Enchanted Quilter

I never saw my Grandmother or My Maw in pants they never wore them. My Maw never went anywhere without her bonnet. We have one picture of her outside without it on. Wow how times have changed.

janRN

My mom is 89 years old and she has never worn slacks. She complains that she's always cold so I bought her a sweat shirt and sweat pants. She wears the sweat shirt over her "housedress" and gave the pants back to me. She does use the Snuggli I bought her and of course her lap quilt. I haven't worn a skirt or dress in 10 yrs!

quilter on the eastern edge

My dad said his mother used to do her housework with her hat on because she never knew when she would have to go out to deal with one of her sons getting in trouble down on the wharf or somewhere -- but I think he was exaggerating ;) Of course, she never wore trousers and neither did my other grandmother, even though she was quite a bit younger and more modern than Granny.

Granny used to come to town twice a year - once in the spring to get a new hat for summer and once in the fall to get a new winter hat. I have a picture of her pushing Dad in his pram ( 1920 - ish) and she is wearing this gorgeous big-brimmed hat.

Kitsie

Have pictures of my Mum with us two kids walking downtown . She and I ( at 5 yrs old) both had our hats and my brother had his short pants and knee sock.

This was in Victoria BC, Canada

ThreadHead

They were doing that in the 50's.

My girlfriend was taking her son to the doctor and she was dressed from head to toe. She even wore white gloves.

quilting cat

Girls couldn't wear pants to school when I was in high school in the '60's, and guys couldn't wear jeans!

sak658

I graduated in 1960, and we got to wear pants on Friday to school, there was a girl in high school that wore a blouse and you could see her bra thru the blouse and she became the talk of the school. Wow.. how things have changed....

raedar63

I do not go to church ,however I do have the BEST,BEST memories of getting a new Easter dress and little shinny shoes, if we couldn't buy a dress mom made one. I at least got a new Easter bonnet and little white gloves and sometimes a tiny little fancy purse came with the bonnet. My brother always got a new shirt and tie. To this day I remember how special it was to be looking our best for church ,and better than best on Easter. The point was NOT to outdo anyone but to be respectful to the lords house and as said above to care enough about yourself to be your best. I am not really that old (Soon 48) but do sometimes feel ancient because of the exceptional good values I was shown as well as taught. How fast the old ways are gone, I could go on and on, how about men removing their hat indoors? hmmmmmm times have changed for sure.

slk350

Off the subject of hats. I was in high school in the late 60's and girls were not allowed to wear pants of any kind to school.Well, my sister and I and a group of girls decided we wanted to wear pants to school AND DID !! We were rebels/hippies..whatever!! Anyways, after days or weeks of getting sent to the principals office . We finally won. It was very cold in the winter in Mass.There was really no good reason not to let us.

wanda lou

both of my Grandmas would not wear pants, only dresses or skirts. And they always looked great.