fashion – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Finding a Match

Mary, Maura and I spent some time this afternoon, trying to find pairs from a big box of clean socks. We are not the first team to attempt to match socks! As many as six family members have contributed to the accumulation. There were no-show socks, shorties, ankle socks, a couple of argyle and a ton of black and white athletic crew socks, some dress socks. A few holey socks were discarded. No hand knit socks on the pile!

From this

To this

Socks are under control. Maura standing with what I’d call a sneaker sock but nobody uses that term.

Some loners were left. Hopefully there are some matches in a drawer or under a bed.

August 7, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: athletic socks, clothing, Columbus OH, family, fashion, Laundry, matching socks, organization, photography, postaday, socks 7 Comments

Crossing Sixth Avenue

April 7, 2023 by Ruth Categories: fashion, PhotographyTags: bunny backpack, crosswalk, fashion, New York City, photography, postaday, travel, urban scene 9 Comments

Ten Toes Store Window

Wednesday afternoon in Shadyside on Walnut Street.

The colors in the Ten Toes Shoe Store window caught my attention as we were making our way to the Shadyside Variety Store.

January 11, 2023 by Ruth Categories: fashion, PhotographyTags: boots, fashion, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Shadyside, store window, ten toes, Walnut Street, women’s shoes 6 Comments

Quotation Inscribed on a Shoe

**Zagreb Croatia** Shop Window on llica – the longest street in Zagreb

Sir Edwin Hardy Amies 1909-2003 from UK “Couturier; dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth II; Head of Special Operations Executive in Belgium during World War II” And Costume snd Wardrobe Designer for Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

If you are looking into having a Bespoke Suit tailor made on Saville Row in London it takes six to eight weeks according to this GQ article note: “With a bespoke suit, a pattern is designed and made from scratch based on the client’s measurements, often from 20+ measurements involving multiple fittings, and takes considerably longer to produce than a made-to-measure garment. This ensures a precise fit, particularly in the shoulders as well as the posture areas” just no “cheap shoes”

November 15, 2022 by Ruth Categories: fashion, PhotographyTags: cheap shoes, fashion, fashion design, GQ, Hardy Amies, photography, postaday, shoe, shoes, shop window, travel, well-dressed, Zagreb Croatia 7 Comments

Swimming Attire c.1924

My grandfather Judd DeWitt VanSickle in the middle hugging his youngest son, my Uncle Robert. My grandmother Charlotte is sporting the sash, I believe. I calculate the date as Uncle Robert was born in 1914 and to me he looks about ten in this photo. Durand, Illinois or perhaps on vacation in the Wisconsin Dells.

From my grandmothers’s album

Looks like the women are wearing leather shoes.

July 20, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Family, Photography, vintageTags: 1924, ancestors, bathing costumes, childhood, fashion, grandmother’s album, photography, postaday, swim attire, swimming, vintage 12 Comments

Rectifying a Mayo Stain with Reverse Tie Dye

Laura spilled some mayonnaise on her cotton dress. It left a nasty oily stain. Wash it with some Brown fels naphtha soap first before washing, I advised -she didn’t even leave the soap on – but it took the color out of the fabric. Hmmm so much for my advice.

My solution. Rubber bands and yarn ties all over the dress for a reverse tie dye in a solution of Clorox water. Good thing I’m a retired art teacher