I was very blue collar, and I had a great upbringing.
I remember in that red leisure suit I sort of felt like a Pizza Hut employee, and the white one was the ultimate, with the white turtleneck collar, that was the ultimate in bad taste.
Kinsey was never a lawyer. She’s strictly blue collar.
I dressed like Leslie Caron as a teenager: soft school pleats, Peter Pan collars.
This assumption that the blue collar crowd is not supposed to read it, or a farmer in his overalls is not to read poetry, seems to be dangerous if not tragic.
As governor, I’ll work to ensure that every Virginian who wants good-paying work has the skills to fill these new collar jobs.
You should be watching ‘White Collar’ because it’s a fun, intelligent procedural infused with a lot of great character writing by Jeff Eastin.
My father worked in the Post Office. A lot of double shifts. All his friends were in the same situation – truck drivers, taxi cab drivers, grocery clerks. Blue collar guys punching the clock and working long, hard hours. The thought that sustained them was the one at the center of the American dream.
Growing up training, I use to get up so early I would wave to the garbage men going by. So, I had this relationship with Blue Collar America and I really liked it. I felt that lots of those people looked forward to me winning.
There’s part of me that would love to wear a ruffly collar and do a period drama, but that’s not going to happen. You don’t have Asians in those sorts of things.
Having parents who were hard working, blue collar, and staunchly independent, neither political party’s positioning really impressed me.
I’m still blue collar in my heart. It comes from strong Long Island family roots.
A crime is a crime, regardless of what collar you wear.
I’ve always liked higher necklines, and Mia Farrow is my ultimate inspiration. The baby-doll dresses with big Peter Pan collars that she wore in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ were iconic. I’ve been drawn to similar looks ever since.
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