Dressing in Another Era

As I looked for 60s jackets and wedding dresses at Western Costume (www.westerncostume.com) yesterday I couldn’t help but go through all the wonderful pieces and wish we as a society still dressed up for everyday outings.  Such fabulous dresses, well constructed with rhinestones around the neck and perfect bows at your waist.  In lime green and buttery yellows, bubble gum pink and scarlet red how could you not be happy just wearing it let alone go somewhere in it.  They all still kept their structured shapes and all the buttons were still perfectly covered (at least the ones I looked at).   And if that wasn’t enough a matching jacket either in the same fabric or even better with the same lining.  A set.  Who could believe it.  We live in a society of mixing and matching.  Mix this, match that.  It’s kind of refreshing to see something that was build for another specific thing.  Granted a Barbie pink ensemble may be much but that’s where an emerald green set saves your life.