Flashback Fashions

Ol' Red

It's Flashback Friday once again and today I'll remissness on clothes I remember back in mid/late 60's.  First off is this little number, a red plaid jumper.  The pic to the left is not exactly like mine but it's pretty close.  I remember wearing it to kindergarten, with both a white turtleneck and tights underneath.  Side story...when I'd get home

Always fun culottes...or are they?

I'd take off the jumper leaving me all in white and then I'd pretend I was Kimba the White Lion*.  I know, not pertinent to the topic but still fun :)

Another garment from my past was the culotte which, as you can see from the image to the right, was pretty much a skirt with a crotch. The ones I remember getting (as a birthday present, which wasn't terribly exciting) were the once piece variety as shown and were a super-pain when you had to go to the little girl's room.

Foofoo dresses

What young lady back in that era didn't have a "foofoo" dress to wear on special occasions?  Those were the days when you would dress semi-formal just to go to your little playmate's birthday party.  I can visualize me at my Grandma's house for my brother's birthday party, wearing a pale blue foofoo with a rhinestone crown on my head and holding a mini Sander's cake.  My Grandma wanted everyone, especially the younger ones like me, to feel special so she'd get the birthday kid a large cake and tiny copies for the "babies".  Off the track a bit again but it was a great memory to flashback on and, seeing the purpose of looking back is to evoke good feelings from past times, I suppose I'm actually right on track :)

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