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| Ronna |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 10:18:01 AM
Todays newspaper ad for Dillards shows "patio dresses" for only $50! Some are pull over, others have the zip front. yep, every fashion item eventually comes back to haunt us. My mother would be right in style. I'm wondering if there are any still in her clothing I have in storage. Madras, ticking, huge flower prints... |
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - May 05 2008 : 09:43:12 AM
I do, Linda...and that's what my gran called them! Such a nice memory--in fact, every mother's day, we'd get gran a new pair of pedal pushers that she wanted from, believe it or not, Sears. Until she got so darn small that we had to start shopping in the kids department for her "capris".
I love them!!!
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - May 05 2008 : 09:39:13 AM
We used to call them "pedal pushers"....now called capris
The term came from the length of pants that would not get caught in the bike spokes when you pushed the pedal.
Anyone wear them?
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| Lea Vollmer |
Posted - May 04 2008 : 10:26:45 PM
Wow - Muu Muu's - haven't heard that word in a long time! Back when I was growing up in California, muu muu's were kinda the standard fare in casual wear. I remember having a couple when I was just 5! That also reminded me of "zorries" or as everyone calls them today, "flip-flops". Clam-digger's are now capri's...
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 7:05:06 PM
Yes, Libbie. The other ones look more like what we used to call a house dress when I was growing up.
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 5:07:32 PM
Libbie, sounds lovely. I'd like to see a pic someday.
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
| Libbie |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 5:02:36 PM
Hey, gals! I'm Hawaiian - really! Okay, and I'm Irish and a buncha other things, but the "traditional" muu muu's are a "Victorian Nightshirt" style gown - usually with a high mandarin-type neck and tucks around the yoke - front and back, and the back has a deep center pleat, as well as a front opening placket with tuxedo buttons (I forget what they're called). They really ARE quite lovely - and not quite the touristy hibuscus-printed housedresses that ya' see around!
XOXO, Libbie
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 2:07:18 PM
yep...they look like muumuus to me... We could make prettier ones for a lot cheaper.
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
| Bridge |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 12:16:32 PM
Here is a link to the "patio dresses" AKA mumu's at Dillards.
I think they would be comfy, but no way I would pay $50 for one
http://www.dillards.com/endeca/EndecaStartServlet?N=1603949
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| Ronna |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 10:14:13 AM
Linda, the first photo (pretty fabric!) seems to have be high waisted. The second one, free flowing from the yoke, is more of what I would consider to be a muu muu. The main idea, for at least some wearers, is to be full and loose, and not require a bra....and cover up whatever was "loose". |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 06:22:32 AM
now that's what I remember as a muu muu!
(I'm practicing my photobucket)
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| Lainey |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 05:29:53 AM
Linda, that's a pretty one I think!
Farmgirl Sister #25
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| Jana |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 10:28:08 PM
I remember my sis-in-law making and wearing a mu-mu that was like a strapless dress with elastic around the top and under the bust, gathered and very full. That was 1964 and I was 6!
Jana |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 9:01:23 PM
I bet the patio dress is simpler.
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 8:59:54 PM
you gals got me so darn curious that I found this online.
I remember a higher yoke and bigger flowers. A larger woman made it look big and full...of course my memories are from being 9 years old.
LOL
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 8:08:45 PM
Linda,
Yes, I think they do still wear them there.
Denise
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 7:48:23 PM
I remember muu muus were gathered full at the yoke and in big bright flowers, all from Hawaii. They probably still wear them there?
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
| Annika |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 07:12:47 AM
I have some beautiful Hawaiian fabric, I guess it's time to make a few Muu-Muus =)They do look comfy. I have a couple of caftans that I wear when I need extra comfort and ease, longer, but more like what Lainey showed us....good retro fun!
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 02:13:14 AM
A muumuu is more dressy and usually has a few buttons down the front yoke.
here's a link to a picture.
http://classichawaiianproducts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=M%2D015%2DRED&cat=151
When were stationed in Hawaii I wore them all the time. While growing up I remember my mom wearing those house dresses. They usually were lightweight cotton with snaps down the front. Not the same as a muumuu.
farmgirl sister #43
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| Lainey |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 7:32:26 PM
I actually like Muu Muu's, I even wear them outside in my yard. They are actually pretty comfy.
Is this what you are meaning by muu muu? That is the type I wear.
http://www.roamans.com/clothing/Print-lounger-with-pockets.aspx?PfId=119241&DeptId=10012&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0
Farmgirl Sister #25
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| Ronna |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 7:09:46 PM
all that's old is new again. They're Patio dresses now, isn't that classy??
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| theoanne |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 6:52:33 PM
My Mom has been wearing muu-muus ever since I can remember. Last year for mother's day I made her 3 new ones. Sometime in the past there must have been a pattern,because I know she used to make them back in the 70's. The paperpattern is gone. I tore apart one of her favorite muu-muus and used it to trace a pattern on some muslin. The old Muu-Muu was so thread bare it was falling apart when I dismantled it. She was thrilled to death with the mother's day gift. You would have thought I gave her gold!
TEDDIE
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| Ronna |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 4:14:15 PM
Ive seen, but don't think I've bought any of those vintage muu-muu patterns. Might have come in a package with others, long way from sorting patterns. More important sorting and purging first...I can actually walk into the sewing room, but the boxes of books, magazines and who knows what are now in the living room. Yikes. |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 3:43:50 PM
Muu-Muu did we finally get the spelling right?
LOL
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 1:51:43 PM
Ronna, I've got or used to have (can't remember if I sold them or not) a few of the vintage Polynesian Muu-Muu patterns. Will have to look when I go back to the mountain house.
Stephanie
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| mommatracy |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 1:50:02 PM
My dear MIL has worn mumus around the house for years. She has such pretty ones. Some are pretty enough to wear to the grocery store and she has. Mind you she is such a prissy little lady that when she wears a mumu she includes matching cute earrings,lipstick and shoes. When my FIL was still alive he did not think they were so cute. I love them! Yes they do remind me of " way back in the day".
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