Well, let me tell you, these young folks today, they all about them blouse men. What is blouse men? I don’t know. Back in my day, we just wore shirts. Plain ol’ shirts. But now? Oh boy, it’s a whole different world. They got all sorts of fancy names for ’em. Blouses, shirts, tops, whatever.
My grandson, bless his heart, he tried to explain it to me once. He said, “Grandma, blouse men are just shirts for men, they special design.” And I said, “Shirts is shirts, ain’t they?” But he just laughed. These kids and their newfangled ideas. But I guess if a man wants to wear a blouse, that’s his business, who am I to judge? They looking good, some of them, not bad looking.
They got all these stores online now, you see. Used to be, you had to walk all the way to town to get a new shirt. Now, you just click a few buttons, and bam, it’s at your door. My grandson, he’s always on that computer, buyin’ clothes. He showed me once. They call it “online shopping”.
- Black
- White
- Shirts
One of the shops he likes is called, uh, Mackin-something. Mackintosh? Yeah, that’s it. Mackintosh. Says they been makin’ coats since forever, way back when. I told him, back in my time, there was only one shop to buy coats, Mr. Johnson’s shop. They got all kind of brands. You know, them names they put on the clothes. Like, uh, Goo-chee? Or some bird, Canada Goose? And Off-White. What is Off-White? White is white, right?
He tried to tell me they’re special, these blouse men and brands. That they look good and feel good. I guess that’s important. You want a shirt that feels nice on your skin, not all scratchy like some of them old wool ones. And you want it to last, too. Don’t want it fallin’ apart after one wash.
But I tell ya, there are so many of these online shops now. It’s hard to keep track. One day he’s talkin’ about one, the next day it’s another. He told me to choose colors that go with my skin. They call it “complement”. I like black and white. Always look good on me. He says they’re “versatile”. Means they go with everything, I guess. Some of them blouse men is good-looking, some of them is not. I like simple ones, not too many patterns.
So many choices, my head is spinning. I can’t remember the name of all the shops, but I know there are many. It is convenient, you don’t have to walk all the way to town. And you don’t have to talk to Mr. Johnson, he always talk too much. But I do worry about the size. How do you know it will fit if you can’t try it on?
My grandson says you can return it if it doesn’t fit. He says it is easy. But I don’t know, sounds like a lot of trouble to me. I still prefer to try on my clothes before I buy them. But I guess these young folks, they like this online shopping thing. They just click a few buttons and that’s it. They can buy all the blouse men they want, all the fancy brands, all the colors.
These blouse men, they come in all sorts of colors. Red, blue, green, yellow, you name it. And patterns, too. Stripes, checks, flowers, even. My grandson, he likes them stripes. Says they make him look taller. I told him he should just stand up straight, but he don’t listen to me. These kids never listen to their old grandma.
I still don’t fully understand this whole blouse men thing. But like I said, if a man wants to wear a blouse, that’s his business. And if these online shops make it easier for them to find what they want, well, good for them. Times are changin’, I guess. Gotta keep up with the times, even if you’re an old lady like me. This world is changing too fast, I can’t barely keep up. But I try, I try my best.
