Striped and plaid blazers were popular formal options, while turtlenecks, a popular style among men, and brighter colors such as red, yellow, and orange were worn in the mid-sixties
Don't miss your chance to be a part of the Minion madness this Halloween
Red dye (critical for creating Cotton Candy Pink) was made from fucking bugs found in Mexican cacti (AND THEN IMPORTED SUPER EASILY AND CHEAPLY TO PLACES LIKE THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE) in the 17th century so like, Im having a sorta hard time imagining milkmaids of yore having enough money, time, or honestly life expectancy to be wearing Cotton Candy Pink. I really want to go on and on about how milkmaids have been historically linked to nationalistic purity panics AND historically sexualized and tell you more about pleasure dairies. But legit I might need to actually write a book about this depending on how long I remain in this particular rabbit hole, from whence I emailed a professor friend a link to an article entitled Milkmaids, Ploughmans, and Sex In the 18th Century, and begged him to send it to me
High crew neckline, sleeveless
Pattern Type: Floral,All Over Print