Surviving the Sixties

You don't really survive the sixties. Because they never, never, never go away. A much younger friend on Facebook posted the first line of "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel and in minutes all these young'uns had posted line after line of that amazing song. Our music, our dreams ( like Earth Day and World Peace), and our fashion live on.

And check out this pattern that sold in just minutes. It's for spats! You make the spats which zip up the back and they hook under your shoe with an elastic strap. Suddenly you can have boots to match any outfit. Styles like that leave an indelible mark. In truth, what most people think of as sixties fashion is late sixties early seventies fashion. What a great time to be skinny and have a gorgeous wardrobe!

That being said, to me no clothes were more flattering and beautiful  than those from the 50s. We just watched "Bell, Book and Candle" with Kim Novak. I could hardly listen to the dialogue for being distracted by the gorgeous clothes she wore. It's a umpteen-star movie just for the fashion.

To say that I find modern clothing boring and unimaginative is a huge understatement. No wonder I sell patterns almost every day from eras that were more romantic, more funky, more groovy or more elegant. There is a really good thing about modern clothing though. You can wear almost any style and pull it off. This was not true in the sixties when middle-aged ladies had a huge dilemma. Almost all clothing was for the very young and svelte. So they could either look stylish (and silly) or look nice (and  frumpy.) Tough choices we don't have to make today. Because today's clothing is so bland, you can adapt almost any style element from another era and still look interesting and attractive.

You boys bored yet? Sorry. But sometimes I just have to talk about clothes. (And shoes.)