Summer clothes. Doesn’t that sound wonderful?
I love planning out my wardrobe for the sunny days of summer. But then usually by the first of July I am wearing the same jean shorts and T-shirt that I will wear until September. At first I appreciated the help I recently read in an old Essential Sewing Guide by Drucella Lowrie. I wish this woman could walk into my home in her gabardine suit and gloves and tell me exactly what to wear.
She has no trouble illustrating her advice:
That square neckline with the eyelet trim is a little much for my lifestyle of spray painting thrift store stuff and yelling at my children.
Secretly I kind of like the housewife-at-home sample dress. I like the big pockets, they would be handy during my daily chores that involve clothespins and a flask of hard liquor.
Self made trimmings sound like a good way to personalize something to your own taste. But then I remembered that huge L Laverne would wear on Laverne and Shirley and I’m kind of thinking maybe it’s not such a good idea. I can’t imagine sewing a big K on all my clothes.
Truly I wish I could dress my teenagers in the three bottom row outfits. If they loved me they would let me dress them like this.
There is a whole chapter dedicated to the “chubby woman”. It made me depressed as all the measurements given as examples were smaller than mine. Who is chubby and has a 30 inch chest? Darn you, Drucella! I am definitely not buying your book Restyle Your Hats that I saw on Amazon for $250.
Wwwooowww-a 30" chest is chubby? What year was that? Imagine the pressure on their daughters to be thin.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun to look at the fashions for back the.
ReplyDeleteI would love to dress in clothes like that!
Maybe you and I should just start wearing those kind of clothes again, Kate:)
Maybe we would bring it back into style again!
"And a flask of hard liquor..."
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh, heh...
Or, CTM if you prefer!