Another Dress for C!
Perhaps not in C’s later years, but this was very like a summer dress she wore, when the kids were young.
A Dress With Pockets
In the 1960’s and early 1970’s pushchairs were very simple, with no place to store anything, so any dress with pockets, was where she put small toys and tissues. We never used disposable nappies, except in an emergency, so it was generally only a short walk to Regent’s Park or round the corner to a friend’s garden, so there wasn’t much need for storage space.
In fact, a couple of years before she died, I remember going shopping with her and specifically looking for a summer dress with pockets, so she could leave her handbag in the hotel.
I think in some ways, I’m getting more like C, as I now have a summer coat with big pockets, that can carry all I need on my travels. It’ll even hold a long-life shopping bag in the inside pocket.
The Anonymous Widower 
The lack of pockets in women’s clothing really irritates me – far more then the lack of sleeves which is hailed as an issue on clothing ads. If I make clothes I do my best to incorporate a small pocket of some sort for keys and coins.
Comment by liz | May 26, 2012 |
C always found that when the children were young, pockets were essential. I can remember searching for a summer dress pattern in a shop in Ipswich for quite a time around 1969 to find something that she wanted.
Comment by AnonW | May 26, 2012 |