Am so enjoying all the stories. I was born in the 50's, but can remember a time in school when the little calico prints were popular. I wanted dresses in that material, and my Mom told me she did not like that material because it reminded her of the flour sack dresses she had to wear to school. She always felt like everyone in school knew she was a welfare child because of the clothes she had to wear.
I still love the 30 reproduction prints, wish my Mom would have saved some of those dresses.