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.
Ten Toes Store Window
Tag: fashion
Quotation Inscribed on a Shoe
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”
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
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
Silent Sunday
From the archives. February 2016
My Mother and Her Family c.1926
She’s on the left in her ruffled dress, her brother Robert next to her, then their mother Charlotte in the cloche hat, her brother John and their father Judd. I’m guessing on the date .
Durand, Illinois
My Mother and her Brother Robert c. 1925
Women 1916 Durand Illinois
The indoors photo was placed in the album before the outdoors photo.
Previously posted on the blog, but I think it’s the same group of women. From my grandmother’s album. “Doris February 1916” ?
From My Grandmother’s Album – the 1920s
From what I can tell that’s my great grandfather on the left. No marks or notes on these two pics .
“Corona in Berlin Style ;)” – Guest Blog
This photograph was sent in the early morning by my DIL in Berlin.
For the blog!
Thank you, N,❤️!
I’ve had some excellent contributions from family members and friends, as my own travel has been restricted, during these Pandemic times.