The Thoughtful Dresser: Credit crunch haberdashery

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

In a rush this morning, I advise you just to read this, about the new credit crunch haberdashery - the make do and mend de nos jours.

Anonymous said...: Of course, it does help if you have a wardrobe of plain things that you can 'gussy up' in this way. This is very 40s wartime advice - I have a book by an actess from the 30s and 40s called "The Way We Wore" and I recall there is a whole page of a photo shoot she did in the 40s with what we'd now call an LBD, ringing all the changes with jewelry, hats, flowers at the waist, a lace collar etc. etc.; 23 July 2008 at 13:01
Susan B said...: Hmm, I'm having bad flashbacks to the 80's and "Desparately Seeking Susan" and those Molly Ringwold movies where everything was ribbons and lace, which inspired a lot of real-life embellishing among women 16-60 with glitter or beads or lace. The hot glue gun reigned supreme. It was horrible.; 23 July 2008 at 14:13
Anonymous said...: Is it an Urban Myth...that women drew black lines down the backs of their legs during WWII to give the illusion they were wearing stockings?; 23 July 2008 at 20:02
Linda Grant said...: Not, it isn't. They wore leg paint and drew lines down each other's legs - tricky. There are lots of pictures of them doing it.; 23 July 2008 at 20:09
Anonymous said...: Gok Wan is doing this on tv every week to smarten up high street clothes to rival those from the expensive designers.; 25 July 2008 at 01:40

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