[New post] Fashionable Quote of the Week by Linda Przybyszewski

overdressedforlife posted: " Housedresses of the 1930s. Image from The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish. Made of cotton, housedresses were both washable and less expensive than business wear or clothing intended for social occasions. A woman could easi" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on OverDressed for Life Fashionable Quote of the Week by Linda Przybyszewski by overdressedforlife Made of cotton, housedresses were both washable and less expensive than business wear or clothing intended for social occasions. A woman could easily afford more than one. In fact, the average American middle-class woman in 1959 owned five housedresses, one for each weekday. Linda Przybyszewski, history professor and author of The Lost Art of Dress: […] Read more of this post overdressedforlife | May 31, 2021 at 6:00 am | Tags: fashion history, fashionable quotes, housedresses, Linda Przybyszewski, The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish., vintage fashion, vintage style | Categories: Arts, Fashion, Uncategorized, Vintage | URL: https://wp.me/pZmd0-7Ge Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from OverDressed for Life. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://overdressedforlife.com/2021/05/31/fashionable-quote-of-the-week-by-linda-przybyszewski/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com