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[professorpski]

That Not So Simple Knit Dress: Simplicity 5364 from 1972

We tend to thinks of knits as perfect for very simple garments we simply pull on. The T-shirt, T-shirt dress, leggings, etc. But when knits first became common in women's wear because of innovations in machines that could knit fabric, they were not shown as all that simple. The T-shirt dress showed up in the 1950s and came with the full assortment of accessories including hat and gloves. The synthetic knits which became so popular in the 1960s still had zippers down the backs of the dresses they were made from.

Similarly, this formal evening dress from the early 1970s required a knit fabric, see the "STRETCH" directions on the front that literally stretched out the font. It was not a great deal of stretch, in truth. 4 inches had to stretch to a bit over 5 inches, while we have super stretchy rayon/lycras today that practically double in width when pulled hard. But it was far more stretch than the "bonded knits" which were popular for A-line shapes and had no stretch at all (and not purpose as far as i can see). They especially recommended matte jersey (which would be Quiana in those days), cire jersey (which has a wet look and would have looked sooooo louche), and tricot (which we see today only in lingerie fabrics). But any jersey with stretch from cotton to rayon to polyester or nylon was approved.

With only a bit of stretch built into the fabric, the pattern, which was close fitting, has shaped front and back pieces and back straps. It shuts at the back neck with buttons and loops while a zipper shuts the back bodice and then the top of the long gathered skirt.

It gives you an idea of how formal an evening gown could still look in the 1970s even after the Youth Quake revolution in fashion which claimed there should be no rules of any kind of clothing. But people still liked to dress up, so they never gave up on formality entirely.

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Space boy doodles

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Absolut Lifestyle & Honey Magazine present House of Field during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2004 photographed by Djamilla Rosa Cochran & Evan Agostini (September 2002).

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Quiana Grant & Lyndsey Scott by David Roemer

- Glamour Italia, April 2012

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An hourglass amongst the vases

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Quiana Welch (Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit): Youtube, linktree, IG

GRRRL

[professorpski]

The Tent Dress Goes Glamorous: Vogue 1947

The term tent dress is usually used as a kind of insult for a dress that has no fit at all. True, this has a “tent-shape” being narrower at the shoulders and flaring from there hitting well over 2 yards of width at the hemline in the short version. Despite this lack of shape in line, it was supposed to be glamorous as you can see from the illustrations.

The only shape added to the dress is the belt to be tied at the waist, but the huge sweeping collar, a borrowing from more restrained 1930s Bertha collars and cape collars, gives it glamour. As do the fabric suggested for it which include matte jersey and I thought immediately of Quiana, a Dupont product made of nylon that was pricey at the time it was introduced in the late 1960s and was oh-so-slinky. They also recommend crepe and challis which also have a lot of drape. All of these fabrics would allow the cape and the skirt to swing easily as you moved. The touch of pockets in the two front seams are so Seventies too, implying a nonchalant attitude despite the glamour.

Of course, the lines of this dress would look especially good on the tall and thin models that dominated the 1970s runways when fashion shows had turned into public spectacles, and were no longer the intimate showings to wealthy women and the fashion press gathered in salons to take a look. On a more petite woman, the cape would overwhelm her unless it was cut down to smaller proportions.

You can find this re-issued pattern at your local fabric store or online here: https://somethingdelightful.com/vogue-patterns/v1947

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Quiana Lynell - Full Set | The OnBeat Sessions

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[coochiequeens]

Another example of why not to have sons

Boy, 10, 'shot his mom dead at close range for refusing to get him a $500 VR headset' - then used her Amazon account to buy one: Milwaukee cops charge him as an ADULT

The boy shot his 44-year-old mother Quiana Mann dead at their home

The 10-year-old, who is said to have 'rage issues', has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide and will be tried as an adult

He is accused of shooting his mother in the face at close range because she refused to buy him a VR headset 

The next day, he used his mother's Amazon account to buy an Oculus Virtual Reality headset - which costs up to $500

The boy is expected to appear in court on December 8 and could face up to 60 years in prison if convicted as an adult  

A 10-year-old boy has been charged with murder for shooting his mother in the face at close range while she was doing laundry - because she refused to buy him a virtual reality headset. 

The boy is accused of shooting Quiana Mann, 44, from three feet away at their home in Milwaukee. 

A day later, he used her Amazon account to buy himself an Oculus VR headset, which costs from $130 to $500, before telling his grandma he was 'sorry' for killing his mother and asking where his Amazon package was.

The child who, according to family members has 'rage issues' and hears imaginary people, has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide and will be tried as an adult. 

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what the hell did they do to her THIS ISNT EVEN QINYANG