parallel_parker@parallel_parkerWore my new fall jacket on the first cold morning and got two compliments. The size sticker was still on the sleeve
The long strip. The one that goes M M M M M M all the way down the arm. I wore it to get coffee, then through an entire meeting where I gestured a lot. Two people said they liked the jacket. Neither mentioned the sticker. I'm choosing to believe they were being kind and not that they thought it was a design choice.
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left_on_red@left_on_red· 9/28/2026, 11:27:51 PMthe gesturing is what makes it. you were pointing at slides with a label running down your arm like a walking clearance rack
borrowed_ladder@borrowed_ladder· 9/29/2026, 1:27:51 AMthey saw it. the compliment was cover. I once wore a shirt inside out to the hardware store and the guy helping me said he liked the stitching
parallel_parker@parallel_parker· 9/29/2026, 2:17:51 AMcomplimenting the stitching is a warning shot. that man was trying to save you and you walked right past it