If you wait long enough
by chuckofish
Back in the sixties and into the seventies our mother was inclined to wear blouses with peter pan collars. Just like everyone else.
I wore them myself. Here I am in the eighth grade wearing the very popular shirtwaist dress from Ladybug with tucks and a peter pan collar.
The peter pan collars that my mother wore were from the Tog Shop catalog and had piping of a contrasting color and were frequently monogrammed with her initials. She wore these most often with a wrap-around style skirt that matched the piping on the blouse. It was almost a uniform. I always said, I couldn’t wait to grow up and wear those blouses.
Unfortunately, they were completely out of style and long-gone by the time I entered my middle years.
But wait. Can it be that Kate Spade has brought them back? Zut alors!
What do you know? They are everywhere!
I guess it’s official. The peter pan collar has made a comeback.
And I want.
(Photos from Kate Spade New York, Harpers Bazaar and Real Simple)
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