Almost thirty years ago I was reminiscing with my sister, Judy, about shopping with our mother for our 'good' clothing, quality-wear from an upscale women's clothing store where we had help of Miss Miller, the equivalent of a personal shopper. Miss Miller would present garments she'd selected for us to try on, responding to Mother's phone call a day or two ahead, but Mother would be the tie-breaker if differing opinions arose over which garment to buy. It was she who ultimately determined what was age appropriate and becoming to her daughters. If she didn't approve, it was unlikely we would be getting it, although sometimes Miss Miller, the personal shopper, could gently change her mind.
Because Judy and I were having trouble remembering each other's favorite items during our conversation, we decided to make renderings of them from memory to show each other. I made these twelve little watercolor sketches of my favorite items; she did the the same of her favorite outfits, and we gave them to each other as birthday gifts in 1993. A dozen years later, we traded them back so we each had a visual record of our own favorite clothes. Recently I rediscovered mine tucked away in the back of a drawer. I'm sharing them here because they may not make the 'cut' during my giant downsize endeavor.
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| The four above are high school vintage, 1955-1958. The comments are to my sister regarding what I recalled about them back in '93. Mother enjoyed taking us shopping, and I certainly don't remember ever complaining about such excursions! The four items directly below show garments from college days, two purchased in anticipation of making a good impression as I went through sorority 'Rush." Even though they didn't get me an invitation to join the sorority of my choice, I happily wore the clothes throughout four years of college and many more years. The outfits depicted in the last four drawings are all about my wedding, way back in 1962. |
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