My grandmother was a classy dame. So classy, in fact, that she’d probably disapprove of my calling her a dame. She was a lady. (When she died, and family gathered together to talk to the rabbi about her life, I remember my mom and aunt saying something like, “She never wore pants. Because ladies didn’t [...]
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My Grandmother’s Hats
May 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments · flashbacks, photo essays, writing
Tags:1940s·1950s·1960s·fashion·grandmother·hats·history·mad men era·Minnesota·st. paul·vintage