1942 Make and Mend Hats
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catseyevintage
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Wonderful video ~ thanks for posting it!
Rue_de_la_Paix
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Thank you for that wonderful video!
As a vintage and antique hat dealer and collector, I cringed with every snip of her scissors....that great 1930s or 1940s Fedora was destroyed....NOOOOOOO!!!.....but the final result was very very stylish and I loved it.
As a woman, and as a historian, I understand about all the clothing and hats that were altered, reworked or destroyed....It was real necessity especially in England. But it still stings to see that fedora cut up.
I like to find the vintage reworked hats, they tell a story, but always wonder what the original looked like.
And people wonder where all the good vintage mens' hats went to?
Smiles.....
As a vintage and antique hat dealer and collector, I cringed with every snip of her scissors....that great 1930s or 1940s Fedora was destroyed....NOOOOOOO!!!.....but the final result was very very stylish and I loved it.
As a woman, and as a historian, I understand about all the clothing and hats that were altered, reworked or destroyed....It was real necessity especially in England. But it still stings to see that fedora cut up.
I like to find the vintage reworked hats, they tell a story, but always wonder what the original looked like.
And people wonder where all the good vintage mens' hats went to?
Smiles.....
Circa Vintage Clothing
Alumni
Thanks Christina - that's great! Almost makes me wish we had a good reason to update and alter clothes today, rather than throwing them away. I'm also going to keep an eye out for small vintage mens hats - they're too small for modern men's heads but I'm tempted to have a go at the conversion!
Nicole
Nicole
I just bought a facsimile of a 1941 book called Sew And Save by Joanna Chase. (It's available on Amazon).
Fascinating reading. It includes a section on hats, including New Hats From Old. Also, as in the video: An Old Shirt Makes A Lovely Blouse, A Smart Skirt From An Old Coat, etc. Plus lots of mending and clothes care tips, and sewing from scratch.
There's also a Four Year Plan for a Woman's Wardrobe, ie:
First year:
1 pair shoes;
6 pairs of stockings;
10 ozs wool or 2 1/2 yards of material;
1 suit;
1 overcoat;
2 slips;
1 blouse (homemade).
And that's it for year one. In the second year you get to buy a dress. Made me ashamed of my crammed wardrobe!
Ruth
Fascinating reading. It includes a section on hats, including New Hats From Old. Also, as in the video: An Old Shirt Makes A Lovely Blouse, A Smart Skirt From An Old Coat, etc. Plus lots of mending and clothes care tips, and sewing from scratch.
There's also a Four Year Plan for a Woman's Wardrobe, ie:
First year:
1 pair shoes;
6 pairs of stockings;
10 ozs wool or 2 1/2 yards of material;
1 suit;
1 overcoat;
2 slips;
1 blouse (homemade).
And that's it for year one. In the second year you get to buy a dress. Made me ashamed of my crammed wardrobe!
Ruth
TangerineBoutique
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Wonderful video! Thank you. Just goes to show us that recylcling and reworking cast off clothing has a long history.
Whats the old saying? Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do or Do without.
I remember my grandmother altered and reworked all of her older clothing to update it's look. Sometimes I'm amazed at how much vintage did make it through the decades unscathed especially the earlier pieces.
Melody
Whats the old saying? Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do or Do without.
I remember my grandmother altered and reworked all of her older clothing to update it's look. Sometimes I'm amazed at how much vintage did make it through the decades unscathed especially the earlier pieces.
Melody
My mom was designated (that is, she was born in the order to assume the position of) seamstress for Grandpa and Grandma's family of 11 children. (Aunt Beth was "outside" to help Grandpa, Aunt Violet was inside helping Grandma cook, Aunt Pauline was next and went outside, then my mom was the next "inside" child, and her "job" was to sew for the entire family...)
Mom used to tell stories of cutting old worn out coats to make into coats for the kids, as well as mending and sewing from scratch, of course. She said she paid more for her hat than her dress when she and Dad got married, and her sister who was her maid of honor paid more for her outfit than mom paid for hers, too...that always amazed me as a kid...
Mom used to tell stories of cutting old worn out coats to make into coats for the kids, as well as mending and sewing from scratch, of course. She said she paid more for her hat than her dress when she and Dad got married, and her sister who was her maid of honor paid more for her outfit than mom paid for hers, too...that always amazed me as a kid...
That would be a great idea, Nicole...as there are so many small men's hats around that are difficult to sell. We could hold a contest who made the best ladies' hat from a fedora!
Thank you for posting the link, those old British Pathe films are such fun to watch!