When I vistied my Nan in Yorkshire at the weekend, she showed me photos of my Grandad, Dad and Aunty during the 1950's and 60's. My Aunty, aged about 14 or 15 in the photo below, looks beautiful with her incredible beehive. The clothing that both her and my Nan are wearing were hand-made from scratch by my Nan.
It conjours all sorts of images in my head - my little working-class Yorkshire family scraping by on my Grandad's earnings down the mine, my Nan staying at home as a classic housewife, raising the children and making the clothes that they wear. She would write off to different pattern companies, getting the latest dress designs, so her children could be in fashion.
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