The other day I was cutting these little belt loops off a blouse when I had one of those deja vu or flashback-moments.
I was back in Mrs. Roberts 5th grade class at Wasatch Elementary. I was out on the playground, and after chasing and catching a boy, had just scored another "gant" strap for my collection.
In 1964 "Gant" brand shirts were the cool thing. Or at least we thought they were. When one of the boys we liked got a new Gant shirt, it was our goal to be the first to pull his "gant strap" off. Here is a picture of a gant strap.
Can you imagine a mother's consternation when she would send her son to school with a new shirt and he would come home with the little strap on the back ripped off? Probably with a hole in it. How did he explain it?I wish I had asked Gary's mom if she remembered that happening, since his was one of the straps I pulled off. (In 5th grade he was "3rd on my list" of boys I liked)
It was quite the status symbol to collect as many straps as we could. What my friends and I did with the straps was use them for hair ties on our Troll Dolls. Something like this.
All those memories,just because I cut off some little belt loops.
And, I'm by no means suggesting
this activity to anyone
(particularly not my grandchildren).
3 comments:
Annette.....that only happened to those who would sport the "Gant" shirt, but if you were a Lewis or a Duke, Tee-shirts were all we new and loved with no "Gant" staps.
PS; I guess there are more ways to skin a cat!!!!!
I always knew you had a rebellious streak!
Annette, I love learning all these new things about you!
I wonder if the Gant strap phenomena was unique to Utah. Never heard of it back in Ohio. Sounds like something I could have gotten excited about as a fifth ro sixth grader.
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