Lily Day 29
I got girly today in the LBD, and tied in a bow over a homemade cotton jean skirt and striped pink tank with matching striped shoes. I made a bow in the center of the dress by twisting the two sides and then buttoning them together.
Stripes may be considered a stylish, hip, and cute detail in today’s fashion, but their history hasn’t always been so positive. They originated in the medieval times as a way to identify sociatal outcasts (prostitutes, jugglers, etc) and otherwise it was illegal to wear the “devil’s stripes”. Stripes became assoociated with the lower classes and were worn during the French Revolution.
Inmates were made to wear them and sailors adopted this tough look and brought it to the mainstream as a seaside favorite pattern.
It has been adapted and reused over and over so, I am curious about how we will view the stripe in a few years.
