Ten Treasures 2011 – Treasure Two – Alex
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Showing my age here…this is a cartoon by Alex, the much loved cartoon strip of Peattie and Taylor. Alex is now published in the Daily Telegraph, but was published by The Independent when the one above appeared in 1993.
Peattie and Taylor used to get inspiration for their City cartoons from Real Life Bankers, over Long City Lunches (remember, it was 1993 and long boozy lunches were quite normal back then). One of their sources was the chap I worked for at the time who couldn’t resist poking a little fun at his graduate trainee. So, yes, that woman in the short skirt, pearls and big earrings? That’s me, though I think I must have borrowed someone else’s boobs for the day?
The joke will be lost on anyone not knowing that Whistles is a shop [added for the benefit of my non UK readers]. Even the Whistles joke ages this cartoon, since they don’t do menswear anymore.
But, let’s face it, it’s the length of the skirt that is the real eye-opener. And, yes, like every other women in the City in the early 90s I really DID wear them that short. Move over Ally McBeal.
I used to love Alex too.
Although, I think by ‘whistle’ Peattie and Taylor are referring to the rhyming slang for suit – whistle and flute.
Yes, I thought it was whistle and flute=suit too.
Fab Treasure!
Oh to be back there in the early 90′s, I loved boozed up lunches and fag breaks. :0)
Ah yes, i think you’re right re RS!
Ali..me too, boozy lunches huzzah. though no fags for me ;-) x
I love Alex… may or may not actually have a few of his prints in our loo…
I miss the boozy lunches and short skirts… bring back the 90s