Her's a description of fashions from the 50's, re: ladies skirts from a person who lived thru it the WWII years. " Clothing coupons had been abolished in 1948 so that by 1952 clothes were at last liberated. Hemlines which had plunged rapidly with the new look, finally settled at mid calf length, eleven and a quarter inches off the ground. Dolman sleeves, swing back coats and stand away collars were popular. Skirts could be pencil slim or a mass of sun ray pleats. Lots of these looks were achieved by using 1950's fashion sewing patterns.
--- On Fri, 8/21/09, Jodi Nelson <faerieglenstud...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Jodi Nelson <faerieglenstud...@yahoo.com> Subject: [h-cost] Proper Skirt Length ??? To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 7:54 PM I just saw _Julie &Julia_ ans thought I saw something wrong. Could the ladies and gents on thelist correct me if I am wrong. The woman who is given the origional manuscritp for Julia Childs book is wearing a plaid skirt. It appears to be either a full or 3/4 circle skirt that has some of the fulness pleated in the back and then hemmed to the bottom on the knee. I thought they were fuller all around and midcalf length. This is circa 1958-1961. Thanks for your help in advance. Jodi _______________________________________________ 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
