Eliza Starbuck, Day 31
Flapper Schoolgirl
Today is the last day of this wear-a-thon. It’s been so fun having an excuse to play dress-up all month, and I definitely found some new uses for the stuff in my closet. It was also really great to test out my design to see if it really works, and it even gave me a couple ideas on how this little black dress design could evolve.
I pulled out this beautiful 1920′s sundress and am amazed that it’s still holding together. Most of the items that I’ve collected from that era slowly began to shred and disintegrate in the 1990′s. Shelf life of most natural fiber fabrics, before they begin to break down, seems to be about 70 years if they don’t have excessive wash and wear in their glory days. But these days there’s no standard on the how long the make of the clothes will hold up. With some brands, I’ve seen seams fall apart on the racks in the stores. Meanwhile, polyester will probably out live the humans, too bad it just doesn’t breath.
I added the neck scarf tied around my head in a ridiculous bow to add some sass! And don’t ask me why I decided to put on a rasta colored acrylic bracelet with this ensemble, it just called to me. But I think the red lipstick really completes the outfit. On my feet are vintage oxfords that were a hand me down from a college roommate. It’s a miracle they’re not all stained with all of my clutz!
