In the Southern cotton mill town where I grew up, nearly every woman sewed, and a wide variety of fabrics were in abundance. I now find it remarkable that as a child and teen I designed my own clothes!

My mother would take me to "The Cloth Shop", where I selected a Simplicity or McCall's pattern. We bought "material", and I learned the qualities and names of each -- dotted Swiss, wide wale corduroy, seersucker, cotton duck...chambray.

The outfits on WUNDERDUDS VINTAGE are so very similar to the ones my mother and I created. The trims I selected decades ago are all represented here: rick rack, tatting, unique vintage buttons.

When I have questions about vintage clothing, my mother is still my best resource.