Monday, May 19, 2008

Dear Spårvägsmuseet 2



















Dear Spårvägsmuseet, thanks for putting on yet another great exhibition. This time - uniforms and clothes worn by men and women employed to work with public transportation in Stockholm.

For those of you poor suckahs who haven't yet made it down to Söder, let me guide you through the highlights.

You get to fulfill lifelong dreams - photographing yourself in ancient garb while neglecting your kids, left behind in a stroller:



















You can see old footwear, up close:


















You get to catch a glimpse of authentic "benläder". I think they might be called short chaps in English. The sign in the museum tells the visitor that there was no good reason for a bus driver in the 20's to wear such things, but they did anyhow, just because they wanted to look modern and fashionable:




















A great day.
thank you!
-the end consumer