{"id":27051,"date":"2014-09-04T00:59:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T04:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=27051"},"modified":"2014-09-04T13:31:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T17:31:40","slug":"throwback-thursday-my-oldest-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/throwback-thursday-my-oldest-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: My Oldest Friend & Outfit Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my parents moved out of my childhood home last year<\/a>, they gave me lots of old photos. I was rummaging through those yesterday when I came across a photo of me with my first-ever friend.<\/p>\n

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I had an excellent hairdo!<\/p><\/div>\n

I was 10 weeks old when that photo was taken. (Teddy was wearing diapers because my father wanted me to have some company in that department.) I look a lot different now, but Teddy has “bearly” changed at all.\u00a0 Here he is today.<\/p>\n

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At least he outgrew his diapers.<\/p><\/div>\n

Looks pretty good for a middle-aged<\/a> bear, doesn’t he? However, he’s very dusty and has a few small holes. I might take him to the Doll Hospital <\/a>for a little work. Hey, bears of a certain age sometimes need some help to look their best. There’s no shame in that.<\/p>\n

Another photo that jumped out at me was one taken about nine months after the picture of Ted and me.<\/p>\n

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Practicing my royal wave.<\/p><\/div>\n

I literally laughed out loud at the sight of my infant-sized red overalls and white top because I wore a larger version of that outfit 15 years later.<\/p>\n

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Click for my original post including this photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

I must confess that I’ve started browsing online for red overalls<\/a> because I’m amused by the thought of taking a third photo of this look. My 1980s nostalgia makes these Guess shortalls appealing. I was allll about Guess in the ’80s.<\/p>\n

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Click to buy on Etsy.<\/p><\/div>\n

This one by Dondup looks very sex-ay over bare skin.<\/p>\n

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Click to buy on Yoox.<\/p><\/div>\n

Check out the back.<\/p>\n

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I’ve always loved a backless look.<\/p><\/div>\n

A cocktail-dress version would be fabulous. It would also be less likely to look like a Santa costume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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By Vivienne Westwood, via FarFetch.<\/p><\/div>\n

Let me know if you see any other interesting options!<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: My father, GeorgeB, commented on this post, and I don’t want you to miss it, so here it is:<\/p>\n

“Teddy looks just about the same as when I bought him Wanamaker\u2019s department store in Philadelphia. I don\u2019t remember why I went to Philly but do remember walking into Wanamaker\u2019s and seeing that bear and thinking this is something that [Wendy] will keep.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He was right!<\/p>\n

And here’s an interesting bit of trivia courtesy of Wikipedia<\/a>: Wanamaker’s was the first department store in Philadelphia and one of the first ones in the U.S.\u00a0 I feel strangely pleased to know that.<\/p>\n

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When my parents moved out of my childhood home last year, they gave me lots of old photos. I was rummaging through those yesterday when I came across a photo of me with my first-ever friend. I was 10 weeks old when that photo was taken. (Teddy was wearing diapers because my father wanted me…<\/p>\n

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