After a Fashion

Vogue U.K. 1934

My grandma came of

age during the Depression.

She loved clothes.

She didn’t have many.

When my mom came

of age, in the fifties,

my grandma made

sure she had all

the pretty clothes

that she could

afford to

provide for her.

I came of age

in a very small town

on the US-Canadian

border.  I loved

clothes and,

at 5 foot, ten,

had even dreamed

of modeling.

But in this

small town there

was only one

clothing  store….

And the nearest

department store

was three hours

away.

Style Icons, 1980

So, every summer

before school started,

my mom and I

would wait expectantly

for the magazines

and catalogs in our

mailbox, heralding

the new fall fashions.

Glamour, Seventeen,

Vogue…..

There was

no internet

and no boutiques;

but there was a

Ben Franklin variety

that sold fabric.

Consequently,

many of my

clothes were

home couture ~

made by Mom,

fashioned after

the images we

both admired.

She made

everything

from new tops

for me to wear

to school dances,

 to my prom

dress and the

beautiful  formals

that I wore

to college functions.

She sewed preppy, too!

Until just the

last few years,

my grandma ~

almost 93 ~ still

enjoyed pouring

through Vogue

or In-Style to

see what was “in”

and would dream

of clothes that

she would like to

own and wear.

Gigi's favorite ~ Ralph Lauren

Guess it’s

in the blood.

I did get to

model in a few

runway shows

in my youth,

and though

I never pursued

it,  I have always

been drawn to

the world of fashion.

And now my

{reformed tomboy}

daughter loves

expressing herself

through clothing

and accessories,

too.

Enter, Project Runway,

a popular reality show

about aspiring fashion

designers, that I

seriously follow…..

{Kind of a

guilty pleasure : )}

Enter, a charity fashion show

in Vancouver, Washington

this past Saturday….

 Enter, Seth Aaron Henderson,

last Project Runway winner…..

 Can you say

fashion bliss???

Seth Aaron and two smiling fans!

We found out

about this runway

show just the day

before and my

lovely mama

snagged three

of the last tickets!

Three generations loving fashion!

In addition to

raising money to

support the local

arts alliance

in Vancouver,

this show also

helped sustain

Dress for Success,

a nationwide

organization that

helps women

returning to the

work force.....


in fashion.



Fashion is not
something that
exists
in dresses only.
Fashion is
in the sky,
in the street,
fashion has
to do with
ideas,
the way
we live,
what is
happening.


~ Coco Chanel

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