That “walk” was the first photo taken at the shoot. Right as she was losing her balance and broke her ankle. No other model would wear those ill-fitted ill-fated shoes that day.
That poor model had to slouch down because she was too tall to fit in the frame!
Skinny jeans, sweaters below the hips and crazy high heels: not clothing for little round housewives. Guess I’ll wait to go shopping for another year : )
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on July 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Martha in Kansas said:
And look at the size of those purses! What do they have crammed in there? More boots and winter coats?
The crazy part is that even Nordstrom here in TX will be carrying these clothes, though it will not dip below 90 until late Nov. What’s up with leggings and over sized sweaters? Those weren’t flattering when I was 13, I am certainly not going to be putting them on now.
I’ve given up on summer. It’s mid July and we were still wearing jackets this morning and jeans most days. To my memory we’ve only cracked the 80’s twice all summer. Stupid stupid central NY. We’re surrounded by beautiful lakes but it’s never warm enough to actually GO IN THEM. Pass me my long sweater and wrap and boots.
What’s really fun is when you live in someplace like Arizona and you go to buy a pair of shorts in August and all you can find is sweaters and jeans. And in Arizona in August, there’s still like 3 more months of summer left. I’m kinda glad I moved.
I love those boots though. Now in Colorado, I’ll actually be able to WEAR BOOTS. Yay!
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on July 16th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
p.j. said:
I think those purses need wheels. Actually, I think they would then qualify as “weekender” suitcases. Or diaper bags for triplets. Can one even bring them on a plane as “carry-ons?” Should one ask for a “gate check?”
O.k., enough ranting. Have a good weekend, p.j.
It’s been so mild here in my neck of the woods, that we’ve seen 50 degrees in the evening. I could use one of those wraps (which are super cute) for those nights!!
…Yeah I was up at our local WalMart this morning and noticed they have Back To School supplies out already. So that means that faux pumpkins and Halloween decor will be following right behind with Santa pullin’ up the rear… It seems every year it just keeps gettin’ earlier and earlier… *sigh* )
…And why does that one model (4th photo w/the arrow pointing at her) look as if she’s walkin’ like Beetle Bailey? And seriously, the photo next to that one, who stands like that? Who is she, Paul Bunyan or somethin’…lol
…I feel so much better now…thanks Bossy! Blessings… )
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on July 16th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Reeb said:
What struck me when I was looking through the selfsame catalog was the $130 sale price for one pair of leggings. That’s a lotta money to display my feature flaws. So I won’t.
But so that stores like Nordstroms can display their Fall clothes, they have to send over their summer ones to all those top-of-the-line places where I shop (Ross-for-Less, TJ Maxx…) (Only the finest for this trailer-trash lady who doesn’t do Winter any more.)
Let’s just fast forward to Valentine’s Day and stuff our face with chocolates!
Anyone with me????
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on July 16th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Michelle M. said:
I hate that the stores sell swimsuits in February and fall clothes in July. By the time I lose my winter weight and am ready to buy a swimsuit/shorts they’ll be gone. I really don’t want to wear a down jacket to the beach.
Could Bossy send seven of those sexy silver parkas plus those cute brown boots (in sizes 147 and 20 respectively!) cause it IS WINTER down here. Like frost-covered ground winter.
Plus we have SUMMER clothes being advertised… someone got all the Southern-Northern hemisphere mailing mixed up (like every SINGLE YEAR). Our models look cranky cause they are COLD and hungry…
Heh.
BB
I just told my husband last night, he better hurry up and buy boat stuff because in 3 weeks it will be all crap for winter. Why? Why? Everyone feels the same about it except for the manufacturers. i just don’t get it.
I hate the way retailers rush us into the next season. (That’s why I was pissed to get a kids’ Halloween costume catalog in the mail yesterday.) But I think I hate being Nordstromless even more.
I have memories of my mother making me try on sweaters and corduroys for school while it was blazing hot in the summer! They are, needless to say, not pleasant memories.
I will never shop at Nordstroms again. I take my summers very seriously. The idea that it will end and the dreaded winter will be back is enough to make me lose it. I prefer to stay in a state of denial, thank you very much.
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on July 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Tracy (Oklahoma) said:
I was in Hobby Lobby yesterday here in Oklahoma and they have Halloween, Thanksgiving AND Christmas decorations out. I couldn’t believe it. Also, good luck finding a pair of shorts or a new swimsuit around here. Fall clothes are hitting the racks! UGH!
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on July 17th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Gaby said:
My husband and I painted our bathroom and all of the trim in our house (ALL.OF.THE.TRIM.), and I thought of you and your brother, painting houses, and I wanted to salute you. Because, seriously. Damn. Painting is hard, and painting well is REALLY hard. Add this to the “Reasons why Bossy is awesome” folder.
Hi Bossy!!
The word is out, people arent spending…say it SPENDING, so retailers are getting their SHAT out, christmas, winter, halloween, ect EARLY, so’s to entice all of us with their wares…….heaven help us..wraps boots and all that bad bad footwear..
love from the beach, babe!!
Lisa
coastal nest
I hate that all stores seem to do this. Its just the middle of July and I can’t find a swimsuit around here anywhere.
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on July 17th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
hana said:
I just came back from the Valley and for sure, for sure….it’s still summer. Anyone who thinks differently should be gagged with a spoon or a pitchfork! LOL
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on July 17th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
SwelteringSummerSouthie said:
Some sort of cosmic-karmic thing just happened wherein I googled people complaining about paint colors on House Hunters, found this blog, read this entry because I love but am not near a Nordstroms, and a commercial came on TV with the Voiceover Guy screeching: END OF SUMMER SALE… which may work if it weren’t on TV in New Orleans, where summer ends some time in November.
Yes, far too early for winter coats but mmmmm NORDSTROM is one of my favorite words. And Store #1 is in my hometown. The ones here pale in compare.
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on July 18th, 2009 at 10:38 am
judy said:
Love the boots…in a size 7 or 8. When translated into a size 10, can’t help thinking Herman Munster when I look down and end up putting them back. So sad.
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on July 20th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Alissa said:
Just becasue they sell it doesn’t mean you have to buy it!!!
And, please god, don’t let wedges be out of style yet…
On the home decor front, I was in Pier 1 today, and they had PUMPKINS out on display. Pumpkins and orange and rust colored pillows and twig wreaths with those orange berries. It may have been “autumn” inside the store, but outside, it was 103 degrees. If I go back next month, no doubt they’ll have Christmas decor out.
Am catching up on all I missed (a lot) and not commenting until now BUT I wanted you to know I was here AND since no one else is as late as me then no one will care if I am spare with the punk-chew-a-tion
SO
the grey bag? MY GOD! It’s gonna tip over that skinny model — QUICK! Prop her up!
And that weird walk is actually her Peewee Herman “Tequila” impersonation. I’d recognize it anywhere, as a fellow impersonator. Nuh nuh nuh-nuh nuh-nuh- nuh nuh . . . TEQUILA
Bossy should just be grateful she lives in the same state as a Nordstrom and stop whining.
Nordstromless in New Mexico
You’d probably walk like that too if you had to wear those shoes. Good lord. My feet hurt just looking at them.
Say it ain’t so, Nordstrom!
Do skinny jeans STILL have to be in? Dang. Let’s bring parachute pants back! Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Those boots are summer accessories here shortly. Sturgis is just around the corner (August 2-8). http://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/
I shall spend the week in hiding.
Sears announced its online CHRISTMAS site last week. Criminy. STOP THE MADNESS!
(Also–Pet Peeve–why do models always look so ANGRY? You’d think they’d be happy to get the work, standing there wearing new clothes. Just sayin’….)
There is nothing wrong with her walk. She is about to collapse from being wrapped in wool in the middle of the summer.
Also, my feet ache from looking at the fall shoe line.
Future podiatrists rejoice!
On the plus side, this means Summer Clearance Sales are right around the corner!!!! YAYz!
Now, if only I had money to spend at such sales …
That “walk” was the first photo taken at the shoot. Right as she was losing her balance and broke her ankle. No other model would wear those ill-fitted ill-fated shoes that day.
To #5 – Rorrington
The models look angry because they are HUNGRY.
Ack! Make it stop. Summer has barely begun. At least that is what I will keep telling myself.
Whoa, for a minute there I thought Bossy was typing about Nostradamus. Winter wardrobe predictions and such.
That poor model had to slouch down because she was too tall to fit in the frame!
Skinny jeans, sweaters below the hips and crazy high heels: not clothing for little round housewives. Guess I’ll wait to go shopping for another year : )
And look at the size of those purses! What do they have crammed in there? More boots and winter coats?
I just got the Macy’s mailer that included coats, scarves and long sleeve shirts…..
a pre-fall sale of course.
The crazy part is that even Nordstrom here in TX will be carrying these clothes, though it will not dip below 90 until late Nov. What’s up with leggings and over sized sweaters? Those weren’t flattering when I was 13, I am certainly not going to be putting them on now.
I’ve given up on summer. It’s mid July and we were still wearing jackets this morning and jeans most days. To my memory we’ve only cracked the 80’s twice all summer. Stupid stupid central NY. We’re surrounded by beautiful lakes but it’s never warm enough to actually GO IN THEM. Pass me my long sweater and wrap and boots.
What’s really fun is when you live in someplace like Arizona and you go to buy a pair of shorts in August and all you can find is sweaters and jeans. And in Arizona in August, there’s still like 3 more months of summer left. I’m kinda glad I moved.
I love those boots though. Now in Colorado, I’ll actually be able to WEAR BOOTS. Yay!
I think those purses need wheels. Actually, I think they would then qualify as “weekender” suitcases. Or diaper bags for triplets. Can one even bring them on a plane as “carry-ons?” Should one ask for a “gate check?”
O.k., enough ranting. Have a good weekend, p.j.
It’s been so mild here in my neck of the woods, that we’ve seen 50 degrees in the evening. I could use one of those wraps (which are super cute) for those nights!!
Sister Mercy is my favorite new saying. I’m sure it isn’t “new” but man oh man do I love it.
And selling fall clothes in July? Sucks.
…Yeah I was up at our local WalMart this morning and noticed they have Back To School supplies out already. So that means that faux pumpkins and Halloween decor will be following right behind with Santa pullin’ up the rear… It seems every year it just keeps gettin’ earlier and earlier… *sigh*
)
…And why does that one model (4th photo w/the arrow pointing at her) look as if she’s walkin’ like Beetle Bailey? And seriously, the photo next to that one, who stands like that? Who is she, Paul Bunyan or somethin’…lol
…I feel so much better now…thanks Bossy! Blessings…
)
What struck me when I was looking through the selfsame catalog was the $130 sale price for one pair of leggings. That’s a lotta money to display my feature flaws. So I won’t.
I know…I saw the back to school supplies out in Target the other day and almost had a heart attack. It’s STILL summer. GEEZ.
Those boots ARE kinda cute though.
But so that stores like Nordstroms can display their Fall clothes, they have to send over their summer ones to all those top-of-the-line places where I shop (Ross-for-Less, TJ Maxx…) (Only the finest for this trailer-trash lady who doesn’t do Winter any more.)
Let’s just fast forward to Valentine’s Day and stuff our face with chocolates!
Anyone with me????
I hate that the stores sell swimsuits in February and fall clothes in July. By the time I lose my winter weight and am ready to buy a swimsuit/shorts they’ll be gone. I really don’t want to wear a down jacket to the beach.
Could Bossy send seven of those sexy silver parkas plus those cute brown boots (in sizes 147 and 20 respectively!) cause it IS WINTER down here. Like frost-covered ground winter.
Plus we have SUMMER clothes being advertised… someone got all the Southern-Northern hemisphere mailing mixed up (like every SINGLE YEAR). Our models look cranky cause they are COLD and hungry…
Heh.
BB
I should not have read this post…now I want tons of stuff that I can’t afford
Yuk. I started perspiring just looking at them. Thanks, Nordstrom.
Thank goodness for the End of Summer Clearance Sale, because those are the clothes I wear all year. Winter coat? What is that?
I LOVE the boots! Although I would prefer summer to arrive here in the Northeast FIRST!
I just love how stores bring out the winter clothing, just about the time I’m contemplating suicide because I can’t take the heat much longer.
It’s 114 today. Looking at sweaters makes me want to hurl.
I just told my husband last night, he better hurry up and buy boat stuff because in 3 weeks it will be all crap for winter. Why? Why? Everyone feels the same about it except for the manufacturers. i just don’t get it.
yeahyeahyeahyeahwhatever
THE BOOTS
must.
have.
the.
boots.
I hate the way retailers rush us into the next season. (That’s why I was pissed to get a kids’ Halloween costume catalog in the mail yesterday.) But I think I hate being Nordstromless even more.
what is this winter you speak of?
sunny in san diego
I hate to get the Halloween catalogs in the mail. It means only 1 thing to me. Another year older.
INDEED
While you’re at it, can we discuss Target selling school supplies and Hallmark already carrying Christmas ornaments?
I have memories of my mother making me try on sweaters and corduroys for school while it was blazing hot in the summer! They are, needless to say, not pleasant memories.
Sistah, I hear ya! Oh, and the walk comes from models’ lack of nutrition and trying to walk around on newborn calf size legs on stilt-like shoes!
I will never shop at Nordstroms again. I take my summers very seriously. The idea that it will end and the dreaded winter will be back is enough to make me lose it. I prefer to stay in a state of denial, thank you very much.
I was in Hobby Lobby yesterday here in Oklahoma and they have Halloween, Thanksgiving AND Christmas decorations out. I couldn’t believe it. Also, good luck finding a pair of shorts or a new swimsuit around here. Fall clothes are hitting the racks! UGH!
My husband and I painted our bathroom and all of the trim in our house (ALL.OF.THE.TRIM.), and I thought of you and your brother, painting houses, and I wanted to salute you. Because, seriously. Damn. Painting is hard, and painting well is REALLY hard. Add this to the “Reasons why Bossy is awesome” folder.
Hi Bossy!!
The word is out, people arent spending…say it SPENDING, so retailers are getting their SHAT out, christmas, winter, halloween, ect EARLY, so’s to entice all of us with their wares…….heaven help us..wraps boots and all that bad bad footwear..
love from the beach, babe!!
Lisa
coastal nest
PS……………………..
our Washington Coast summer is really just STARTING!!!
I hate that all stores seem to do this. Its just the middle of July and I can’t find a swimsuit around here anywhere.
I just came back from the Valley and for sure, for sure….it’s still summer. Anyone who thinks differently should be gagged with a spoon or a pitchfork! LOL
Some sort of cosmic-karmic thing just happened wherein I googled people complaining about paint colors on House Hunters, found this blog, read this entry because I love but am not near a Nordstroms, and a commercial came on TV with the Voiceover Guy screeching: END OF SUMMER SALE… which may work if it weren’t on TV in New Orleans, where summer ends some time in November.
But, Bossy…now is the time they put so much clothing on sale to last us the rest of the summer.
The colors look to be those predicted at the end of last year…black, black, and grey. Economy based colors.
And I can’t breathe when they begin Christmas in August…I want to throw up….
Dorothy from grammology
I’m still looking for a swimsuit. I’m always late on this stuff.
Dying laughing here at “economy based colors” from Amber. I’m using that next time someone says, “Oh, I love that top. What color is it?”"
“This? It’s just Economy Grey.“
Yes, far too early for winter coats but mmmmm NORDSTROM is one of my favorite words. And Store #1 is in my hometown. The ones here pale in compare.
Love the boots…in a size 7 or 8. When translated into a size 10, can’t help thinking Herman Munster when I look down and end up putting them back. So sad.
Just becasue they sell it doesn’t mean you have to buy it!!!
And, please god, don’t let wedges be out of style yet…
On the home decor front, I was in Pier 1 today, and they had PUMPKINS out on display. Pumpkins and orange and rust colored pillows and twig wreaths with those orange berries. It may have been “autumn” inside the store, but outside, it was 103 degrees. If I go back next month, no doubt they’ll have Christmas decor out.
Dear BOSSY,
Am catching up on all I missed (a lot) and not commenting until now BUT I wanted you to know I was here AND since no one else is as late as me then no one will care if I am spare with the punk-chew-a-tion
SO
the grey bag? MY GOD! It’s gonna tip over that skinny model — QUICK! Prop her up!
And that weird walk is actually her Peewee Herman “Tequila” impersonation. I’d recognize it anywhere, as a fellow impersonator. Nuh nuh nuh-nuh nuh-nuh- nuh nuh . . . TEQUILA
Love,
Foolery