I come to you today with another Disney Dandy discovery. Sort of. I might not wear this one. It is… different.
My grandmother died a couple years ago – ah, memories – and my parents were finally able to sell her house early this year. This facilitated a major clean-out, as she was a collector. (Not a hoarder, mind you, a collector.) (But also possibly a hoarder.)
Anyway, she had a lot of stuff. She mostly liked Judy Garland and The Wizard of Oz by extension, Shirley Temple, and dolls, but she had some Disney things too. Among the Disney items I was bequeathed was a t-shirt. And oh, what a t-shirt it is!
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| Minxie is equally perplexed. |
Based on the tag inside, I’m going to guess this shirt was obtained from the Disney Store in the ’90s. The tag also denotes this item as a size L; if you ask me it looks more like an XL at least. Although based on vague memories of outfit descriptions in Babysitters Club books, I want to say oversized t-shirts were in at the time? I have never been truly cool a day in my life so someone else who is old+ please confirm.
In addition to a snazzy print of the Seven Dwarfs engaging in a little competitive cheerleading, the shirt emphasizes the gem mine setting by adorning the shirt with bedazzled gems. Fozzie says: it’s threeeeeeeeeeeeeee-D!
All right, so, we’re not exactly looking at a tres chic item here. But wait, there’s more! Peek inside the sleeves and what do we find? Why, it’s… SHOULDER PADS!!!
I know shoulder pads were a big thing in the ’80s that probably bled into the ’90s at least a bit, but in a t-shirt? I thought it was just, like, blazers and suit coats and crud like that. Shoulder pads in a t-shirt? How? Why?
So I don’t know what to do with this one. I certainly can’t imagine wearing it, but it’s so charmingly bizarre I can’t imagine getting rid of it either. I think I’ll look at it once in a while and giggle to myself.
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