I have been remembering my Easter outfits. Although she did buy me a few outfits, my Oklahoma City Grandma usually made my Easter dresses. They always looked like they were store bought though.
I always got a new petticoat to wear with my new dress. I remember how scratchy the stiffly starched petticoats felt against my legs. The crinolines were the worst but I loved how I could twirl the dress out like a ballerina's tutu.
1950's Petticoats and Panties Catalog Ad |
I remember how the flocking on my dotted Swiss dress felt as I smoothed it down when I was at church. I liked dotted Swiss dresses the best but Grandma made a lot of my dresses out of a pastel cotton weave fabric.
Hess Brothers 1955 The Easter Parade Girls' Dresses |
For everyday use I wore matching hair barrettes. Mama fastened them so tightly I thought they were digging into my scalp.
Vintage Barrette Collection |
Sundial Brand Patent Leather Shoe Ad |
I have several photographs of me and my brother and sister in our Easter finery but where they are is beyond me. If I find them, I'll post one.
Happy Easter to all.
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