Review of Fashions

So Did you see Vicki C's Fashion Show or the Grammy Awards ?  I watch the Vicki C and have to say I was not only impressed with the Stage craft, we all are in love with the wings. But what really drew my attention was the first line up," Gingham" ,yep the always little known check pattern  fabric that many of us are using for mocking up toiles.  The use of this lovely little fabric just blew me away, the history of Gingham isn't known to many, useless you a Woman from the depression era. It was created for Feedsacks for animals,it came in differnent sized bags. Many women of the time made dresses from these, even curtains , tableclothes etc. This era was a Make Do, Use Up, or Do with out time. Fashion  has kind of come full circle considering the state of the ecomony. There was a Gingham girl ad campain when the fabric was promoted, it led to dolls printed on the bags as well as apron patterns. Now we are in the middle of a vintage resergence of fashion of the 40's and the fiftys . I have to give cudo's to Vicki C"s  for making ginghan a full attention getter . They have shown that if it ain't broke don't fix it, and that the poor forgotten Little Gigham girl  is still alive and well,  just alot sexier!
The one designer at the Grammy's that got my attention isn't a really known Designer to us however she has a way about her that said Hello I am Definely here. I am talking about Mrs Tina Knowles, most of us aren't aware she has a bigger job in life. She is Beyonce's' Mom, and the green sparkling gowns, she build for Destiny's Child were Beautiful, sexy and graceful. Of course One only had to wipe their mouth over Julia Robert's gown  it was "vintage" Valentino and well we haven't had those kind of designers in a long time. One could only dream. I write this because I believe we have stop dressing as elegantly as we could . So on Dec 17th I challenge{ ask } everyone to pick something that says something about you as a woman, and for my guy friends  No JEANS!!! OR TEE SHIRTS,  pick some upscale and just be aware how you get treated, you might get a suprise. May we always create beautiful things, but to wear them That's Class     LPASF

                                                          GINHAM BEACH WEAR
                                                                          1949

                                                     Vintage recreation of a Butterick pattern
                                                      that almost shut the pattern company down
                                                       due to the demand for the Pattern