories can be however old they wish.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Jul 12 - 02:02 PM

Back when I was a public library director I always insisted that the staff dress for storytelling.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 17 Jul 12 - 02:46 PM

Nude storytelling. There's a thought!

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jul 12 - 03:50 PM

"You ain't heard a lie 'til you heard one from a Wes Ginny hillbilly..."

Kendall might have somethin ta say bout that there.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: open mike
Date: 17 Jul 12 - 06:12 PM

i have seen a dress with many pockets (pictured in a Kit Williams book) as a costume for story tellers..

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 Jul 12 - 09:04 AM

Well, thanks to Alison Kelley of the Johnson Girls, I have this link to what the well-attired shanty-singer should be wearing this year: click arrgggh!

"Deep the water, shallow the shore!"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 18 Jul 12 - 07:48 PM

Good heavens, Charlie, that's awful!

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 Jul 12 - 07:55 PM

Leeneia-

What's a mystery to me is who would come up with such a marketing scheme.

Still, I do like pink...

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Charmion
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 09:52 AM

Holy crap, Charley, how do you find such stuff?

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,Charmion's brother Andrew
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 02:59 PM

In the tradition of the army, if they both turn up dressed identically to the same affair, the junior one has to leave and change.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 09:06 PM

Uh-oh! I love the dress. Except--I don't wear dresses; it's 100% synthetic; the price is beyond me; and I'd rather it came in navy blue and white. Other than that, I love the dress!

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 20 Jul 12 - 11:54 AM

Yes, the dress itself has a certain flair. It's the color that's - shall we say - outre.

At least it's not the polyester-knit sausage casing (one size stretches to fit four others) that most women are wearing today.
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But by the way, some synthetic fabrics are quite nice nowadays.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 20 Jul 12 - 11:59 AM

Behold three sausage casings in the default color (black):

enjoy the incredible twirling

A red & white sundress or even a pink sailor dress is a refreshing change.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 20 Jul 12 - 07:25 PM

Hmm. I wonder if Christine Lavin has seen that video clip.

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 Jul 12 - 09:00 PM

Leeneia-

Not exactly on topic but "Wow!"

Charmion-

Not my idea but Alison Kelley of the Johnson Girls above.

But how could I resist?

What we should encourage is a line of dungaree jackets, with the label "Paddy West."

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Dress for storytelling
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 21 Jul 12 - 01:41 PM

Glad you liked it, Charlie. When I feel bored and lonely late at night, I go to YouTube and search for twirlers.   It's amazing. And international.