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Building a Better House Dress
If you have spent any time bemoaning the fact that ordinary clothes don’t fit older women’s bodies, you are not alone. I have found complaints stretching back to 1900, the start date of my research, and I am sure that … Continue reading
Life Imitates Art—Molly Goldberg Fashions
Not long ago I wrote about the play Me and Molly, in which the beloved Jewish-American character Molly Goldberg, played by Gertrude Berg, invented the category of half sizes for America’s older and wider women. Not too long after the … Continue reading