Fashion Flashback Friday

My sister got married (for the first time) in the fall of 1971, I was 15.  It was my second wedding that year (my oldest brother got married for the first and only time) in the spring.  But this was my sister, I was so excited, after only one clothing class in H.S. I was going to make my own bridesmaid dress!  This is the pattern she chose:

Here is our version:

 It was made from simple cotton yellow gingham and fully lined.  I did need a little help with putting in the zipper on this style of dress (thank you, Aunt Virgie) but aside from that I did it.  The other girls had to have someone make it for them.

This is the only picture I can find of something that I made in my early sewing years.  I do not like to have my picture taken but I am glad that I have this one!

Flashback Friday

These skooter skirts were all the rage back when I was in high school.  We loved them because they were short and somewhat modest at the same time.  I made View 1 in brown tweed in 1972 I think.  Very stylish with knee socks....(do they still make knee socks? do girls still wear knee socks? Yikes! I'm getting old!)

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In high school we called these 'elephant bells'.  I made the red version out of the softest wide wale corduroy I have ever touched.  They were a deep navy blue and so low slung that you had to wear a bodysuit with them so you didn't show any 'teen crack'.  It was 1971.....I am surprised my Mother let me out of the house in these........I am more surprised my Father let me back in.

WARNING: These bellbottoms can be hazardous to your health.  The flare was so wide on these that going down the school stairs one day between classes someone behind me (or maybe it was me?) stepped on my pants.......me and 3 others in front of me went down like bowling pins.  Luckily it was only about 3-4 stairs.  Ah, the price we pay for fashion................

Flashback Friday

This was one of the first garments I sewed in high school. I made one in denim that I wore ALOT, it was one of the coolest articles of clothing I had.  I also made one from a white pique with red and blue embroidered flowers on it (Mom picked the fabric) not so cool....not worn much.