ravinlunachick Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) you saw a person wearing overalls in real life, not on tv? Edit: please answer the poll for ADULTS, not kids. Thanks! Edited May 15, 2012 by ravinlunachick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My 20 year old wears them sometimes. There are a shorts version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Walmart. Last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I voted other, because I have no clue, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 Hikers Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I voted within the last week. I see men in them all the time in rural Georgia. I saw a couple on my drive to Tennessee this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Quite a bit during Hunting Season and I see farmers on alot wearing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 My 20 year old wears them sometimes. There are a shorts version. I used to rock some shortalls in the 90s! I didn't know they still made them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I wear them sometimes! I love overalls. But I just wear them around the house/yard. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I live in a rural, agricultural community with lots of dairy farms, and many Mennonite farmers. I saw overalls at TSC the other day. That said, they aren't as common as they once were. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I saw someone last month in a PLAY in overalls....does that count? I don't think I have seen anyone just walking around in them though for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My dad died in '06, and he wore them every day. He was raised on a Kansas wheat and beef cattle farm, and though he's the only member of his family who rejected farm life and moved east, he changed into them every day when he got home from work. He was an executive at a big insurance company during the day, but as soon as he got home to his old Victorian home in the suburbs he put on his Big Smiths and plow boots. He was known fondly all over our small town as "Kansas Jack" because of the overalls. When he died, his good friend and owner of the small, mom-and-pop hardware store my dad frequented had a floral arrangement made of blue and yellow carnations in the shape of a pair of overalls. In fact, every summer when we visited my grandparents in Kansas one of the IMPERATIVES was to go to a farm supply store in Concordia, KS and buy more Big Smiths. My brother and I wore Key Imperials when were kids, I think because my mom could find them in more kid-sizes on our yearly trips to Kansas. They were great for running and playing in the woods and the dirt. Lots of pockets for found treasures. That's WAY more than you asked or wanted to know, I'm sure, but NO one who knew him can think of bib overalls without thinking of my dad, so thanks for the chance to reminisce. :blushing: astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 I saw a young teen wearing some this weekend, and it was really shocking to me. They used to be very common around here. Until I saw him, I hadn't realized just how they had disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 My dad died in '06, and he wore them every day. He was raised on a Kansas wheat and beef cattle farm, and though he's the only member of his family who rejected farm life and moved east, he changed into them every day when he got home from work. He was an executive at a big insurance company during the day, but as soon as he got home to his old Victorian home in the suburbs he put on his Big Smiths and plow boots. He was known fondly all over our small town as "Kansas Jack" because of the overalls. When he died, his good friend and owner of the small, mom-and-pop hardware store my dad frequented had a floral arrangement made of blue and yellow carnations in the shape of a pair of overalls. In fact, every summer when we visited my grandparents in Kansas one of the IMPERATIVES was to go to a farm supply store in Concordia, KS and buy more Big Smiths. My brother and I wore Key Imperials when were kids, I think because my mom could find them in more kid-sizes on our yearly trips to Kansas. They were great for running and playing in the woods and the dirt. Lots of pockets for found treasures. That's WAY more than you asked or wanted to know, I'm sure, but NO one who knew him can think of bib overalls without thinking of my dad, so thanks for the chance to reminisce. :blushing: astrid What a sweet memory! Thanks for sharing that with us. :001_smile: My daddy wore overalls whenever he was working in the garden or hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I have a neighbor who wears them regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My bil and his grown son wear them every day. Every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofkids&pets Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Funny you should post this since I just saw a little old man wearing denim overalls a few days ago. I giggled to myself when I saw him since this is the suburbs and he was only walking to his mailbox, not plowing a field. I remember the shortalls of the 90s. I'd be afraid to wear those, or overalls, now that I have some extra girth around the middle. It would probably look like maternity wear on me and I am not pregnant.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Today! I see them often, though, as we have a large population of farmers. Lots of overalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolley Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 The older men on the farm prefer overalls. The younger men are definately choosing jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I know an adult female who has worn overalls for years as a part of her regular wardrobe. Now that I live in a rural farming community, I never see overalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I see them all the time. Then again, I live in rural Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I live in a highly rural state. Lots of older farmers wear them occasionally. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Well I LIVED in regular, then short style overalls when I was pregnant. And when I have noticed them worn in the last 10 years, it's been maternity wear. Which is probably the only reason why I notice, because I wore them constantly when I was pregnant. So much that my SIL announced we were going shopping for something to wear to my shower other than the overalls, and if she saw them again she was going to burn them (she had issues!). What the SIL didn't know is one reason I wore them was because under them I usually had on a short tank top, left over from my skinny days, that came no where NEAR covering all of me and baby boy! LOL! So actually she should have been grateful for the overalls, because it really wasn't all that pretty a sight had I been 'bib' - less! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 my dh wears them regularly to work around the farm, as does my dd. I would if I had any that fit. They keep the "crack" from showing up when you are crawling under a tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofkids&pets Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Well, fairfarmhand, since they keep the "crack" from showing up, maybe more people should be wearing them. I have seen quite a few people walking around the mall (and walmart:D) who need to switch to overalls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My dad died in '06, and he wore them every day. He was raised on a Kansas wheat and beef cattle farm, and though he's the only member of his family who rejected farm life and moved east, he changed into them every day when he got home from work. He was an executive at a big insurance company during the day, but as soon as he got home to his old Victorian home in the suburbs he put on his Big Smiths and plow boots. He was known fondly all over our small town as "Kansas Jack" because of the overalls. When he died, his good friend and owner of the small, mom-and-pop hardware store my dad frequented had a floral arrangement made of blue and yellow carnations in the shape of a pair of overalls. In fact, every summer when we visited my grandparents in Kansas one of the IMPERATIVES was to go to a farm supply store in Concordia, KS and buy more Big Smiths. My brother and I wore Key Imperials when were kids, I think because my mom could find them in more kid-sizes on our yearly trips to Kansas. They were great for running and playing in the woods and the dirt. Lots of pockets for found treasures. That's WAY more than you asked or wanted to know, I'm sure, but NO one who knew him can think of bib overalls without thinking of my dad, so thanks for the chance to reminisce. :blushing: astrid My dh;s granddad was buried in his Liberty overalls, they were that much a part of who he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Well, fairfarmhand, since they keep the "crack" from showing up, maybe more people should be wearing them. I have seen quite a few people walking around the mall (and walmart:D) who need to switch to overalls!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 you saw a person wearing overalls in real life, not on tv? Edit: please answer the poll for ADULTS, not kids. Thanks! In person? I know someone who wears overalls, but haven't seen it in person. She lives in MN and posts pictures occasionally on facebook. She farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom23Boys Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 A man who lives on my street wears them every day. Other than old men and young children, I haven't seen anyone wear overalls in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Living on the edge of farmland in Georgia, I see them regularly. Most notably, at my step-daughter's FIL's funeral, there was a man wearing his good dark blue overalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I voted other, because I have no clue, lol. :iagree:I don't know. I've not paid that much attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBear Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I live in farm country, so in the last few days I've seen a bunch of men wearing the blue or chino type. Last month or so I've also seen men heading out to go hunting in the camo type. And, oh, last night a friend of ours came over to fish and was sporting a pair of waders for down by the lake, but I don't think that's the type you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Aside from construction workers & painters, I don't think I've seen anyone wearing overalls in years. I wore them during my pregnancy with my oldest but I'm pretty sure I didn't wear them with the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 A pair of overalls seems to be a staple in my midwife's wardrobe. That being said, seeing as my youngest is now 4 y/o, I don't actually see her very often anymore (only when we bump into each other around town.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Today leaving walmart - precious old man with his straw hat and overalls. Precious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 This is funny, because my husband has a pair and he so doesn't fit the part. He's a software engineer, living in a major city, in the midwest. He just wears them to work around the house and I roll my eyes every time. :D He hasn't had them on for a few months or so though. Other than that, never see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamagirl Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 This made me laugh! I have a friend who is 40 that loves overalls, she has many, many pairs and wears them all of the time. I voted last week :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Um...that would be my dh, less than a week ago. He probably wears them at least once a week. But to his defense, when he doesn't have a contract job, he picks up farm work, so that is why he was wearing them. No defense necessary! :D Reading this thread makes me want to go buy my dh a pair. Nothing can transform him into a good ol' boy faster than a pair of overalls and a trucker cap, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Less than an hour ago. In line at the grocery store. Now, I do live in Texas, but certainly not a rural area. And I did see an elderly gentleman rocking a pair of bibs just last week at a really swanky shopping area. :lol: It made me giggle, thinking about my grandpa. The only time he didn't wear his bibs was when he went to church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Yesterday. Many of the older farmers in our community wear them. Our neighbor usually has 4 pair hanging on his clothesline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda S in TX Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Daily. Dh and the boys wear them. Dh gets cranky if he goes to the main office and has to wear his Dockers. We're talking maybe four times a year he wears the Dockers and the second he can he changes back to his overalls. He even goes to funerals in his best blue pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I live in a small rural town, I see them quite a bit. I don't notice really, but I also no long bat an eye when someone is riding their riding lawn mower to the gas station down the street either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) . Edited May 16, 2012 by Onceuponatime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My 2yo wears them exclusively. He's in a pair right now. We are in the rural south as well. I'd say once a week to once a month I see a man in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksr5377 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Just saw someone today! A PG momma with three other littles. She had on a cute tanktop underneath and had them rolled up to capri length. I thought it looked comfortable, a necessity in her condition.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I live in rural NC, so I see them all the time. I saw a woman in them yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I have a friend who wears them like a costume. You know, I'm a big fat dude with a beard so I am wearing my overalls. He wears nothing else. But other than him, I haven't seen any in years except that I did YESTERDAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhjmom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My dad wears carpenter overalls when doing construction work. He has the striped kind with a zip on nail apron. I have a few pair I wear when working in the yard or on our construction mission trips, but since I haven't done either of those things in a while, the overalls haven't been out of the closet lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 We're in a more rural area and they're fairly common to see. I have a couple friends that wear them from time to time as well, no farming connection either. I wonder if I'd like wearing them... have no clue where to even buy them since I tend to shop thrift stores but I imagine Tractor Supply might carry something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I voted in the last 6 months, but honestly right now it is just too hot for them here. I see people wearing them in the winter fairly often though. I have a pair, but they are super huge to fit over my regular clothes if I have to go into the pigpen. It is easier than changing into farm clothes for something quick. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunrose Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My husband wears them to work around the house. I put my foot down when he wants to go out and eat in them..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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