Ruth at Prima, a UK women’s magazine, is searching for people who have a treasured piece of heirloom garments that they still wear (or at least hold on to) as well as a photo of their family member using it, for a story. (If you in shape this description, you can email her.)
Because both my parents came from military/service households as well as moved CONSTANTLY, I don’t have a great deal of “inherited” clothing. I do have two things: my grandfather’s cloak from the us Naval Academy (which I don’t wear since it weights eleventy-billion pounds; also, I am not now nor have I ever been a fresh-faced midshipman), as well as my grandmother’s (other side of the family) nutria fur coat, customized for her in Buenos Aires in the 1960s. That I wear about when a year, typically when it’s both below freezing *and* I have something to get all dressed up for. (It has a hood! It’s extremely warm! however it’s not precisely a carpool, run-to-the-grocery-store kinda thing.)
Oh, as well as I likewise have a verrrrrry elegant Persian lamb shrug-type jacket that belonged to my great-aunt Jayne (but before you begin in with the whole “style! it’s genetic!” disagreement I ought to point out that she is the sibling of my mother’s stepfather as well as that we don’t, in fact, share any type of genes, only a deep like of Balenciaga). I ought to go look at the label as well as tell you what it is, she purchases a great deal of couture. I don’t get much possibility to wear that, as it only truly looks great over a column-style sphere gown …
Even if you don’t have a photo for Ruth, feel totally free to publish about your heirlooms in the comments … I’d like to hear about them!
[Oh, as well as thanks to feline for the picture — she just told me that the library of Congress has put 3000 pictures on Flickr! Go inspect them out, there’s a great deal of fantastic stuff there …]
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