My Daddy is named Vern and he is a hoot! What you can't see in the photograph is the rainbow suspenders! Yes, this is my daddy.
He is a long time Kerrville Folk Festival old-timer! If you think that I am a character, you should meet Vern....
I love my daddy and his fashion sense over the years has been comical. I know- everybody has a story to tell about how their parents dressed but I was lucky to survive puberty with any dignity intact.....
Take the time that he decided to support the Ending Hunger Project and wore NOTHING and I kid you not, NOTHING but BLACK (even in the middle of summer!) "Ending Hunger" T-Shirts. Now, I know what you are thinking...SO???? I mean he had about 30 of these shirts in his closet. He would wear a variety of jeans and shirts paired up with the famous Ending Hunger T-Shirt with it's bright orange and yellow lettering.
No, I don't mean he USUALLY wore this outfit! HE wore this outfit EVERYDAY for about 2 years!!!
He changed up the look a bit with an array of hats....rainbow beenie (I did say rainbow beenie!), floppy straw hat or well worn felt hat.....no, no, that outfit was not complete until the hat had artfully arranged buttons attached showing his support for whatever group happened to be giving out free buttons and reeked of hippie ideology!
If his pants or shorts were a little too big to stay up on their own, he would drag out the rainbow suspenders! No joke! As if this outfit needed any additional adornment!
So, if you think you had it rough as a kid, then stay tuned...this is only one of many classic fashion moments I can share with you! You will think your dad's white tube socks weren't so bad after all!
Dad, if you are reading this, please know that I value all that you have contributed to my life.....especially the funny parts!
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Oh, yes, I remember the Hunger Project t-shirts!! You are exactly right, he wore them day and night! Ha ha!!
No wonder you have such a great sense of humor!
kajiai-
Thanks for visiting! How did you find my blog? I am new to this thing and just trying to figure this stuff out....happy blogging!
Remind me and I will drag out some stories about my own wacky fashion moments! Yes, my daddy gave me his gift of gab and by osmosis some of his sense of style.
I could try to blame it on Ruthie...
Never thought of myself as having any since of fashion, just a simple and consistent daily action to help raise awareness to the fact that we are capable of ending hunger when we commit to do so.
Over the last thirty years or so, to break the monotony, I have at least accumulated Kerrville t-shirts in a variety of colors, styles and messages. But, I must admit, that for about twenty very secure years, there were a predominance of red ones in my wardrobe!
Hugs,
Dad
Yes, your wardrobe has expanded! Do you have any of the old polyester Disco Shirts? I have a tale to tell about those but no photos....darn it!
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