Oh I just need to say some more about my Jaeger Suit, it seems I am not alone in my admiration for it. Admiration which borders on obsession.
So comforting to hear a Guardian editor opine that you could probably be buried in a jaeger suit and it would survive your coffin. She's right of course, I fully expect to pre-decease my Jaeger suit.
She was actually commenting on the re-birth of Jaeger from the slightly stuffy don't-frighten-the-horses style (the spirit of which lives on in my suit) to new hip style for the over 40s.
But wait, there's more, it would appear that donning of a Jaeger suit is an important mother-daughter sacrament, a rite of passage which remains aflame in the hearts of many powerful and successful women...
Angela Patterson 37 year old recruitment hot shot "borrowed" her mother's Jaeger suit and nikked off to London to launch her enviable career at the age of 19.
Frances Lynn accomplished author, doubtless writes from experience when she tells the story of a young girl whose mother gave her a "nice Jaeger suit" for her birthday.
and my favourite Stacey Tasker whose mother sent her off for her first interview after university in a Jaeger suit exclaiming "Don't be silly, how can anyone turn you down in that beautiful Jaeger suit?' " She went on to be the first women governor of wealston prison at the age of 39.
Oh Jaeger suit! you are, for me, the embodiment of a life well lived.
2 comments:
Such a beautiful suit, with this cut and proportion, should be kept forever! Why not? This classic will remain in style for decades to come. And I'll warrant that the material is still perfect.
I did not know about Jaeger suits until reading your post. I'm thrilled to learn about them, and hope I can find one in here in the states!
Thanks for visiting my blog. I think we need all the sisterhood we can get in the face of betrayal by our partners.
All the best to you, one day at a time.
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