Jim sent me this old fabric ad — as well as can we just all agree that it’s awesome? Leaving aside the strange fringe trim? as well as possibly the color beige?
I am thinking I really need one of these multipocket skirts — especially the “hopscotch” version. I would like to make all the pockets close with contrasting bright plastic zippers (for just a tinch much more safety and security as well as a bit of extra wtf? sauce).
My favorite part of these old ads are the guarantees. this one states “GUARANTEE: ‘If any type of article made principally of an Indian Head brand cotton fails to give proper service because of the fading or running of Indian Head colors, or if the fabric shrinks much more than 1%, we will make good the total cost of the article.’ Make sure the name INDIAN HEAD is on the selvage or hang tag.”
I can’t believe, though, that Indian Head cotton comes in 39 colors as well as beige is the one they chose to feature. Beige. You know how they say the opposite of love is indifference? The opposite of color is not colorlessness, it’s beige. I mean, I AM mostly beige as well as I hate that color.
I ought to apologize for the spottiness of the “A Day” part of “Dress A Day” lately — lots of travel. (I’m typing this at 6 a.m. in an flight terminal departure lounge, really …) I’m on my way to Tokyo as well as Sapporo! expect much more Japanese fabric pictures as well as the concomitant Japanese fabric BUYING.
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