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Maxi Dresses
Sadly, I am of the age where I hear maxi dress my mind goes to scary 70s polyester wearing middle-aged housewives wearing them. Of course I can at least blame my parents for my 70s "style" (as much of a style as one can have between 1-9).- swampcrone
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Dare I start a doll thread?
Psst... if you can get down to East Aurora, the Fisher-Price store sometimes has the "collectible" barbies on super sale (stuff like damaged boxes, etc.)- swampcrone
- Post #144
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Everyday Women of the Golden Era
I need to do family picture scanning (or check the other computer)... but here is a "found" photo:- swampcrone
- Post #59
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Cleavage
Another thing I forgot to mention- fashion was a lot more "rigid" then- i.e. one outfit would be for work (if the woman worked outside the home), house/ day dresses were just that, playwear was worn for that- going to the beach or a picnic, but not worn at any other time. (Of course, just...- swampcrone
- Post #153
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Cleavage
Which I understood- was just throwing out the maternity wear as a style of fashion that had to be popular, but rarely found (at least in my experience)- swampcrone
- Post #152
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Cleavage
The immediate post war period was more "maternity wear" (i.e. all the husbands getting home from the war)... And thank you for the welcome, I suppose I should go post on the intro thread.- swampcrone
- Post #150
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Cleavage
The 40s is hard to categorize as "one" fashion type- it ranges from the war-rationed years (and yes, women working in factories where skirts would have been dangerous) where clothing was slimmer and cut from smaller amounts of fabric. After the war we see Dior's influence in starting the New...- swampcrone
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- Forum: The Powder Room
