the orchid lady by summerfield

the orchid lady

captured this one morning on the subway train going downtown to the lawrence market. i don't know how people, whether man or woman, could walk in this faux leather pants. it always reminds me of that episode in "friends" where Ross was wearing leather pants, went to the bathroom and couldn't put the pants back on, trying everything from lotion to some such. this faux leather also made an ugly sounding 'swish' which sounded more like 'squawk!' i once was young and wore a similar pair of sandals but this lady had a hard time walking with them. aside from the squawk sound from the faux leather pants, there was also the grating sound of the sandals on the ground and the uncomfortable walk as she ran to get on the elevator ahead of me.

my bunions are revolting at the sight of those sandals . 🤣
I remember that friends episode 🙄🤣
June 23rd, 2024  
Those shoes are for young women, for sure. I haven’t seen leather pants in the stores, I’m out of the fashion loop these days so I don’t know if leather pants are even in fashion!
June 23rd, 2024  
Candidate for an episode of "What Not to Wear"? Sometimes we just want to hold on to a certain time in our life well beyond the time we should! And for the most part it looks like she can pull it off in spite of the squishy squawky noises from the pants. Good street candid!
June 23rd, 2024  
Oh dear, she doesn't look very comfortable. I've never understood why anyone would wear leather pants!
June 23rd, 2024  
A great candid.
June 23rd, 2024  
I love orchids. One day with me and they give up the ghost, but I still love them.
June 23rd, 2024  
Those pants and sandals certainly aren’t for me either
June 23rd, 2024  
What an interesting looking photographic subject. Definitely a character and with some questionable fashion sense. For me, I think the shoes would be more problematic than the pants! Still and all a fascinating photo.
June 23rd, 2024  
@casablanca lol! That is your take away from this photo?!
June 23rd, 2024  
@grammyn Everyone seems obsessed with her leather trousers. I don't have a problem with them. Every Sound Engineer I have ever worked with wore them! So yes, it's the orchid that drew my attention
June 23rd, 2024  
@casablanca I love it
June 23rd, 2024  
The shoes and the flouro yellow toenails are what caught my eye:)
June 23rd, 2024  
There is no way you will see me in that outfit and as you mentioned those fake leather pants. But I’m not real leather either lol. Leather belongs on jackets, belts and shoes. This is a super photo my friend. You have such a good eye to spot those interesting photos. Is this your 52 frames pic.? I talked my husband to try 52 frames and he submitted his very first pic this week (hint he has the same last name)
June 23rd, 2024  
Such a great episode… wonderful o red your narrative, it’s so fun
June 23rd, 2024  
It's both hot and cold to be cool. I used to think that about leather jackets which were worn both in the summer and the winter by the "cool" kids I used to work with.
June 23rd, 2024  
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