Pee-Wee and the City

voltee ♦ September 7, 2010 ♦ 1 Comment

Item:  Trousers  Color/Fabric:  Black, cotton   Designer:  Banana Republic  Years Owned:  6?

First of all, I really need to find a better way to photograph clothing.  These trousers look horrible!  I promise they are ever so much cuter in person.  Second of all, I am back in New York.  It was a wonderful whirlwind trip.  Quite literally, because it was incredibly windy.  But it’s nice to be home, where I can write on my own computer and listen to sweet tunes, and enjoy a glass of wine.  Ahhh.

So, these pants I like to call my “City Pants.”  I have worn them to New York City multiple times.  They are very heavy cotton, so they’re warm enough for a NYC winter without being itchy like wool.  Here is the first time I wore them to the city:

I know you can’t really see them in this picture, but I promise it’s these pants.  Plus, I just love this picture.  I’m with my friend Arek, and Nate, and we went to a show.  I can’t remember which one- I think “Chicago?”  It was a wonderful night, in any case.

The other time I wore my City Pants was the first time we went to a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman.  They told me on the phone to dress nicely and to be excited, and since it was winter, I chose these pants, with a red sweater and a black cropped pea-coat. And of course I was excited- it was, after all, the first television taping we had been to.

So when we got to the ticket check point, we smiled and giggled, and I probably squealed a little, and hoorah!  We got a ticket upgrade to the areas that may be on camera.  It felt like VIP treatment.  We got to sit in the first few rows, and we didn’t have to wait out in the cold like the losers who didn’t wear their City Pants.

The guest that night was Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee Herman.  He was promoting the DVD release of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.  I admit that I loved that who when I was growing up, but I was rather disappointed with our guest appointment.  At first.  He ended up being very funny.  Also the musical act sucked- they didn’t really play music, but hopped around the outside of the building on bands of some sort.  We couldn’t even see them perform.  Lame.

What I remember most was that everyone wore so much make-up.  Seriously, about an inch or more.  It looked frightening, but on tv appears totally normal.  I also remember that we ate in the world renown eatery called Subway, and ended up giving sandwiches to a homeless man.  All in all it was a lovely excursion.

The trousers, though, I am not sure about.  They aren’t as classic I once hoped- the cargo pockets on the legs seem a little dated now.  And if I keep them I would need to sew on a button or two.  They do fit well, though, and they are warm.  I’m torn- help, please!

**These are going, but they haven’t yet.  The buttons are fixed!  Someone save them!!