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Category: Costumes and Masks, Fashion, Sexuality, Fetishes
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 19, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Obsessions, Fetishes, Shoes
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 11, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Fetishes
It all began in 1936 in the midst of "the worst winter in years." The whole country suffered in the grip of heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. A New York feature writer bemoaned the "fact" that, "Here we are in the midst of an old- fashioned winter and there are no red flannels in the USA to go with it."
The local newspaper, The Cedar Springs Clipper, owned and edited by "The Clipper Gals" Nina Babcock and Grace Hamilton answered the writer with a RED HOT editorial stating: "Just because Sak's Fifth Avenue does not carry red flannels, it doesn't follow that no one in the country does. CEDAR SPRINGS' merchants have red flannels!"
The story was picked up by The Associated Press and orders began pouring in from all over the USA.
Seeing the possibility of at least a few years of publicity because of our famous “drop seaters" and lumbering history, a "RED FLANNEL DAY" was planned for the fall of 1939. After the closure of the Red Flannel Factory in 1994, the citizens became concerned as to the fate of their beloved Red Flannels and of the Red Flannel Festival. However, due to the love of their community legacy, volunteers rallied to keep the Red Flannel Festival tradition alive. It has continued to be an annual event, held the last weekend in September and the first weekend in October. The production of Red Flannel garments was reestablished and they are available to purchase in Cedar Springs.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 02, 2009 -
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Category: Customs, Holidays, Parades and Festivals, Regionalism, Fetishes, Underwear, 1940s
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 13, 2008 -
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Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 13, 2008 -
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 15, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion, Psychology, Infantilism, Fetishes, Babies and Toddlers
Posted By: Alex - Mon Sep 29, 2008 -
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 11, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Food, Torture, Fetishes, 1950s, Women
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 12, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Giant People in Ads, Products, Fashion, Obsessions, Fetishes, Sexuality, Cars
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