Category: dresses

How Resourceful Depression-Era Women Made Chicken Feedsacks Into a Fashion Statement

Farm and dry goods—such as oats, chicken feed, agricultural seed, flour, sugar, cornmeal, salt, dried beans, etc.—were typically bagged in generically-named feedsacks from the late 1800s through the 1950s. These feedsacks were sometimes called “chicken linen,” a country twist name that combined a common feedsacked product, chicken feed, with a generic household term, linen. During…


Woman Becomes 1950’s Vintage Fashionista by Buying Economical Dresses at Thrift Shops

A young woman who loves thrift shopping has become a 1950’s vintage fashionista. Bri Serjeant, 27, from Minnesota, has been styling her look based on the 1950s by picking up vintage pieces of clothing in thrift shops and even sometimes making clothes herself. “At a young age, I was captivated with the hair and fashion in…


The Everything Dress for All Occasions

When you look through your closet, which are your favorite dresses? I bet they get worn over and over again. Are they basics or more fancy? They have definitely earned their spot in your closet in terms of cost per wear. You might be pondering what to wear in the new normal of a post-pandemic…