Treat Yourself

“In this generation what every modern woman knows is the value of a smart well-groomed appearance.  The modern woman is demanding… She wants her clothes to fit well… She loves fine fabrics… But she is resourceful and practical. ” I found this old pamphlet when I was reorganizing my studio.  At first, I thought is was kind of funny.  The idea of the ad on the back targeting woman because their #1 and #2 pastimes were reading and sewing was so far from today’s reality, that I didn’t even know what to think about it.

As I kept sorting my studio, my mind kept going back to the idea of a woman wearing fitted clothes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating  women go back to wearing dresses, petticoats and stockings every where they go. Or that they not leaving the house without a hat and matching purse and gloves. But maybe we should reconsider some of the things we do wear.

I personally right now am not all that happy with my appearance.  I need to lose around 30 pounds. I’m not happy with the way the extra weight makes me look and feel.  I think I’m probably not alone in my response to these feelings tending to wear bigger, baggier clothes, or even sweatpants.  There was a time when I would not have been caught dead outside of the house in a pair of sweats. Now I don’t even think twice about it.

When I was younger, back in high school and college, I never even thought about my weight.  I did, however, think about how I dressed.  I didn’t wear dresses, or nylons, or particularly fancy clothes, but I had my own “style”.  I’ll admit is was a little out there for Grand Island, NE, where I grew up. But it made me feel cool, and different.  Granted these are not unique feelings for someone of that age. Somewhere along the line, I think we forget why they are important.