There were no other customers in the shop. We talked a little about what I'd worn, and I showed her the photos from Sunday.
I found two comments that she made quite interesting, and a question that she asked really amazed me.
The first was that she described my outfit as a China Doll look, and didn't see it as a 1950s or pinup retro style.
The second was that she didn't recognise me when I walked in the door as I had assumed that she did. It wasn't until I smiled that she recognised me. That reminded me of going to the local Lifeline op shop back in 2010, when my smile was also the reason why people who already knew me recognised me. :-)
The question that she asked, was how I managed to do my hair so neatly. Given that I considered it to be a mess of flyaways and not-quite-right details, I was amazed that she saw it as being neat.
She also asked me how I felt about people staring at me. I told her that it amuses me now, but when I first started going out, it had terrified me. I suppose that it's an indication of just how accepting the younger generations are now that she couldn't understand why anybody would be frightened to go out en femme.
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