{"id":29249,"date":"2023-10-17T11:04:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=29249"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:04:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:04:27","slug":"dolly-parton-says-she-was-scolded-by-her-preacher-grandfather-due-to-her-clothing-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/10\/dolly-parton-says-she-was-scolded-by-her-preacher-grandfather-due-to-her-clothing-choices.html","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Says She Was Scolded By Her Preacher Grandfather Due to Her Clothing Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As an upcoming star, Dolly Parton was reluctant to let anyone tell her what she could and couldn’t do, including what clothes were appropriate for her to wear. In a recent interview, Parton shared that her grandfather and father detested her fashion choices, admitting that her grandfather, who was a preacher, even physically disciplined her based on her clothing choices.<\/p>\n

In a new interview with People Magazine<\/em><\/a>, Parton shared that a racy catalog and some town locals sparked her interest in provocative fashion. She said, “I was kind of influenced by those early days, with women that I would see, like the loose women in our town, or just people that I’d see in magazines and the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog. I mean, that spoke to me.” The looks, she said, “seemed to be my style and seemed to fit my personality, so I just went for it.”<\/p>\n

Parton has always been vocal about her signature style: big hair, plunging tops, and colorful makeup inspired by the local “town tramp.” She said, “She was flamboyant. She had bright red lipstick and long red fingernails. She had high-heeled shoes, little floating plastic goldfish in the heels of them, short skirts, low-cut tops, and I just thought she was beautiful. When people would say, ‘She ain’t nothing but trash,’ I would always say, ‘Well, that’s what I’m gonna be when I grow up.'”<\/p>\n