This is approximately half of Jennie's wardrobe, all of which are clothing styles from the 1940's. Her main reasoning besides her passion for this era of clothing is that this style fits her body shape the best. We were in AWE of her talent and her knowledge.
As a blueberry farmer she also wears vintage work clothes.
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| Most clothes were passed around to examine the fabrics. |
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| The beginning of Color Blocking, during the war people used what they had on hand. |
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| This dress being one of her favorites. She calls it the "Boat Dress", it was her Great Grandmother's favorite dress. Jennie copied the style from a picture of her Great Grandmother in the dress and then made it. All the front buttons are covered in white fabric. |
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| Note the Sailor Buttons on this dress. Original from the 1940's. |
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This turquoise chemise with pants, is from a french pattern out of China Silk. |
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| These are more every day cotton dresses. |
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| We can't forget her original shoes which came from "A Vintage Sole" in Interlochen, MI Check out their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aVintageSole/ |
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| The boots I loved. Her shoe and heel fit into the boot. Beautiful. The Patterns, All Vintage    "Der Goldene Schnitt" now known as "The Golden Rule" by Alfred Lutterloh is the book that Jennie uses the most to draft her patterns. The Lutterloh technique is still being sold.   This is not a road map but a pattern with several styles and sizes. Just follow the number of the pattern you want.    Jennie made this blouse using the pattern above.   This was a wonderful presentation by an enthusiastic young woman. Show and Tell
 Beautiful Vintage Persian Lamb Coat of Jeanne's  And a wonderful new wool coat made by Pamela  Priscilla's Mother's Chinese dress bought in Shanghai in 1947.  |
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| Jennifer is still working on her postcards for the Muskegon Museum Postcard Exhibit |
And Our Homework For MLH
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