My mum was a whiz with clothes too. There were these home economics contests you could enter, for sewing. I was about 7-8 when mum entered one. I modeled the dress she made and got to pick out a prize. The dress was lovely and had a little purse that went with it. That was the 60’s though.

I was in high school in 75, 76, 77. Middle school 74, 73, 72. I remember vividly going back to school shopping in a larger city in 72 for my transfer to middle school. I got some edge of fashion hot pants. They looked great on me but I wore them once and got so many cat calls and whistles I never wore them to school again.