Milly
BETTER THAN NEW
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to look at the fashions.
I study Schiaparelli’s designs
in the magazines.
Lucky for me, Mother
and Grandmother never
throw anything away.
They’ve kept their old dresses
and using a little
Yankee ingenuity
I take apart those frocks
and make them over
better than new.
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© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. July 1943 Vogue fashion spread, and poster stamp, from author's personal collection. Photo courtesy University of Maryland.
1 comment:
enjoying this new blog; love the retro fashion stitched to your the newness of your poetic sentiment
much love
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