国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「Take a close look at this dress. Can you tell it's made from feed sacks? During the Great Depression, resourceful girls embraced a culture of DIY fashion, refashioning inexpensive materials into clothing and other items. Feed sacks—used to transport animal feed and other commodities—were a handy source of fabric. With effort, a few bags could become a set of towels, new curtains, or even a dress. Girls' thriftiness helped reshape markets. By the 1940s, many bag manufacturers were turning out bags in bright colors and printed design, hoping to boost sales. This particular dress was made by Mrs. Dorothy Overall of Caldwell, Kansas, in 1959 for the Cotton Bag Sewing Contest created by the National Cotton Council and the Textile Bag Manufacturers Association. The dress is made of cotton bag fabric, with an overall design of white flowers on a brown (originally black) background. Though cotton bags were the main material used to make the dress, it has luxury elements that hint that Overall intended it to be a showpiece item, including black organdy lining and silver thread. You can explore all of this dress's details in #3D on the website for our new exhibition, Girlhood: It's complicated. Follow the link in our bio to visit the site: http://s.si.edu/ghood-fashion #History #AmericanHistory #GirlhoodHistory #GirlHistory #Girlhood #WomensHistory #FashionHistory #TextileHistory #Fashion Girlhood: It's complicated received support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative. #BecauseOfHerStory」10月30日 3時11分