My immediate reaction to the pictures (thanks!!!), was... hmm, look at the discolorations, maybe hard-used... reminds me of the idea of a pinafore or apron, for the top half of the body!
I had descriptions from both grandmothers, I think, of their childhood wardrobes, of one dress for Sunday, one dress for the rest of the week, and a clean pinafore for every day! So only the pinafores got washed weekly... with the long sleeves for grown women, this would make sense, to me, anyway, because women would be doing housework and cooking that could easily dirty the sleeve at the wrist and lower arm, so that part of the "under" dress would also need protection, not just the front of the "under" dress... Are there any adult-sized pinafores or aprons in those garbage bags, of similar material? Or have you gotten that far yet? The ruffled neck is very interesting, for a utilitarian item... but I suppose if you were going to be spending a large part of the day in it, it would be an easy way to fancy-up a little... Looking forward to hearing more as yr "excavations" continue through bag-land. chimene On Sep 22, 2011, at 11:22 AM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote: > Definitely not a clothing expert, either, but it certainly makes sense to me. > Consultants far wiser than I have documented them as garments specifically > worn by women. > > Link: www.flickr.com/photos/workroombuttons/sets/72157627724105088/detail > > Dede > > > > --- On Thu, 9/22/11, Angelique Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Disclaimer- I am not a costuming expert, I just like clothes and lurk here. > I wonder if they might be for women who are breastfeeding? You could have > access quickly, which was necessary for me, and also modesty. What do you > think? > > Angelique > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
