Looks like a good time was had by all and small town at it's best. Reminds me of my small hometown in Germany. Most things were a community effort and no matter how long you had lived somewhere else, you get back and you are included as if you had never left.

Marlene, I almost spit my coffee when I read your reply! You are too funny! LOL Never heard of units.. in the 80s I was in high school and college. I wore a lot of esprit and limited items... tiny waist, baggy body pants/jeans with over sized cotton or linen tops.. or those very deep V sweaters from the limited! Ponchos, especially, have been back for awhile. I love them-- both dressy and casual. Aran sweaters weren't really something I thought went in or out of style-- I consider them a classic (though I don't wear them) like a button down shirt. They are too bulky for me and I don't wear crew necks (unless in a cardigan) so just not something I wore. I do wear fair isle sweaters and have for many years-- but i am VERY particular about the design. I like the icelandic ones. I consider toggle jackets pretty classic too-- like barn jackets. I don't wear either of them because the shape doesn't work for me but I do like them. Shoulder pads? LOVED THEM.. loved the drama and yes, I think they also balanced my shape-- which back then was a tiny waist, wide hips (and broad shoulders!). I actually added shoulder pads to things that didn't have them-- or that didnt have enough padding!

The point is to promote the brand and maintain its cachet as sexy and desirable. So that they make money and lots of it, of course.

I think the models might recognize how ridiculous they look - check out their expressions! Their pout isn't the "I'm too sexy to be believed" pout, it's the "I starved myself for weeks only to look like a gaudy vacuum cleaner bag" sulk. I suspect the clown like makeup was deliberate to look like Harlequins or other doll-like images, particularly given the over-the-top color and shapes in the fabrics. Ingrid, let us know the extent of your doctor's heart failure when he sees you not only have massive dark circles under your eyes, they're not even circles but SQUARES. All jesting about the clothes aside, I do appreciate Ann's comment that they're honoring roses and these days rose growing can take all the encouragement it can get from others. And I can honestly say I've worn roses, or at least parts of roses, in my hair many times including to the grocery store. Unfortunately I didn't know those pieces were still stuck there after wrestling out from underneath some insane climber, so I missed the chance to wear my own sulky pout with the odd branches sticking out sideways from my head. At least I got plenty of odd looks to make up for it, and my wardrobe was - well, let's just say notable - after coming directly from rose gardening. Cynthia