Happy Sunday! With flowers from the patio
And a stroll down memory lane.
Here's a shot of London in the 50s, when you made your summer dresses, some of these very recognizable as Simplicity patterns. In fact I made dresses like these. I was a teen then.
Then, way back, in the early 1900s, my mom was about six when this movie was shot, very likely dressed like the pinafored little girl you see, far left, with her older sister.
My birth order mirrored my mother's. Both the youngest, with three older sisters and three even older brothers. Both had favorite brother killed in combat. Both had one older sister with two children, one unmarried. But when it came to our own children, big difference. She had nine, I had one! In fact my entire generation of sibs had a total of nine children. So I guess replacement sort of factored in.
Happy day, everyone, but who's counting. This afternoon I'm taking part in an online political forum looking at the current US voting outlook, with insider people who know what's happening, and are there, seeing events around the country.
Meanwhile
Just like the August bank holidays of my youth. Grasmere is in the Lake District, Wordsworth country.
And today celebrates
Very cool on making dresses. One day I decided to make shorts and a hair scrunchy to go with. That's fun.
ReplyDeleteIt's the way to get what you want to wear, not what some store buyer wants to sell you.
DeleteI enjoyed your memory lane stroll. Those were the dresses of my mother, except she didn't make them. I hope Gary's advice gets the valve fixed.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I expect American fashion was influenced by the New Look of Dior, too. The longer skirts, bias-cut to flare, small waists, all that.
DeleteYes, they were. My mother was fashionable.
DeleteThanks for the shout-out, Boud! And hurray! Yes, I will celebrate Ops, the Goddess of Plenty, today!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I was pretty sure she'd be on your radar
DeleteI made my own dresses as a teen too. For some reason it was a popular thing to do. I even made a prom dress! It was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou do so many good things, Liz. I really respect that so much.
I'm not surprised you made your own dresses, Mary. And thanks for the encouragement.
DeleteOpiconsivia! How could I have forgotten? Your flower arrangements always lift my spirits.
ReplyDeleteYes, old Opie! The original poster couldn't identify the painter. If anyone can, I'll credit them.
DeleteSuch an eclectic range of subjects today - as always but possibly even more exotic and unusual from you - cat ladies for Kamala? Dressmaking, chocolate cake and DIY, family sizes, Roman goddesses and British ban holiday weather.... The photos I have just been sorting had generous quotas of those pinafores lassies from the first decade of 20th century, and lads in lace collars.
ReplyDeleteMy mind a ragbag!
DeleteI love looking at the fashions from the past.
ReplyDeleteEveryone looked so nice dressed up to go out
Now it’s cheaper to just buy the stuff that’s made in China, or Bangladesh or wherever they can hire cheap labour.
Sad reqlly
We did dress up more, not much casual clothing then.
DeleteIt is hard to imagine what it must be like to be in such a large family. With three siblings, my sister has one daughter, one brother no children and my other brother, three, who have three, three and two, that is quite enough to keep up with.
ReplyDeleteIt's what you're used to. When I was first married and cooking for only two I had to be restrained from boiling entire pans of potatoes etc, so used to large prep.
DeleteHow I remember my childhood clothing. Mom made everything except our underwear and socks. As did I, all through college and marriage and motherhood. My girls were in junior high before we shopped for jeans and shirts.
ReplyDeleteYes, similar here.
DeleteMy grandmother and mother made dresses like those. I wore less dresses growing up than they did though.
ReplyDeleteAt that time, pants for women were rare and not approved!
DeleteI loved seeing the movie and photos. So wonderful to hear more of your earlier life. Love your fall flower arrangement!
ReplyDeleteIt amuses me to see the fifties portrayed as pretty much ancient history, when I remember things like making my own clothes and what the weather and the food were like. I'm glad you liked the glimpses.
DeleteWhat a change in fertility in three generations. Ours changed significantly from my great grandparents to my grandparents.
ReplyDeleteMore likely a change in managing fertility.
DeleteMy mother made her own dresses using a pattern similar to that one. She only ever used one pattern and she never wore slacks/pants or anything BUT that one dress. If my dad forced her to buy a new dress (and it was a chore!) she always wanted the exact same style and was quite miffed if she couldn't get it. She was a creature of habit.
ReplyDeleteSounds like her personal uniform! Certainly cuts down on indecision.
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