I have been thinking about this idea for a couple of days, and I'm tickled by the way it turned out! You see, I am a child of the '80's. I received my first copy of The Official Preppy Handbook in 5th grade, and I didn't realize at the time that it was a parody. You would not believe how much that little book informed my sensibilities!! I still get the warm fuzzies anytime I see a bermuda bag, Tretorn tennis shoes (which the latest Garnet Hill catalog is carrying! Woo hoo!), or Lilly Pulitzer prints. Favorite color combo? You guessed it -- pink and green. Always has been. Always will be.
Note for you youngsters: I know the crocodile shirts are now referred to as Lacostes, but in the olden days -- prior to the family fued that broke up the Izod Lacoste company -- we called them Izods.
Anyway, here's one for all the Preppys in the house! (Color scheme was selected to participate in Color Challenge 101 which was to use Garden Green, Pretty in Pink, and Not Quite Navy; naturally, I plan to do this another of these with a pink shirt. )
As if this description isn't long enough, here are a few details about the actual card: placket was backstitched with white floss. Collar corner and gator are raised on 3-D dots.
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 GMT Views: 1557
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Registered: March 23, 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Texas Posts: 731
Fri, Feb 23, 2007 @ 2:40 PM
This is ADORABLE!!! Who knew that little ali would come back into fashion! I KNOW they weren't this expensive back in the days... This card is TOOO cute! I love, love, love it! COLLARS POPPED! ;)
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Registered: July 17, 2006 Location: The Land of the Lost Brains..... Posts: 504
Mon, Mar 19, 2007 @ 1:09 PM
This is so, like, totally awesome.....;) My yellow & white Tretorns were my absolute favorite tennies ever! Such a cute idea.....I have a good friend in love with Izod shirts, so I will have to CASE this for her!
Registered: September 12, 2005 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 2505
Wed, Mar 21, 2007 @ 10:28 PM
Too much fun! Even my DH says, "nice!" LOL
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Very Attached, Stampin' Mama to 3 Wonderful Boys: Gabriel - 03/02 and Iain - 09/04 and new little Judah - born at home on 9/27/07!
Hey, found your card today looking for ideas for a tennis card. What a cute idea. I have a son-in-law that wears the Lacroste shirts. I told him that they were Izod in my days. I had a pink and a green one. Wore those collars up!! Thanks for the memories!! TFS