Be a super peasant? Really? Maybe it's because I was there, but there isn't much to inspire fond memories here. Some of the prints were cool (note the green dress with the graphic lines), but the flip side was a LOT of bad knits and "man-made" fabrics. Also it looks like the expectations of a sewers skills had lowered. Those gals who could rock a shirtwaist dress a few years back now were making some pretty basic stuff. These kids clothes are especially plain and boring. Or maybe I'm becoming a grouch.
(A re-post from August, 2009)
I hear you. Even when 70s styles are super cute you can bet they will be made with bumpy/shiny/scratchy/stinky polyester knits. Booo! I'm loving the short bare summer spread tho.
ReplyDeleteNo, there were no good fashions for most of the '70s! I remember those polyester double knits with the thick patterned designs, the a-line shift dresses (made of the knits) that could stand up by themselves they were so stiff, AND let's not forget the maxi-dress in calico prints with deep flounced skirts and cotton lace accents. Oh, those were the days! Glad they're gone! Thanks for the trip down memory lane:)
ReplyDeletehey guys, where are the hot pants? They were introduced in Jan. 1971 (I know, because I was there too). As for the knee length 'A' line dresses shown here: aren't they just about as frumpy as it comes? No one under age 60 was wearing that length (maybe those 'stretch and sew' knit gals were on a poly planet of their own).
ReplyDeleteI think some of this is that pattern companies weren't exactly at the front lines of fashion. Sewing wasn't always a hip place to be.
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