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dancerjodi) wrote2009-07-15 10:37 am
dancerjodi) wrote2009-07-15 10:37 am
Yolanda
I wouldn't be a good townie if I didn't post about this http://www.wbur.org/2009/07/15/yolandas . There are some excellent pictures of her with famous people showing her in her typical always put together way.
Miss Peggy was a huge patron of Yolanda's store and a friend. For years some of her grandchildren took at the studio, and you could easily pick her out from the auditorium by her hair or hat or outfit (this was back when we performed at the High School, and it's quite a large 3-section theater).
There was a year that we took up a collection from studio folks for a gift certificate for Miss Peggy, and my Mom and I went to the store to pick it up with a friend of Mom's who was a regular patron of the store. WOW! This was a long time ago and before (I think) she was taking the coordinated wedding planner approach to business, but I remember how amazing the store looked right when you walked in the front door, how bling the 'casual' (or as Miss Peggy would call it, "basic") clothing was, and how funky the hot tub room in the basement was when we got a tour, kind of like you were sitting in the middle of a tropical jungle or something (there was a small women's workout/spa in the lower level, complete with juice bar).
I'm all for comfort and practicality and I wouldn't be a customer of Yolanda's myself. I was a budget bride, and shopping at Yolanda's wasn't thinkable when I was planning by own wedding. A friend of mine worked for Yolanda doing event-planning kinds of duties and I think I heard enough of the insider crazy stories from her, which would also prevent me from shopping there. The end of this era was predictable given the way things go and the way people are nowadays (much more informal, less concerned with fashion as she mentions tattoos and no hosiery in brides to be). I think that she's bowing out gracefully in the way that would be expected of such an icon (assuming she's much like Miss Peggy was in real life).
It still makes me sad in a way, though.
Miss Peggy was a huge patron of Yolanda's store and a friend. For years some of her grandchildren took at the studio, and you could easily pick her out from the auditorium by her hair or hat or outfit (this was back when we performed at the High School, and it's quite a large 3-section theater).
There was a year that we took up a collection from studio folks for a gift certificate for Miss Peggy, and my Mom and I went to the store to pick it up with a friend of Mom's who was a regular patron of the store. WOW! This was a long time ago and before (I think) she was taking the coordinated wedding planner approach to business, but I remember how amazing the store looked right when you walked in the front door, how bling the 'casual' (or as Miss Peggy would call it, "basic") clothing was, and how funky the hot tub room in the basement was when we got a tour, kind of like you were sitting in the middle of a tropical jungle or something (there was a small women's workout/spa in the lower level, complete with juice bar).
I'm all for comfort and practicality and I wouldn't be a customer of Yolanda's myself. I was a budget bride, and shopping at Yolanda's wasn't thinkable when I was planning by own wedding. A friend of mine worked for Yolanda doing event-planning kinds of duties and I think I heard enough of the insider crazy stories from her, which would also prevent me from shopping there. The end of this era was predictable given the way things go and the way people are nowadays (much more informal, less concerned with fashion as she mentions tattoos and no hosiery in brides to be). I think that she's bowing out gracefully in the way that would be expected of such an icon (assuming she's much like Miss Peggy was in real life).
It still makes me sad in a way, though.
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I heard about this on NPR this morning. Sounds like quite the place and lady!!