by Glander 2 Replies latest jw friends
I recently found my class photo of the elders school I attended in 1977. Sam Friend was the New York emisssary who conducted it. My guess is that in the 70's, 90% of all the dress clothing worn to the meetings, male or female, was made of polyester.
I myself had ties, dress shirts, sport coats, slacks and suits of the stuff. Yes, even a leisure suit in a coral color with contrasting white stitching.
If there had been a fire the entire congregation would be melted in a huge gob of plastic.
Ha! Did the clothing make noise when you were walking, similar to curduroy pants?
No. The poly clothes had a slick, slimy texture. They were hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The fabric lent itself to a lot of weired colors and plaids. It didn't need ironing. Good thing, because it was very sensitive to heat. The finer textured poly, like ties, womens dresses, etc. snagged on everything, even chapped skin. I remember the trick of pulling the snag back in with a pin.
