Friday, December 11, 2015

Style Court: The women of Parma, Ohio V. Mrs. Martha Smith Standish of Shaker Heights, Ohio



Parma women love brassy style.  You cannot live on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, and have enough imitation leopard print.  "Impossible. It cannot be done,  I want to take all of these home, right off the rack," says Mona Grabinski.  Notice how Mona's car coat is a good four inches shorter than her Sears best polyester skirt. "When you walk into the union hall with your man, you want to turn some heads.  It's good to know that every man his his eyes on you.  And it reminds my husband Dom that I could have the pick of any of these men, ca-peesh?"

Now compare that to the measured fashion approach my Martha Smith Standish:


Notice how the silk jacket, part of a suit from Peck and Peck, is properly fitted.  The cut is fashionable, but not flashy.  The blouse from Halle's is crisp - smartly pressed.  Likewise, the single strand of pearls from Cowell and Hubbard demonstrate restrained good taste.  Her hair, by Joey and Tano, befits a woman of her maturity and stature in the community.

According to Mrs. Smith Standish, each day she performs an important ritual before venturing out.  "Before leaving the house I stop at the mirror beside the door, and remove one article of jewelry. One never wants to be showy and exhibit poor taste.  I say your wardrobe should be appropriate for the Christmas season; never aspire to remind people of just the tinsel on the tree."

Words to live by, Mrs. Smith Standish.



9 comments:

  1. Yeah, she's all high and mighty now - but ten to one that the second Mrs. Smith Standish hails from Parma - after 40 years of Peck & Peck, he deserves a little leopard lovin'....

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    1. Parma! Good God man, have you lost your marbles? Edwin Smith Standish will never remarry should Martha predecease him.

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  2. oh how times kind of change. I mean, Cowell & Hubbard is not a restaurant called....you guessed it.....Cowell & Hubbard. I do like the 'ski' on the end of the Parma woman's name. Houihand & Big Chuck approve.

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    1. There is a restaurant named Cowell & Hubbard?

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    2. They housed the place in the Cowell & Hubbard space and just kept the name for the restaurant. The food, like the jewelry is too fancy for my liking, so I've never actually BEEN there, but I hear it's "good".

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  3. I'm afraid I'm more of a Parma woman.

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    1. Are you so sure? I think you are more natural mink than faux fur...

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  4. If you rearrange the letters in "mink" and "faux" you get minx.

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  5. The hell with that-- give me Dolly Parton any day.

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