Re the time period of store bought clothing etc., I think that the availability of items will be better dated by the long history of mail-order companies which begins in the last quarter of the 19th C, and some items were available before this. The effect of the Industrial Revolution on mainstream life in general is probably the starting point.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] fiber arts and making vs buying clothes > Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote: > > > > >> When did "off the rack" clothes > >> become THE WAY to go, as opposed to just being what > >> people who couldn't afford to have clothes made for > >> them wore? > > > > > > Probably as soon as they became plentiful and cheap. > > > > Store bought clothing and household goods became a sign of affluence > after the Depression, and again after WW2. People hid quilts under Sears > bedspreads and only wore flour sack underwear to school on days they > didn't have to change for gym. > > The 60's and 70's hippie movement spawned re-interest in those old > crafts, and by the 80's it was being called "art". > > > Dawn > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
