"overall" I miss you ....

I think it's time for overalls to make a comeback what about you ?

 

It's funny because I have had overalls on my mind for several months now .. wondering if they ever would make a big comeback to popularity like they were in the early 1990's.

 

I remember wearing them in denim, corduroy, and light weight cottons. They came in Pants, Shorts, long dresses and short dresses and I'm sure a myriad of other styles too.

 

They were comfortable ... I'm always for comfort .. Yet they were cute and just what I would call "Classic"

 

So I had been wanting to get a pair but hadn't truly gone out in search for them.

 

Last week when Abbey and I went to the Flea Market on Sunday we hit on a dealer that had just opened his van and put out a few boxes of nothing but antique clothes .. and what did my eyes behold at the bottom of a box .....

 

An authentic railroad  blue and white stripe pair of overalls.  I fell in love with them and along with several other pieces of vintage clothing they came home with me ..

 

I never even gave thought when I bought them if they would fit me .. at the time I was thinking vintage and what an adorable display they would make .. but after coming home and looking over our finds .. I held them up then tried them on and sure enough they fit .. and I couldn't be more thrilled.

 

So here's a few picts of my darling New Yet Truly Vintage Overalls .. please excuse the wrinkles as they need a little washing and pressing.

 

 

 

It's funny but ever since I was a young girl ..I much preferred a good pair of Jeans, or overalls to a frilly dress any day. Maybe growing up in the country with Horses and the fact mom encouraged me to make mud pies with her kitchen utensils and Tupperware could be why ..

 

Farm Girl was just born into me .. and the country is just the place I find the most comfort  in life just like the feeling of a good pair of overalls ...so comfortable ..



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Women wearing overalls hit a high in the 1940's when WWII was on and women were called to work jobs that were then attended to by men..

I love the style of overalls from that era .. and I loved that they belted them too ... although I'm not sure that would work for my waist line today .. but nonetheless it was so cute ..

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I love the 3 gals above .. they have their overalls belted at the waist and look at those chickens they are carrying under each arm .. 

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I imagine this gal was out working her 1940's Victory Garden .. and no less in her charming overalls .. Love her feminine blouse .. Rolled up legs .. and her Saddle Shoes.. I could definitely go for this style !

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I imagine this image is new made to look old .. The gal is a bit more modern looking .. but I loved the patched overalls she is wearing .. It makes me want to find a pair cut them up and patch them up ..LOL ! 

O.k. so I want to claim this is me in this photo .. Well because she is just the most adorable thing ever ..and I want to be that adorable ..LOL !

 

She has on those true 1940's overalls with the fitted waist .. although they are so so cute ..I'm not sure in this day and age that many of us could sport that fitted and high of a waist .. that is unless we all go back to wearing corset's and girdles ..and get out of Low-rise Pants and hit the gym ..

 

But I would  definitely wear that charming gingham cotton blouse ..and that too too darling straw hat ... !

 

 

So here's to overalls and hoping they make a popular comeback ...but if they don't and you see a lone gal sporting a pair .. You guessed it .. It'll be Me ! I'm wearing what I love even if it's not the popular thing.

 

 

I always have been an upstream kind of gal ..

 

 

So do you girls have or wear overalls anymore ?