When my mother was married, my grandmother (her mother in-law to be) loaned her a porcelain flower brooch to wear in her hair.  Now that I’m engaged, I wanted to wear the same pin that my mother did, and my grandmother before her.There  was one small problem.
My Nana couldn’t find the pin.  She looked all over her house.  My aunt looked all over her house.  My parents even looked all over Nana’s house.
And no pin.
“Oh well” I thought, I’m sure I can find more.  So I started building up my own collection of porcelain flowers to wear.

And then, Nana found …read more

Apparently, before 3400 B.C., Egyptians were wandering around in shoes made of papyrus. They were soon replaced with sandals made of leather or reeds woven together.
Checking out the fashion department of museums is a fascinating way to spend an afternoon. It’s amazing to actually look at pieces that another human being wore… what seems like about a zillion years ago! You can’t help but wonder what the woman carrying the bag or wearing the particular pair of shoes on view must have been like.
Source: The Ladies’ Room Reader Revisited. Alicia Alvrez