Back to School Special

September 11, 2006 - 4:03 PM by Allison

Yael K, a college professor is getting all spiffed up in preparation for the new semester, and has learned two important sartorial lessons in the process: it can pay off to dress conservatively in Israel, you can get great bargains in the street markets in downtown Tel Aviv, and finally, there’s nothing like a good hand-me-down.

Something I’ve noticed: when you dress in the long skirts and three-quarters length blouses that the religious girls wear people treat you nicer. They are more polite. They open doors for you, speak to you more gently, and sort of give you an all-around better treatment.

I dressed very datiah (religious) today but also stylishly so :) I wore the new 20 shek skirt from the shuk and this really fantastic silky top that is coloured a unique shade somewhere between rose and coral and that is cut in a 1940s style. It got handed down to me via my mother who wore it like 20 years ago and everytime I wear it people come up and ask “where did you get that shirt?!” Heh, I wish I knew where she got it and how I could get some more of them in the same style because it is truely awesome.

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