Week 3 – Memory

 

Witnessing all the skinny jeans and tunics walking the streets of Spoleto reminds me of the fashion trend that was popular during the eighties.  Stretch pants kept down by the use of a stirrup that wrapped around the arches were paired with tunic sweaters and big shirts.  I can remember resisting wearing these until I was forced to assimilate myself into a group of women who met once a week to discuss planning upcoming civic events.  In order to convey a professional appearance I relented and purchased a couple of pair of these leggings that shrunk when washed and after a while would look really funny because of the gaping hole that grew between the end of the pants and your foot.  By the end of the season, discussions were all about how much more weight we had gained because we were wearing spandex all the time that did not function to alert us of just how much weight was accumulating as jeans did.  When you put on a pair of jeans and they fit tighter than usual, it was no big deal to drop a pound or two to make your jeans feel more comfortable.  We, as a group, made the decision to go back to wearing jeans, or at least pants that did not stretch out of shape, in order to stay in shape.  The consensus being that a few pounds was easier to shed than ten or more.