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Offline Treetotal

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Re: Fashionable elder in 1940/ 1950 s
« Reply #9 on: Friday 05 October 18 15:02 BST (UK) »
She always wore a full length underslip too.
Carol

I still do! :o

Ditto.

I also remember my mother and grandmother wearing bloomers, aka passion killers or havest knickers (all is safely gathered in)  ;) ;D ;D

Harvest Drawers is what my Grandma called then Too  ;D ;D ;D

I didn't think they still made those full length underslips!!

Carol
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Re: Fashionable elder in 1940/ 1950 s
« Reply #10 on: Friday 05 October 18 19:38 BST (UK) »
Threlfall Yorky's and Treetotal's descriptions chime with what my mother, aunts and grandmother wore in 1950s. They were born 1890s - 1930s.  Photos of Whit Walks of the time show women of all ages wearing their best summer outfits, summer dresses, with or without cardigans, or two-piece suits, providing it was a dry day. Hats & gloves were essential.
 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels were set 1940s-1950s. Characters are from a spectrum of society. There are 2 tv series, BBC and ITV and numerous films. Check ITV2, ITV3 and Drama channel for repeats. "Grantchester" tv series, currently repeated on ITV3 is also set in 1950s. Repeats of "Home Fires"  precede "Grantchester" on Friday evenings. "Home Fires" is a drama series about members of Women's Institute and is set in a village in Cheshire early in WW2. Some women might still be wearing the same outfits after the war.
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Re: Fashionable elder in 1940/ 1950 s
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 06 October 18 10:27 BST (UK) »
She always wore a full length underslip too.
Carol

I still do! :o

Ditto.

I also remember my mother and grandmother wearing bloomers, aka passion killers or havest knickers (all is safely gathered in)  ;) ;D ;D

Harvest Drawers is what my Grandma called then Too  ;D ;D ;D

I didn't think they still made those full length underslips!!

Carol

Look in M & S  ;) ;)
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FAIREY/FAIRY/FAREY/FEARY, LAWSON, CHURCH, BENSON, HALSTEAD from Easton, Ellington, Eynesbury, Gt Catworth, Huntingdon, Spaldwick, Hunts;  Burnley, Lancs;  New Zealand, Australia & US.

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Re: Fashionable elder in 1940/ 1950 s
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 06 October 18 10:46 BST (UK) »
I don't think they are for me....I didn't get along with the short underskirts in the late 60s...too much static  ;D ;D ;D
Carol
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