The dress that brings back sweet memories.

Greece
January 14, 2013 11:14am CST
When I was a young woman going to dances and generally enjoying life to the full there was one particular dress that I loved to wear. I still remember it with great nostalgia and whenever I do I am taken back to the days when I dared to wear my first bikini and learned to do The Twist. It was a blue dress, neither light nor dark, and it was a silky material. Overlaying the dress was lace with velvet type black designs. The bodice was tight and the skirt was full. My waist was 25 inches and perhaps that adds to the nostalgia for me.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jan 13
I was just remembering with another Mylotter the hot pants I used to wear back about 40+ years. That dress sounds very pretty. I haven't worn a bikini in many a moon. I remember on Gone With the Wind she was trying to get her waist down to 16 inches. Can you imagine?!
celticeagle
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jan 13
Someone actually showed up at work in hot pants? That's weird. In the 1800's women did alot of things to make their wastes smaller. There are even pictures on the internet of some sencing in their wastes until they can't eat and can barely breath. There was on afew years ago that had had some surgery to remove a lower rib her waste could be so small.
41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
15 Jan 13
I can remember when the top of my leg was 16 inches but never my waist. Gone with the Wind was fiction so let's not believe anyone has ever had a 16 inch waist! I was past wearing hot pants but I remember one of the girls in the office turning up in a pair, it caused quite a stir...
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 13
I really like the sound of your beautiful dress that you used to wear when you were younger. I like a silky sort of look like satin. Blue is one of my favorite colors for clothing. I do much clutter clearing but I kept one special dress I had when I was aged 16 to 17 years old. It is a black dress with white spots. It is an off the shoulders sort of design. The bodice is tight and there is a black bow at the back. I wore it to an end of year ball. Everyone looked wonderful that special evening.
41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
15 Jan 13
What a lovely memories that must give you, I hope you get to wear it again some time.
suspenseful
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
15 Jan 13
I remember a painting I did when I was young about a mountain and there was a lake that was in front of it. Never had a memory about a gown, I was so afraid that it would fall off. That was my first strapless, and it was so embarrassing as I was more worried about it falling down then singing.
airasheila
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
Good day 41CombedaleRoad, I loved the main title of your post and that gives me an idea to reminisce those sweet moments when I was still working to that far place. Well, if only that clothes can bring me back to those times I will grab that opportunity and never miss it. As I really want to go back to that place again. To stay there for long, to live there maybe until I grow old.
jopipay
@jopipay (336)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
Hi combedale, You really had a nice memory about that dress and your younger years too. Is the dress still with you? I think it is always good to look back and remember old sweet days. It keeps us smiling and helps us to look forward to making another sweet memories even how old we are
Roni
@ChiVirgo (31)
• Paris, Tennessee
14 Jan 13
It sounds absolutely delightful! I'm trying to picture it in my head right now. :) It's great when you can look back at articles of clothing that refresh your memories of a happier time. I'm not quite at that point yet (only 27, very green lol!) but I'm sure when I am at that point, I'll be able to look back with an equal fondness.
41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
15 Jan 13
Aah but I bet you have some memories of some nice clothes you wore as a child. I remember some button up leggings I used to have to wear. Not a nice memory actually because my mother buttoned them up with some instrument and were so tight they pinched my little legs. I think they were red, but the memory is rather dim now, but the pain has stayed with me...
lacieice
@lacieice (2060)
• United States
14 Jan 13
I rtemember dresses that I made for my daughter. Her first dance, proms, parties. I was a rather good seamstress back then, and her gowns were beautiful. I even made a wedding gown once...for my son's now ex-wife. I remember them all...from the yellow off the shoulder to the gold prom gown and the teal jeweled one. I still have the yellow one..she was a size 5 then.
MaylaJay
@MaylaJay (349)
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14 Jan 13
Sounds like a beautiful dress. Also sounds like some beautiful memories. I'm not old enough to say "back when I was a young woman". :)
nishant86796
@nishant86796 (236)
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14 Jan 13
ohh reminding your old days..... memories are best part of one'life , its just to cherish things which were so dear to u once.. just imagining your dress!!!