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Slide of the Week: September 19th, 2008
Foot Long Fashions, Somewhere, USA, 1959
A foot long hot dog cart pulled up on a side street beside a First National Bank building in some wild west town provides a tasty backdrop for five fine folks dressed in their afternoon best. From the left a light-colored cowboy hat and a turquoise bolo tie are the perfect finishing touch for a plaid, three-button Pendleton jacket with a notch collar and bias-cut patch pockets. The grey goateed look continues to the right this time dressed up with a Colonel Sanders bow tie and a top hat. Is this man an undertaker? Next, the smoker pairs the latest look from Levi Strauss, a denim over denim day suit with a yellow shirt over a simple tee. A slim belt accessorizes.
And now for the ladies: Miss “Poodle Perm” takes town and country casual to fresh new heights with her printed emerald green velveteen open-front jacket over matching gab trousers and a pointy collard blouse. She tops it off with a smart short-strapped purse and a scarlet red scarf tied neck-side. And last, but certainly not least, is the proud cowgirl on the right. She’s got to know she looks. She is stiff but stylish. The way she wears her purse on her elbow with such purpose. And that smart, snap-front, embroidered two-toned western wear pantsuit she’s sportin’ is as Americana as fashion gets. Nice aqua sunglasses too!
Let these timeless classic Americana looks be an inspiration to you!
Speaking of hot dogs, I will be a guest on Martha’s Stewart’s special “Hot Dog” Show this Tuesday! Check your local daytime listings!
Here’s to foot long Hot Dogs, Classic Americana looks and YOU!
Charles Phoenix
Los Angeles
September 2008
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September 19th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Charles, what’s that on the left side of the picture, in front of the bank sign. From here it looks like a tiki??? Could that be?
Diana
September 19th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
HOT DOG! Rick Sebak did another one of his fascinating and mouth watering “Eat-O-Mentaries” called “A Hot Dog Program” in 1999! I finally saw it in 2008 on PBS. But, it was STILL FRESH & TASTY! They got Rick out of his native Pittsburgh to interview a buxom German tourist lady at Slots-O-Fun here in Vegas regarding their world famous MASSIVE FOOTLONGS!
Tell Martha to put everything but the kitchen sink on my dog Charles! I’ll bee recording you!
September 19th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Looks like we are celebrating the end of another HOT DOG session with an appropriate slide.
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No doubt you who is always in the know of things off of most people’s mental road maps, know that the retail business considers from Memorial day weekend to Labor Day weekend as the official hot dog session.
Did you know that Ball Park Franks is owned by Sara Lee? They paid me to know the product well. I had the largest territory in the southwest a few years ago. I traveled about 4500 to 5000 miles a month, extolling the virtues of the hot dog.
When the season was over, they told me that I had sold more hot dogs than anyone else in the west. I got a very nice bonus from Sara for my efforts. But I looked very much like these dear souls in your picture. Tired, a might disheveled and not too amused or certain that I liked people joking about my success and referring to me as the Weenie Queenie.
Love you.
Kevin’s Mom
September 20th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Saw your presentation at the PAM last night…well, Thursday night, and it was wonderful! Please let me know if you are going to do any tours of LA again.
later-GML
September 20th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Interesting bunch of characters.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
I wii be on The Martha show Tuesday
look foward to seeing you there.
Marlyn Monroe was voted hot dog queen
some time in the 50″s have you everseen the picture. Would love to hang in my new store next to a picture Of Frank Sinatra eating a hot dog witch i have found in my new Hobken Nj store thanks Steve
September 27th, 2008 at 4:10 am
awesome stuff!!!