I think this is the best costume for the day

I love that part in Grey Gardens. Today my costume was Serious and Sullen Missionary Girl from the 1930s. UGH! Did not mean for it to look that way but that is what I looked like when I caught my reflection in the library window. The costume consisted of brown leather Mary Janes,a chocolate colored linen skirt,a white cotton camp shirt (fitted with darts) with a peter pan collar and a cotton khaki sweater with 3/4 sleeves. What really made the look was the way I had my hair clipped back. All I needed was a bible and a vintage bike and I could have been an extra in one of those linen drenched epics. Oh well, it was too late I was already at work. Walking in 98 degrees made me feel that in the end it was the best costume for the day..

Interests Du Jour
Books on vintage textiles: Joy Shih (Schiffer Design Book) has many of these out. Pages and pages of just prints from different eras

Fashions and fads in America during The Great Depression: This was mostly inspired by watching Paper Moon again. I *heart* that film. The simple print dress with a waist line and longer hem length was the staple.

Seeking out Malia Hawaiian dresses again, wanting the wraps.