Comments on: The Dark Side

By: Sonja

Sonja — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:44:44 +0000

Of course, I do have a Vogue Knitting from 1958 with swimsuit patterns - a one-piece with a ’shorts’ cut, and a ‘two-piece’ with one inch of exposed midriff. shudder.

By: lucia

lucia — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:49:43 +0000

Ohhhh!!!! I need that.

I need to post links to the bikini’s at crafter. My favorite is the marshmellow one.

There’s also a “Princess Leia” one modeled by a a …Fantabulous!

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:43:08 +0000

I’ve got pictures of knitted underwear from the 40s. But its from an english book. So they aren’t sexy underwear at all.

By: lucia

lucia — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:49:36 +0000

Show us anyway! It’s clear that showing photos of old knitting marvels is the way to drive hit counts through the roof!

Out of curiosity, are the ’40’s women’s underwear as cute as Queer Joe’s men’s underwear?

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:47:14 +0000

Those evil Frenchies, trying to oppress us with their crochet.

I would love to see the 1940s knitted unmentionables!

By: lucia

lucia — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:28:00 +0000

Yes, those French!

What do they know about fashion?! It was my sad fate to be foced to live in Lyons France for one year. Separated from true-blue American Intarsia designs, I sufferred miserably.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:52:05 +0000

This has been an enjoyable series. I have scads of older books and mags: from a few early 20th c. right to the present, and I have to agree that you can find good and bad in every era. In ten more years, probably some of the most-reviled 80’s looks will be in again, and the current figure-revealing looks will be considered slutty.

BTW, the line about the midwestern kindergarten teacher really summed up a whole gestalt perfectly. Scary!

By: lucia

lucia — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:35:11 +0000

Thanks Elizabeth!

I live in Chicago. I know Midwestern Kindergarten teacher when I see it. (My mother was a Midwestern chemistry teacher, so I know LOTS of teachers.)

For what it’s worth, it’s a good look when you are teaching kindergarten (or heck, even 6th grade). Most the kindergarten teachers I know pick other looks when they attend the Opera or go out to dinner. People needs different clothes for different occasions.

Now, to watch the White Sox parade!