Thanks Caro, Nicole, Diane, Beth Ann, Unfrumped, NancyLee, Rae, PastryGirl...I realised those pants were The Limited, not Express. Anybody been to The Limited lately? Do they still exist?
Angie - Actually, I don't live in Marin, but it's the same difference. Ahaha! My neighbor grew up in Marin. Two Christmas' ago, I knocked on her door. I was wearing this ear warmer headband from Daiso (the Japanese dollar store). Super funky. When she opened her door, I pointed at her head and laughed and laughed. She was wearing the same dollar store head warmer. Hahaha!
Zap, I'm sorry to say I didn't do the ruffle myself. But if it helps, this good-looking mother/daughter team (they are like the Gwyneth Paltrow/Blythe Danner of hippies) did it. They "upcycle" old clothes, make ballgowns out of moth-eaten sweaters.
Joy... I'm taking you seriously about padded underpants. I'm thinking of trying some now...
Firecracker, that's what my bf said! *You have keys on your side!*
Sarah - that's cool you used to hike around here. *Totally* explains your cool-fashion factor.