Wanted: Time Warp Wives

This article, about women who dress up as “time warp wives” imitating the fashions and domestic lifestyles of the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s, got me wondering about which era I might want to morph back to. Fashion-wise, I think the ’50s were pretty cool, but I’d certainly feel far more comfortable in the cotton blends of the ’80s than in a crinoline and girdle (euw). And I have to say that I can’t at all imagine why someone would choose the dowdy housedresses of the ’30s. Flapper dresses and ’20s chic would be far superior in every way, methinks. But I don’t have the long lean boy-body of Twenties fashion, so the Fifties would probably suit me far better. I wonder, too, what it might be like to be a Mormon time warp wife and time-travel right back to pioneer old-timey times. You know, long homesewn dresses, ankle-length garments, a few sister-wives to help around the house….

Seriously, there is some true appeal to having a Time Warp Wife. I imagine her like a younger version of June Cleaver. Someone who does the ironing, makes jello salad, and always has a kind word. Plus the pearls are a bonus and I bet she smells really nice, too. I would LOVE to come home from work to find a wife like that in my kitchen. I’d come in the door and give her a great big hug and a kiss just before I settled into my cozy armchair with the evening paper (or, rather, google reader). Ahhhhh…..I’ll bet she gives really good backrubs, too….

Anyone know where I can get myself one? Or anyone want to volunteer for the job?