Impish Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 What is a denim jumper, and WHY is it associated with home schooling??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ?? The Duggars?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 I seriously don't even know what it is...but have the feeling I've owned one...BEFORE I hs'd...just cause I thought it was cute...:blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I ask myself the same thing. Around here, where I have 9 daughters and myself there is only one thing I can come up with. Practicality. 1. They are durable and hold up through many washings. 2. You can have almost any colored shirt and it most likely won't clash. 3. Since they are durable they are good used for hand me downs. And in big families (which there are a lot in the homeschool world), then this is a plus. 4. We have some jumpers and skirts that are denim but they are NOT the only thing in our closets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I always thought it was because many of the early hsers--early 80s--were conservative Christian women, who wore long dresses and long hair and made their own bread (preferably with a grain mill and a Bosch) and that whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [/url] This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [/url] This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. I have some of those. One in black, one in blue and one in red. I'm quite the sensation at hs support meetings. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. HA! No, it certainly doesn't, now does it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I always thought it was because many of the early hsers--early 80s--were conservative Christian women, who wore long dresses and long hair and made their own bread (preferably with a grain mill and a Bosch) and that whole thing. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [/url] This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. I had one like that as a young adult but that was way before I had kids and was homeschooling, although it may have had something to do with WHY I had kids. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Denim jumpers were quite stylish in the late eighties and early nineties. That is the time period that homeschooling really took off. I had lots of jumpers back then, but not any more.:D They were comfortable, easy to make and very wash and wear. They are really out of "style" right now. I haven't even seen the "Duggers" in denim jumpers for several years. They mostly wear denim skirts and tees. I don't think most home schoolers wear denim jumpers anymore. It is just an old stereotype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. Holy Hannah! :blink::eek::svengo: Denim jumpers were quite stylish in the late eighties and early nineties. That is the time period that homeschooling really took off. I had lots of jumpers back then, but not any more.:D They were comfortable, easy to make and very wash and wear.They are really out of "style" right now. I haven't even seen the "Duggers" in denim jumpers for several years. They mostly wear denim skirts and tees. I don't think most home schoolers wear denim jumpers anymore. It is just an old stereotype. aha! Thanks for the link! I had one, but it was knee length, thereabouts. Comfy as all get out. Hmmm. Wonder how hard that would be to make...Diva wants to learn to sew...I sense a project in the making...Jumpers for all the girls...Maybe not denim, but this could be really cool :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [/url] This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. But she seems to have enough booKs to homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 But she seems to have enough booKs to homeschool. :lol: I immediately thought "I'll need a few more booKs and a higher shelf to homeschool in that jumper." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 But she seems to have enough booKs to homeschool. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyfizzle Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 :lol: I immediately thought "I'll need a few more booKs and a higher shelf to homeschool in that jumper." You have to buy a Sonlight package AND a set of encyclopdias to wear that jumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 You have to buy a Sonlight package AND a set of encyclopdias to wear that jumper. Seriously? Thats all you need to wear a jumper like that? I was thinking hundreds of thousands of dollars in plastic surgery... *runs off to find Sonlight's catalog* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 When dh and I go to hs conferences we play "Spot the Denim Jumper." Though, I think he'd enjoy the game a lot more if that racy one was in play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 and those shoes.........I would break an ankle... :o....and I don't think she would be able to get close enough to the chalkboard to write on it!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I had one like that as a young adult but that was way before I had kids and was homeschooling, although it may have had something to do with WHY I had kids. :D Hahahahaha!!! Love it!! I had one that was not sleeveless. In pink. My booKs were uhm... on a higher shelf back then. They stay in a covered shelf (cabinet?) these days, though. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 This racy one doesn't shout homeschooler to me at all. Yes but, how many women that have had a few babies could fit into one of those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 *runs off to find Sonlight's catalog* :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Hm, the 'racy' one was, erm, interesting. Can't see myself wearing that. I think the last time I saw a more traditional one was on the British television series The Good Life, which was produced in the 70s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 When dh and I go to hs conferences we play "Spot the Denim Jumper." Though, I think he'd enjoy the game a lot more if that racy one was in play! The kids and I always play spot the homeschoolers when we are out and about. I might have missed a few but I have never been wrong when I have asked and nary a denim jumper in sight. It is usually the preponderence of books and children that give it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I admit it...I have owned and worn denim jumpers within the last two years. :tongue_smilie: They're comfy! I'm all about comfortable clothes. HATE anything that is tight, scratchy, snug, poking me with buttons/zippers/snaps/whatever, or just feeling blech. Haven't got one at the moment ~ but I do have one in a dark green corduroy and a few long denim skirts. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Hey, I wonder...if Sonlight and encyclopedias don't do the trick...would it be covered under Sonlight's return policy? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Hey, I wonder...if Sonlight and encyclopedias don't do the trick...would it be covered under Sonlight's return policy? :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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