Thursday, March 21, 2024

Alterations & Repairs

[Click either image for a larger view.]

If you are in a city of any size, you’ve probably seen them in dry cleaners’ windows. The first time I saw these images, I thought they were honest-to-God representations of people who worked inside. O, the naiveté.

This man and woman appear to have now reached retirement age, ceding their seats to more modern-looking tailors: this one and this one.

comments: 2

Slywy said...

I almost posted a photo of the female one. It was on the dry cleaner's window down the street. I meant to take a photo, never got around to it, and then some time ago (a year?) it disappeared.

Michael Leddy said...

I’m going to be on the lookout for the newer ones — not nearly as distinctive.