Sewing a 1970s gunnesax using Liberty of London fabric | Vintage sewing project + sew with me
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Today I am sewing a 1970s vintage gunnesax dress, I was inspried to make another one of these by Modcloth's gunnesax collaboration and thought this would be a good way to talk about it. I made this with some liberty of london cotton from my stash. I used an authentic vintage sewing pattern McCall's 4381.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Cutting the pattern
03:45 Sewing the bodice
07:57 Check in
09:47 Sewing the bodice to the skirt
12:18 Sewing the sleeves
16:15 Sewing the skirt ruffle
20:40 Reveal
22:23 Cost breakdown (ModCloth discussion)
33:36 Wrap up
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Numbeo: www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
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Fabric: www.joann.com/liberty-fabrics...
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I love your cost breakdowns!
Re: the right to look cute - it is a very complicated topic. I'm a fat person who grew up fat, the plus size choices for teens 15 years ago were really terrible. So now that things have improved a bit (I.e. fast fashion brands have realised they want our money), I understand the urge to want to buy all the cute things I never got to wear as a teenager/ young adult. Fatphobia plays into it a lot too. People have this image of fat people being lazy and sloppy so there is this need to look awesome all the time so people will treat you better. And then there's sizing. I'm a large-fat* person which means that except for some men's big and tall sections, I can only find my size online. For the most part, sustainable brands don't have my size and I'm not able to afford the ones that do.
Sewing has made a big difference for me. I don't have to rely on fast fashion to look cute. But that's also complicated by pattern companies not drafting for plus size bodies. I've been sewing for 3-4 years now and I have watched things slowly get better but patterns drafted for my body and bodies bigger than mine are still super limited. I'm talking one pattern company I can think of that is drafted for a fat body and will grade the pattern for you if you're not on the size chart (shout out to Muna and Broad). Learning to pattern draft is an option but that's really intimidating when you're just starting out. And I've not even touched on how expensive sewing is to get into.
So yeah it's very complex and I really don't know how we solve it. It's gonna be a combo of paying living wages to everyone involved, crushing fatphobia and dismantling the racist systems that allow these things to thrive. Very heavy and complicated write- an-essay-in-the-youtube-comments kind of stuff.
* just to clarify, 'large-fat' is one of several size terms used in fat liberation spaces. The smaller you are, the more privilege you have in the world so these terms help us centre the voices of the most impacted by fatphobia.
Yes yes yes to all of this, when we talk about where fashion, sewing, labor and fatphobia collide it is so so nuanced and I don't think the nuance could be captured in an hours long video.I can't pin your comment which is a bummer because I think it adeptly shows many of the complications and nuances. It is so so complex and I agree we have to dismantle it at both ends which is easier said than done. Thank you for such a thoughtful comment also if you haven't checked out Aja Barber I would recommend, she talks often about the intersection of all these things!
@@HaleyMarieVintageI'm going to read Aja's book and do some much needed internal work on this topic. I've been thinking about it a lot in the last 24 hours!
What I've really been thinking about is that my suffering doesn't give me a free pass to contribute to the suffering of others. Growing up fat in a fatphobic society is awful and I don't want to minimise that. But at the same time, fast fashion is built on the exploitation of predominantly women of colour and the degradation of the environment (the consequences of which are disproportionately felt by people of colour). Fast fashion might come in my size now but buying it just because I can and it wasn't fair that I couldn't access nice clothes as a kid doesn't justify the suffering.
I can't fully get away from fast fashion. My finances and my size mean it's often my only option even with my sewing skills and buying secondhand. But if I'm bringing it into my wardrobe, I want that to be based on actual need.
Sorry for the second essay, but like you said - there is so much nuance to this. Thanks for reading my first comment, I appreciate it 💚
The fact that so few brands even in the sewing space have accessible sizing is really quite telling about how society views people outside the 'acceptable' (aka incredibly restrictive and fatphobic) size ranges. I'm glad there is at least one brand you've found which is committed to working on that and i really hope that that number will grow quickly because everyone deserve to feel good about themselve and be able to make and buy stuff that actually fits!
As scary as it can seem when starting out, i do highly recommend trying out a few bits of basic pattern drafting, it isn't quite as daunting as it can seem. Sadly it can take a bit of time and a few mockups, but even just making some basic blocks which you can work from and adjust is really helpful with all your other sewing! I started learning from youtube about a month or so ago and it has made me so much more confident with fitting garments and adjusting/altering commercial patterns to my needs. It also adds another layer of "I made that!!!" excitement to every project. It really, really shouldn't be a requisite to have to learn pattern drafting to have a pattern your size, but it's certainly a good skill to learn if you do have some time to put into it even for those people who do have commercial patterns focused on their size/shape.
Sewing is an expensive hobby to get started in, especially if you're larger because you end up needing more yardage and patterns often aren't really designed to fit larger bodies so you have to buy even more fabric for mockups etc on top of the other costs, and that sucks! Not to mention how the commercial pattern companies will poorly adjust smaller patterns for larger bodies and charge you an arm and a leg for a poorly tested pattern that flatters and fits no one! Once you have a pattern library of stuff you like it does end up being a more sustainable and cost effective, but that's not always a position people can reach because of how many roadblocks are int he way of that!
awwww
One day I will make myself a Gunne Sax dress with LoL fabric...one day. Not soon. But one day there will be a good coupon when I have $ and I'll get enough fabric.
Yeah it was so pricey and I really was like it wasn't worth it until I wore it dangit
The pin-tucks are a very beautiful and historically correct way of adjusting length issues. Your dress is so pretty. I owned several gunnesax dresses as a teen. Loved them.
You did a great job on this dress. I appreciate the extra care you take in doing things correctly. I have a suggestion for easing in princess seams without having to unpick. As you pin the seam, put the shorter side against your finger and roll both layers over your finger and pin. Do that the whole way along the seam, then sew on the machine. It will be faster in the long run because you won’t have puckers that need to be picked out and sewn again. This method also works for sleeves that aren’t gathered. The armhole is usually longer than the top of the sleeve. Put the sleeve seam allowance against your finger as you lay both layers over your finger. As you place the seam over the curve of your finger you take up more of the armhole and less of the sleeve, making them come out even.
Thanks for your crusade to oppose fast fashion. I liked it when you said looking cute is not a human right, but earning a living wage in a 40 hour week is a human right. So true.
Thanks! I'll have to give that a try next princess seam, I feel like last year I had it down but I hadn't made one in a while so it went less smooth than usual.
Very cute. We had these dresses made many years ago for my sister’s wedding. We each wore a different pastel color with white lace . It’s a beautiful dress.
That sounds so pretty!
Thank you for the thorough information. This is a very important issue that needs more discussion.
Really impressed by your break down on cost and more importantly Human cost; not many want to talk about the CCP or what we contribute to when we are not actively trying to be apart of the solution, this warmed my heart to see how much you care and are willing to teach others the Truth 💛 Many Many Blessings to you! 🙏
Excellent video. Learned so much with your research and I agree with you that we are responsible to pause and consider the unethical practices within the garment industry. ❤❤❤. I too share this concern
I love all of your Gunne Sax dresses😊.
This is just absolutely stunning. I am not a Gunne sax fan, for me, but wow, you look beautiful and the dress is wonderful!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this one. I really enjoyed this.
Thank you so much!
I like the "how much it costs" section ! One of the reason I sew my clothes is that I don't want to support fast fashion when I can. I wish I could also know where my fabrics come from...
The dress is really cute ! I really love the watermelon dress you're wearing at the end of the video !
The watermelon thing is actually a top form a set I sewed a long time ago!
The 50 Min. to sew a dress is not too far off. The time does not count pattern, fitting , or cutting, ect. The factory is working in concert to get as much done at once. also each station is specialized to one task for example the trim is put on by a special machine in bulk, the gathering is done by machine in one step. For example jeans can take about 15-20 mins to sew. Homesewers cant compete at that rate, for one we only need one complete garment and 2 we don't have all the space for specialty tools.
I suggest looking at the specialty sewing machines and attachments for a plain straight stitch machines.
***This does NOT negate that fact that abusive practices are employed in many factories. This is skilled labor and needs to be paid for, including the source materials and resouces***
It has been interesting because I have seen factories in documentaries do things both ways. I know that many of the recent garment workers protests in LA have talked about getting paid per garment and pay denied if they don't produce enough, but then I have seen foreign factories seem to have these more assembly line practices with all the specialized technology but one of the she-in factories in the documentary where they went undercover also seemed to be per piece, also for things like trims they are sometimes sent to a second factory for that. It seems like practices really vary but correct me if I am wrong?
As a plus size person poshmark and other online second hand has been a gamechanger since I can get stuff that's cute and affordable so I don't feel the need to shop from really unethical sources. Also, the book "ahead of the curve" has upped my sewing game. I started out by getting it from the library and that meant I could access the pdf's of all the patterns. I ended up buying it so that I could use it more consistently cause it's super popular at my library!
It's super fun to see your sewing journey, the improvements and the way you still show some of your mistakes and how you fix them. Such a relatable and engaging journey
I'll have to check out the book thanks for the recommendation!
OMG, this is the exact dress I made for myself for my 8th grade graduation in 1974. I used cotton muslin and beige eyelet and short sleeves.
I'm sure it was beautiful!
I watched a documentary about garment construction and a photographer wanted to get a picture of the woman sewing and they were so fast they were always blurry. So the factory floor guy counted to 3 and yelled stop. And everyone stopped for less than a second and they got the picture but it was still motion blurry but that motion streak blur instead of completely blurred out. It is a very captivating image!
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Sorry If I've told this story before!
You have not told that story before and that is interesting!
I have size, knitting and sewing privilege. One of these days I might have crochet privilege 😊. I can crochet notions and maybe blankets. I have yet to crochet my own clothing. Someday maybe someday 😊.
Agreed I would also like to crochet my clothes.
I love the Gunne Saxe style dress you made! It looks very cute! I had a few of those myself back in the 1970's in junior high and high school.
In the 1960's, my Mom was a professional seamstress (they were always women, they called them seamstresses, but I go by "sewer" or "sewist", because I try to keep up), and she worked in a few different factories in California. They usually had an assembly line kind of process, in that one sewist would sew one part of the garment, and pass it to the next sewist for the next part. One person almost never sewed the entire garment. One person spent the day setting in sleeves for many garments, and the next person in line added the zippers for many garments, for instance. In that case, I guess you would need to know how many garments were completed in a day, and divide by the number of sewers to get the time frame for one finished garment. But perhaps it's different in the overseas factories now.
Fun fact: Mom worked for a company that made fire resistant suits and parachutes for race car drivers, and was allowed to bring home excess fabric. As a kindergartner, I had several little dresses made out of parchute nylon! It was cute in pictures, but not my preferred fabric now!
It super varies on the factory from what I have seen in documentaries and garment workers groups, it seems like the better factories that have the technology and resources to have all those different machines and assembly lines also pay better but then the worst of the worst labor factories pay by the whole garment completed by the worker. Also so cool about your mom, I suspect when she was working was during the stronger times of garment makers unions in this country which is what made the job better!
Consider the tucks to solve the length problem as serendipity in action - they really lift this dress to another level and if I made it I think I'd add those tucks in regardless of whether the pattern had them. They lend a nice "weight" and "drape" to the skirt section and they look lovely!
That dress looks so authentically vintage! Very cool!
This is dress beautiful!
Love this video and your price breakdown at the end. And THANK YOU for mentioned China can have ethical manufacturing and the US can have UN-ethical manufacturing!
yes, especially since we use prison labor in the US to sew things too 😬 it is not just a China problem
Wow. The dress is beautiful and beautiful on you. I could tell you felt special when you had it on. So much detail and sewing knowledge to make that dress. I just ordered some cotton lawn from Aliexpress. First time ordering from them. Haven't got the fabric yet but it is suppose to be just like Liberty lawn fabric. It was only $12-$13 a meter. We will see. Happy sewing.
Thanks! And I'd be curious, I've bought tons of lawn from a lot of different brands but honestly none compare to liberty (which I find deeply annoying) they just have something in their process that makes fantastic fabric!
The pin tucks look so good! It adds a lot of visual interest while also being practical. Definitely using that technique if I ever run into a similar situation. Beautiful dress! Love the purple hair as well 😊
Those pin tucks are beautiful!! I know you didn’t intend to have them there but they just add that little oomph, love it love it!!
Agreed somehow they were just what the dress needed there!
As a viewer outside the US I really appreciate the global take on costs you used, also how much more time that must have taken to work out. My mum recently gave me a skirt she's had since the 70s or 80s and it has a made in England label, which surprised me and made me realise I'm so used to all of our clothing coming from Asia. Since making a lot more of my own clothes I have definitely come to realise how insanely cheap high street fashion is, and how easy it is to dismiss the lives of people living far away. Also when people "compliment" you by saying you could sell clothing - I now point out how much it would cost for something it took me 10 hours to sew (£150 minimum for labour, and that's not a great wage).
Do you ever sell on clothes you've made? How do you decide what to charge?
Yes I enjoyed working it out and think that I will start to occasionally move it around sometimes! there is still some garment production in the UK so I am thinking of doing a price there. I will sell things after they no longer fit or if there is some other issue I am just not happy with. I honestly price things to move so pretty cheaply because when I am done with it I just want it out of my house and enjoy selling high quality pieces affordably that would normally be out of peoples reach. I would never sew something specifically to sell it lol
@@HaleyMarieVintage That would be interesting. I live in a rural area with low average incomes but high housing costs and don't know what a real living wage would be here, higher than the legal one is at any rate. I mostly sew for others as gifts as I don't know how to value my time, so would probably do the same if I tried to sell things I've made but don't want to keep
That is such a beautiful dress! I love how the sleeves turned out and the ruffles with the pin tucks. Lovely job.
Thank you!
You did a great job with this project. I enjoy seeing your processes. I used to wear Gunnesax and Gunnesax knock-off dresses growing up in the 80s, and wore my sister's that she had from the 70s. Little House On The Prairie was popular at that time, and that's why I wanted to wear 80s does Little House dresses as a little girl haha.
turned out soooo cute!!! i love all the research that you have done with this. i am very iimpressed!! i have been making all ofmy own clothes for a few years now and have been wearing second hand all my life. it's more interesting. i will be thinking more about these things. you are a beautiful person inside and out! LOVE FROM UTAH!!!
yay thank you!
That is so, so pretty!!! Everything you did worked beautifully and the dress totally rocks. Dang, I wish I had one.
Thank you!
Thanks for the 🐇 🕳️ so we don’t have to ☺️. Always appreciate the extensive breakdown.
I bought some Liberty lawn from JoAnn with a gift card and a rare 25% off sale. I made two blouses, one lined, one not lined, and the lined version is so much nicer. It doesn't wrinkle and is still cool in warm weather. The other one is lovely, too, but next time I will line it for sure.
You & the dress look GORGEOUS! And thank you for the thoughtful reporting of ModCloth’s practices. It made me feel sad-mad…and that’s a good start!
I have loved Gunne Sax dresses ever since I was a teenager. This dress is gorgeous, and the Liberty print is perfect for it!
The dress is beautiful, love the pin tucks!
THIS WAS MY PROM DRESS! Holy cow!
A lot of people made this for their prom dress every time I've made it I've gotten this comment!
Gorgeous as always, I love the lace up detail in the front ❤
Beautiful!!!!!😊♥
Having gone through the 70's as a teen you did an excellent job
You made this so well and it’s so beautiful!😍 Agree with everything you said about fast fashion. It’s so good that you talk about it and make people aware!
Wow, I appreciate the research you put into this ☻
You’ve improved in your sewing skills. Well done!
Thanks for this thought provoking vlog
Great thoughtful research and commentary at the end!
Okay, I've never thought I'd like to make myself a Gunne Saxe but I really love your make! Thank you for doing such a deep dive into the financial ethics of garment construction.
It's so encouraging to see your confidence and pride in your sewing growth. I got to a hard part in my sewing project and it's shut me down for a little bit. But I might just start a new one tomorrow haha
You can do it!
the pintucks look amazing. Great solution.Thanks for all your research. I enjoyed the rant. The costlier fabric does have a nice feel when wearing and washes often better as well.
Absolutely stunning! The details you put on were perfect. As someone who was lucky enough to live during the 70's and own 2 of the originals, I applaud your hard work on this beauty. 💗
Gday Haley. Hope all is good with you & Spooky? Wonderful dress & all your hard work is always noticed by me, especially talking about the break down of the costs & where you talk about topics relating from the costs, it always amazes me how some people still purchase fast fashion, yet they sew & do purchase fabric that is far more expensive than the fast fashion RTW garments they pick up, have they not made the connection yet, would they pay somebody else the full price if they want a garment made, probably not, yet they spend the same time sewing their own clothes & do not (or sometimes do not) see where the cost is involved, I think sometimes cost is not always thought about when making/sewing our clothes (generally speaking) 🙂Thanku 'sew' much for sharing 🪡✂🧵🙂
THank you! And Spooky is doing okay, she just had a UTI!
@@HaleyMarieVintage 😺💙
It's STUNNING!!! This is by far my favorite DIY Gunne Sax dress. Bravo!!!
Another gorgeous make and I always love your reveals I cannot wait till I am well enough to see again xx
It annoys me so much that Liberty lawn is absolutely lovely! It's cool and smooth, less wrinkly, has detailed and clear prints, and it is worth the money. It's just so expensive!
Agreed I am also annoyed haha
Another beautiful make!!! I bet your co- workers look so forward to you arriving at work so they can admire your gorgeous creations!!
I love the colors that you chose and the lace with the points is so beautiful. Nicely done
Wedding dresses are based on 1940's sizing and street clothes are about 3 sizes smaller. I am short and plus size so I make my own clothes.
I love this one the details and the fabric is so pretty 😍😍 I love when you make these dresses!
So glad I found you! This dress is absolutely stunning ❤
Lovely dress.
Beautiful job.
Thank you!
One of my favorite dresses you’ve done so far. The print and trim combo is very dreamy
this dress is just completely beautiful! i love the detail of the pintucks on the skirt portion! also, hugely appreciate the info on living wages and labor laws at the end of the video...definitely food for thought.
The pin tucks are the perfect detail!🎉
I really enjoy that you do the labor cost breakdowns. That was quite interesting!
Very pretty 😀
Love your dress! I live in California and take the trek to the garment district and buy various fabrics, The fabric and notions are inexpensive.
Pintucks for the win. Looks fabulous, good job!
A wonderful and pretty dress!!! Lining with cotton lawn is a good practice to help the stability of the bodice and long term wear and tear.
I often think of how was the fabric or underwear that I purchase made, it bothers me. I so very rarely buy ready to wear clothes now. xxx
You certainly did the beautiful fabric justice. Just want to encourage you today. Your work is always really interesting and l appreciate your evaluation and lessons learned that you share.
like your stitching
Very nice
Nice job
The runner crossing would make a fun #lifeofayoutuber mini post!
Haley you knocked it out of the park!! Are those American Dutchess heels? I love them❤
Yes they are, I find their brand fits me foots shape really well!
When you were talking about your labor time, I was curious if Chinese factories do piece work or sew the whole garment. I know a couple people who worked in sewing factories here in the US, and they talked about sewing piece work so they did the same pieces/steps over and over. They didn't sew the whole garment themselves.
From what I can tell it can vary, but I've only ever seen undercover footage which is generally very grainy and dark, I do put in the disclaimer in that I must have forgotten in this video that this is not a 1:1 comparison and just something to provoke thought about what cheap clothing means for laborers.
i found your sustainability discussion really interesting/informative, i'm wondering if you have thoughts (or if on a previous video i can look there) about fabric sustainability? like buying the actual fabric and from where. i know a lot less about that
Honestly I struggle to find information on it, I know one of the biggest things is around dying practices. I try to buy as much as possible secondhand or deadstock.
Really good video and I love your cost breakdown at the end, very insightful! However I can't help but need to say if you can afford to spend so much money on fabric then unless you've ever been in a position of poverty then you probably don't really understand how hard it can be on people in the position and they literally cannot afford to spend hundreds of pounds/dollars on sustainable clothes. It is a very difficult topic however that being said I found it very interesting and I'm enjoying your content!
Oh totally, I went a bit off the rails in this video. I had been having some frustrating convos around temu with influencers around this time and I got too in my feels about it, definitely being sure to be more careful how I talk about things since then!
I love your cost breakdowns and this really makes me think. Do you have recommendations on companies that do sell to pay living wage? I’m in the uk so ideally ones here too. I’m moving further and further away from buying new
I don't buy a lot brand new so I don't have a ton of recommendations, but usually you have to buy from smaller companies that are more expensive. I do usually buy my coats from smaller brands and have to save up a year or so for one. A key way to tell if they treat their workers well is if they even mention it on their site and then there are certifications they often mention. A site that says nothing about their garment workers or a vague "we work with factories that are held to an auditors standards" are generally red flags.
Please share details on the light green front lace up dress.
It is a Gunnesax I bought on poshmark
Use thrifted bedsheets for cheap fabric for everyday use.
Sorry if you've already gotten a comment like this, and not to detract from the stunning dress you made (seriously good job!), but ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is an AI that scrapes the entire internet (mostly without permission) for content, chucks it all in a blender, and spits back something that looks like a human could have written it. That's why it doesn't cite its sources, it's doing the equivalent of asking your uncle to recall a magazine article he read 20 years ago. There's a video I saw recently where someone got ChatGPT to create a budget for them, and it looked good at first but the numbers didn't add up at all because ChatGPT doesn't know what numbers are, it just knows "articles that include the word 'budget' also usually include these other words so I should too."
Anyway, apologies for complaining so much about a less-than-20-second portion of the video. The final reveal looks amazing, putting pintucks in the bottom was such a good solution to the length issue and makes it look even fancier! The cost breakdown was also good, I'm so glad you include these in your videos because it really provides excellent perspective about why things cost what they do (and if something doesn't cost what you expect, you can start to figure out why!).
Thanks for commenting this! I am never opposed to talking about how to not spread disinformation!
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It's great to hear what you learned about the garment industry in China. One thing that I believe is overlooked is the role of the Chinese govt. in all Chinese businesses. It's the CCP that I have an issue with, and that's why I won't buy merchandise that's made in China. Not on Amazon. Not on Temu. Not at Macy's. I'm poor, and I stand with those who are even more poor. I stand with Uyghurs and against labor camps.
Totally get that, and it is why I specifically try to avoid buying cotton from China. What I always find challenging about boycotting countries is ultimately the people suffer the most and the government doesn't really care. For example a lot of work in the US is done by prisoners as well which I take issue with so I try to specially target companies that I know use that labor (like nike who has been caught both using Uyghurs and children for decades now). However I do not believe there is one right way to boycott and support you in yours, solidarity for the win!
@@HaleyMarieVintage So true. The expression, "Pick your battles" comes to mind. Thanks for using your voice and your platform to inspire us to do our research.
I of course agree with making your own if possible or buying sustainable or yhrifting if possible, but please remember that size privilege and economic privilege is easy to look down on others and feel like you're in a position to "give others a pass/permission" to not feel so bad. Keep in mind clothing is a necessity, and it's a LUXURY to be enlightened and economically and skill wise able to make the decision, but don't try to insist your guilt on others. It's not about looking cute, most people can't afford modcloth anyway
Totally agree with you, and when I am specifically mentioning looking cute I am talking about the unnecessary cloths, not what you need to work, have downtime, or clothing your children which are all necessity. Also the most sustainable clothing is second hand which is also some of the financially easiest to buy, and with sites like poshmark and mercari it is more accesible than ever. I am specifically talking about overconsumption. Also I think part of class solidarity is thinking about other people in the working class whether they are in this country or not, I do not believe that anyone should sit around feeling guilty about their consumption I just think we should all have a little more mindfulness because it is going to be what it takes to change things and hold corporations accountable. I personally would never make someone feel guilty for what they have to do to survive because it is not an effective way to make change, instead of arguing with each other the goal is to instead organize to force companies to change by organizing and boycotting.
Hmm. It surprises me that a $35 cotton print (not $25) isn't well into the range where you actually get information about where and how it is made. I wonder if there are trustworthy options in that range online which have that information? Or maybe it's just wishful thinking.
Wishful thinking 😢
So liberty of London does produce in their mills in Italy however their focus is on sustainability practices not labor practices so there is no information on how they treat their workers and like any country Italy has many factories that violate labor laws
Gorgeous shape to this dress and the fabric is lovely. I find the blue of the ribbon too bright for the muted coloir of the fabric and think it shouts a bit too loud, so think it would be nicer with a more muted blue or a palest biscuit colour. I wonder what’s your own final opinion on the ribbon trim? But overall, this is a fabulous dress. Love to see it 😍
You’re right, your rant did come from an insanely privileged position. Saying that doesn’t absolve the fact that you just shamed poor women in America for buying clothing.
Did you forget that there are poor women of color in America? Like very poor. And yes, they deserve to feel and look beautiful. They did not create the system of abuse. It will not be fixed by individuals in America not buying new clothing. It will take huge systemic changes.
Totally agree, and yes I am not directing this to poor women of color in America. Most of my audience is white and does not have the awareness for these things, but I always appreciate the correction thank you.