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Posted by Pogonip on July 1, 2007, 3:23 pm
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
> Dear Sue,
>
> My Mom was put into stays (corsets) when she was six. And that was
> the 20th century! (By the way, it didn't help; she still got thick
> around the middle--it's a genetic trait in our family.)
>
> Teri
>
A woman who spent some time as a docent at Sutter's Mill in California
explained to us that corsets were not for enhancing one's figure - at
least, that was not the original purpose. A corset supports your back
and enables you to pick up and carry heavier loads, such as a laundry
tub and buckets of water.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by on July 1, 2007, 5:07 pm
Dear Joanne,
I wore merry widows in the '60s, and I can tell you that they didn't
help my back. I decided to go with the "new look" of chemises and no
waistline dresses, rather than truss myself up. Later, I had to
dress for my profession, and opted for tailored pantsuits, rather than
short skirts. Even though I taught fashion design I eschewed "the
latest fad", and encouraged my students to design tastefull, well
fitting clothes that didn't need elaborate underwear. It might be fun
for a day at a Ren Faire, but everyday? Forget it!!
Teri
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Posted by Pogonip on July 1, 2007, 5:35 pm
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
> Dear Joanne,
>
> I wore merry widows in the '60s, and I can tell you that they didn't
> help my back. I decided to go with the "new look" of chemises and no
> waistline dresses, rather than truss myself up. Later, I had to
> dress for my profession, and opted for tailored pantsuits, rather than
> short skirts. Even though I taught fashion design I eschewed "the
> latest fad", and encouraged my students to design tastefull, well
> fitting clothes that didn't need elaborate underwear. It might be fun
> for a day at a Ren Faire, but everyday? Forget it!!
>
> Teri
>
I hear ya! Fortunately, we don't have to tote that barge, lift that
bale like our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did. My mother grew
up in a house with no electricity and no indoor plumbing - the wash was
done over a fire outside, and the agitation was supplied by muscle and a
scrubbing board. I guess in those circumstances, you used whatever your
mother said would help.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on July 2, 2007, 1:46 am
Yeah. Sounds like they were more like what people wear as back supports
these days.
Pogonip wrote:
> I hear ya! Fortunately, we don't have to tote that barge, lift that
> bale like our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did. My mother grew
> up in a house with no electricity and no indoor plumbing - the wash was
> done over a fire outside, and the agitation was supplied by muscle and a
> scrubbing board. I guess in those circumstances, you used whatever your
> mother said would help.
--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 1, 2007, 6:15 pm
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
> Dear Joanne,
>
> I wore merry widows in the '60s, and I can tell you that they didn't
> help my back. I decided to go with the "new look" of chemises and no
> waistline dresses, rather than truss myself up.
The only time I ever wore a merry widow was on stage in "Chicken Every
Sunday". (which is set in 1915) No way would I have tortured myself with
that for any other reason.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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