Southern Homemaking

“If you’ll take some time just to look at old photographs in antique shops or on the web, you’ll see women who spent their lives wearing dresses. … Everyone wore dresses or skirts, and they were able to do a wide variety of work, even farming, in them. The few who dared to dress like [...]

“Women have a high calling. They ought to dress to reflect that calling, in beautiful fabrics and styles like some of the ones presented here.”

“Egalitarianism has tried to convince women that dressing like a sloppy man is a compliment and a privilege. We here at L.A.F. [Ladies Against Feminism] say, ‘The empress has no clothes!’”

“Being a lady… and looking like it… is nothing to be ashamed of…. There is something romantic about it — the flowing skirts and elegant blouses that make most of the clothing we see around us look like the drab rags of medieval serfs. Most of us women, whether we admit it or not [...]

“…How do I dress modestly and femininely while staying with modern stores and looks?”

“This little article comes from a column in the May 1904 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal. While some of it may seem quaint, much of it is timeless.”

“In days gone by, little girls wore dresses all the time, whether they were playing with their dolls, riding horses, or playing ball. However, they also had the proper accessories to keep them well covered while doing so. In our day and age, when little girls wear dresses, the accessories are usually forgotten.”

“Whether you realize it or not, you and everyone else have a dress code. You will either have a dress code by design (meaning that you have thought through the moral and philosophical implications of your dress code), or you will have a dress code by default (because you have let others do the thinking [...]

Is your blouse too low cut? Shirt too short? Skirts too short, slits too high? Too many pants? Clothes too tight? Miss Gibson has great suggestions for fixing these problems without spending any money!

“This weekend I learned that beautiful, feminine nightgowns are extinct, and the idea of you raising your children in your own home can bring absolute befuddlement to the checkout lady at Target. Let me explain….”