fashion – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

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 6 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

You can see where the color came out along with the oily stain

June 23, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Art, PhotographyTags: art, Columbus OH, dress, family, fashion, Laundry, mayonnaise, oil stain, reverse tie dye 21 Comments

Silent Sunday

From the archives. February 2016

February 13, 2022 by Ruth Categories: fashion, Photography, Signage, silent SundayTags: city scene, fashion, Philadelphia, photography, postaday, signage, silent Sunday 5 Comments

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 .

Marian, Robert, Charlotte, John, Judd
Durand, Illinois

September 15, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Throwback ThursdayTags: 1926, childhood, Durand Illinois, family, fashion, grandmother’s album, mother, photography, postaday, the twenties, Throwback Thursday, vintage 5 Comments

My Mother and her Brother Robert c. 1925

Robert and Marian VanSickle. Durand Illinois c.1925. My mother sporting breeches and tie

January 13, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Throwback ThursdayTags: ancestors, brother, Durand IL, family, fashion, mother, photography, postaday, Throwback Thursday, uncle 16 Comments

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” ?

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: antique, Durand Illinois, family, fashion, grandmother’s album, old photographs, photography, postaday, vintage, women 5 Comments

From My Grandmother’s Album – the 1920s

The women in the middle changes in these two pics

From what I can tell that’s my great grandfather on the left. No marks or notes on these two pics .

September 30, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Throwback ThursdayTags: album, ancestors, antique, Durand IL, fashion, grandmother, grandmother’s album, photography, postaday, vintage 4 Comments

“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.

July 11, 2020 by Ruth Categories: fashion, Guest Blog, Photography, WeddingTags: Berlin Germany, bride, Corona Virus, design, fashion, guest blog, mask, Pandemic, photography, postaday, reflection, shop window, wedding dress 6 Comments

Month of May Stitched in Memory- Guest Blog

These photos are from May 1987, taken in Kentucky. Sent by my good friend Joanne. We were so much younger then, we’re older than that now……

And a tribute to Phyllis George who passed May 14th.

Ruth – you and I reconnected as Army wives in Fort Knox, KY in 1986 after we both moved there from Germany, where we first met. You taught me the art of smocking and we spent a lot of time together stitching beautiful outfits for our little girls. Then we decided to make it a “cottage industry” and created our business Handsmocked in Kentucky. We took special orders and sold our work in the Kentucky Arts Council In Louisville … where we attracted the attention of Phyllis George (then wife of the Governor of Kentucky!) .

We had such fun and dreams with our little business, and then all of a sudden we were invited to Phyllis George’s home as a vendor for her Kentucky Derby celebration which featured Kentucky based artists! What an adventure ….

33 years later I still have a lot of memories and a wardrobe of smocked dresses to hand down to some special little girl.

My memory of Phyllis George was a gracious, giving woman who cared deeply about Kentucky artisans. (And she wrote us a check for a handsmocked dress for her daughter.)

Joanne was able to go into her boxes of photos which are all labeled and put her hands on these photos.

Joanne in front of mansion

Ruth in front of mansion

Our shared booth- Joanne

In the booth- Ruth

Joanne even put her hands on our little brochure. Her sister did the artwork.

Our daughters Laura and Anna at a tea party, sporting our smocking. This photo is in Germany where both girls were born.

May 18, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, Crafts, PhotographyTags: Army wives, children dreesses, crafts, daughter, fashion, friendship, guest blog, Handsmocking, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, memorial, photography, Phyllis George, sewing, smocking, tea party, tribute 11 Comments

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