After prayer and intense thought of what I REALLY would like to create this summer for ready-made items in my Etsy Shop...the answer kept coming back....dresses. A woman or girl wearing a feminine dress...becoming a rare sight. And yes, the men DO hold open the door for you, as I have noticed more of when wearing a dress. Just something about the flowing of the skirt fabric that catches the eye...in a delightful way. The feminine beauty of a dress with pleats or gathers is so lovely.I believe that many are a bit tired of seeing the sloppy, too low and at times ripped jeans that hmmmm, expose too much. Did the designers do that on purpose...making the shirts too short and the pants too low?
Even in houses of worship, sad to say. A friend of mine commented once "Besides the Priest, I am the only one wearing a dress." And she is proud to wear a dress.
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| From Godey's Magazine, 1852. Ladies taking tea. |
Dresses for ladies and girls, some outerwear items, such as hoodies and girls coats if time permits, sun bonnets and also warm weather winter bonnets, in addition to the Laura Day and Caroline Everyday caps and also Mantilla's. The 'Ruth' Bonnet will re-appear, as it has been gone for a while off of the Rachels' site.
Ordering from the www.rachelsseamstressservices.com site will continue, so have no fear, that is always available, esp. for boys and mens broadfall trousers. I wish to have the best selling items available for you ready-made and ready to be shipped, with a few extra's to choose from.
Additionally, one can also pay directly by credit card through my Etsy Site, now named Rachels' Niche. You do not need to have an Etsy account! A fantastic added feature by Etsy.
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| One of my favorite pictures. A young girl in a dress, with her 'dollie' in a very pretty dress too! (Source unknown) |
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| 1400's in Northern Europe |
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| Medieval mother & child |
A dashing young maiden in her white tunic (below left) is a style of a 'dress', from the Middle Ages, made for ease of movement. It appears this is when 'trousers' started to make an appearance in women's clothing.
Actually, 'trousers' did not arrive in women's clothing until WWII and 'Rose the Rivoter'. Men were in 'short supply' and the women went into the factories to work on the supplies/airplanes, etc... needed for the war. Wearing a dress/skirt was a hazard and dangerous, so thus...pants for women became acceptable to a certain degree.
After the war, most women went back to their domestic occupations and/or traditional jobs and shortly later trousers on women were seen more and more. And, that is another story...
I believe that in the past decades, women have lost their sense of feminity and grace given to us by our creator. I choose to be different and not succumb to the worldly and many times immodest fashions of today.
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| Pax Christi! |
Lisa
