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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyday women were not always thin and put together.  They didn't have the time or the means.  Housework was a whole other level, even through the 70s, let alone if you worked.  Women wore simple house dresses at home all day back in the first half of that period. People owned far fewer clothes and they were likely better made, often by the wearer, because they had to last.  So those nice outfits were few and special.

But to answer your question, maybe we have actually EVOLVED.  [b]Maybe we are inching closer to women not being valued solely on their appearance.[/b]  Maybe some people just want to be AND be comfortable and not worry about crafting some image.

I would never criticize a person who enjoys fashion and takes pleasure from crafting an outfit.  That's wonderful, for you.  BUT many people just want to be at ease. And why shouldn't they.[/quote]

This ignores the fact that men from all walks of life too were better dressed and more put together than they are today. People in general took care to present themselves as best they could to the world. [/quote]

I don't know that you have proven this.  You realize that old photographs were taken on special occasions?  People weren't running around taking tons of pictures of the mundane back then.  It was all film. Most people didn't have a camera or only pulled it out when they were doing something special, thus pictures of them in their best clothes.  And if you look at documentary type photos of everyday people, they are in work uniforms or plain dresses.  You got dressed up in that one or two special outfits you had for church or for special functions.

And--have you seen photos from the 70s?

Maybe you just have nostalgia for old dress clothes.[/quote]

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