Flashbacks in Fashion

 Take one Grandma who enjoyed knitting, add in a mother who knew her way around a sewing machine and two darling girls who enjoyed being girly-girls, and you've got the makings of some pretty impressive retro looks.  Here is just a sampling of some of the lovely outfits I have found in those boxes of pictures

Richard writes:  Laura and Martha modeling clothes crocheted by Big Grandma.  The runway was our house (a rental) on First Avenue in Tuscon.  We lived in this house from June 1971 to July 1972 when I completed my doctorate in Education and we moved to Athens Georgia.  These outfits are still in the box on the shelf in the front hall closet in Holmen.    

Richard writes:  Each summer we made a visit from Tuscon to Wisconsin to visit grandparents and other family and friends.  The girls look a bit older in their dresses, which were more than likely made by Big Grandma (Irene) but they also could have been made by Audrey.   The sewing machine was one of the luxuries we took with to Arizona, not the desk but the portable machine that fit into the desk.  Audrey made many of your clothes and enjoyed sewing.    

The photo was taken at the house of Big Grandma (Irene) and I recognize the tuberous begonia in from of the basement window and between the sidewalk leading to the front door.  This was on the street (north) side of the house.  The soil was so sandy and poor but Grandma always got things to grow.  

Taken in Menomonee Falls.  Looks like Easter (with the lamb cake in the background being a clue in helping date this photo).  Unsure who made the outfits, but am pretty sure that they were made not bought.

 The knit wear continued to arrive even after we moved to Georgia (in the 1970s)

The girls are now modeling their Christmas outfits with Clyde Road in Athens Georgia now serving as their catwalk.