tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161728440963970599.post118222057832359890..comments2009-06-29T21:37:22.747+12:00Comments on Diamond Dame: Everyday Fashions of the Twenties, Thirties and Fo...Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14568676662601144007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161728440963970599.post-63545792746314108042009-06-29T21:37:22.747+12:002009-06-29T21:37:22.747+12:00I think the mail order/online shopping analogy is ...I think the mail order/online shopping analogy is fairly apt. The mail order model really opened up the clothing industry's market, allowing people living in smaller towns to purchase fashionable items and try to keep up with trends. The fledgling start of what nowadays is 'disposable' seasonal clothing I suppose.<br /><br />Although apparently a lot of women were royally pissed off Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14568676662601144007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161728440963970599.post-55406124286299381412009-06-29T16:35:56.280+12:002009-06-29T16:35:56.280+12:00Interesting that mail order was so big. i guess th...Interesting that mail order was so big. i guess the equivalent now is online shopping.Rachael Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161728440963970599.post-63477963019769690742009-06-29T15:43:55.496+12:002009-06-29T15:43:55.496+12:00These books are fantastic! They contain some fabu...These books are fantastic! They contain some fabulosu daily fashion and ads. I have these myself, and the Fifties one too.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.com