Coveralls.....or what ever you want to call them.

The latest trend in fashion is what we used to call "coveralls" or "work suits" back in the last century.

Apparently, they are now called "Boiler suits"....taken from the name of the clothing worn by those who service the boilers in boiler rooms. 

These are not your every day jumpsuits. No...they are beyond jumpsuits because they are the uniforms that were once worn by people, mostly men, who were mechanics, did service oriented work and/or worked on equipment.

These "new" fashionable coveralls, boiler suits, work suits are based on those uniforms that were once strictly utilitarian, and I think they look a bit out of place as they are shown now, with modern heels and bags. 

But I really had to laugh, as I recalled ordering such a work suit from the Sears catalogue back in the 1970's.  (That's me in the older photo) It was an army green one piece suit made of thick cotton fabric and was then, only available in men's sizes. They were not cut for a woman's body and were quite squarish and cumbersome, with a crotch that hung down somewhere around my mid thighs....which is why I am trying to hold the extra fabric up with my hands on my waist. I actually remember posing for this picture!

So there I am, posing like I am about to go on a flying tour of the world, atop our picnic table. Oh, the ideas I had in my head as a budding designer. I was often laughed at for my ideas as I would have been had these coveralls actually fit me and had I worn them out in public. But they were much too large and were returned...but not before having my brother snap a few pictures of me in them.

It is 2019...and these coveralls, boiler suits or what ever you call them, are at the forefront of a fashion trend that will surely burn out before too long......at least, I hope so.