This is your mother's Rush! What we wore 1960-1990

[Shellfish]

Was the older sister a commuter still living at home? Also, the "threw" for "through" (twice) makes my eyes hurt.

[Kazekuro]

Originally Posted by ellebud

I'm sorry...I can't believe this. First of all, you wore your grandmother's fifty year old garter belt? That's underwear....that your grandmother wore.

And, speaking as the mother of two very fashionable young women: NEVER have they kept a dress (shared no less) for eight years. Unless they are (and I can hear you saying yes...they were) Chanel, Balenciaga, Worth, Lanvin...no kid keeps dresses that long. Unless they are hoarders or Rachel Zoe...and she doesn't collect Gap. (Rachel Zoe that is.)

Everything my sister and I wore was bought on sale or at the outlets. A garter belt is worn over the knickers and not underwear in that sense it is no different than a corset.

I also wore my sisters junior prom dress to my senior prom. My mother was putting 3 children threw school on a nurse's salary.

[AZTheta]

knickers and silk stockings and garter belts from WWII and ... alligators in the sewers (Drew Barrymore at the dinner table in ET).

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

Everything my sister and I wore was bought on sale or at the outlets. A garter belt is worn over the knickers and not underwear in that sense it is no different than a corset.

I also wore my sisters junior prom dress to my senior prom. My mother was putting 3 children threw school on a nurse's salary.

Knickers what what??? Do you mean British knickers (underwear) or these:


I think your mother needs to ask for her money back.

[dukemama]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

A garter belt is worn over the knickers

I sure hope you're from the UK and mean "underpants", otherwise I'm getting a very weird picture of a garter belt over these:



ETA: Obviously 33girl and I were on the same wavelength.

[OHNOITSJESS]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

I also wore my sisters junior prom dress to my senior prom. My mother was putting 3 children threw school on a nurse's salary.

If you can't tell the difference between through and threw I doubt you even went to college.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by dukemama

ETA: Obviously 33girl and I were on the same wavelength.

I really wanted to use the picture of C Montgomery Burns wearing knickers and rolling a hoop but I couldn't find it.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

Everything my sister and I wore was bought on sale or at the outlets. A garter belt is worn over the knickers and not underwear in that sense it is no different than a corset.

I also wore my sisters junior prom dress to my senior prom. My mother was putting 3 children threw school on a nurse's salary.

But were the hose pink and sequined? Jeez.

[Kazekuro]

I don't like the word "panties" so I've always said knickers. I also pronounce "Mom" as "Mum" if you must know. I'm not the only person in the world who mistakes words that sound the same but are spelled differently, that however doesn't make me unintelligent. I was sharing something that meant a lot to me I thought people would find interesting about how quick fashion can change, but some staples are classic and stay the same. Apparently not.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

I don't like the word "panties" so I've always said knickers.

I don't like the word panties either, it's gross and pornoriffic. But regular old "UNDERWEAR" works fine. At any rate, unless you're starring in Rocky Horror onstage, a garter belt IS an undergarment. So is a corset for that matter.

[honeychile]

I didn't wear them to a rush party, but I went to an auction that was the estate of a woman who was one of the original shopaholics. The title of the auction was "Five Hundred+ Hats, and much more!"

Fifties parties were in vogue at the time, and I won several crinolines, garter belts, and hats. All had the tags still on them. I was a hit at the 50's parties!

And now that I think about it, I didn't find any of that at my mother's house. Hmmmm!

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

While my time was in the early 2000s the reason I am putting this in is because my sister went threw the same thing 8 years before me. She in my mind was my personal fashion model at 6'0'' with blond hair and blue eyes she was a drop dead beauty (now compaire to kid sister barley 5'6'' with black hair and grey eyes I didn't feel on par with her glamor) but I remember watching her pack for school with a special bag to hold all her clothes for rush in 1996.

When I went to rush in 2004... I modeled my look after my sister which could have gone TERRIBLY wrong. Thankfully I Tim Gunned that! (Made it work).

Round 1- 1996(sister) had worn a soft grey colored loosely tailored suit with a vibrent blue blouse that brought out her eyes and a pair of grey and blue kitten heels with her hair in a French Twist and small hoops.

Round 1- 2004 (me) thank you men's fashion! A tailored, well groomed dark grey pinstripe suit with matching vest (before these were super in but I'm VERY curvy so it worked) but no shirt under the full vest. So when you took off the coat it was chic, but I wore dark purple high heeled boots. My hair was in a chignon with a purple ribbon running threw it and amethyst earrings.

Round 2 (1996) Oh, the Gap. Brown suade boots over a pair of eggplant colored cords and a short sleeved blouse in eggplant with brown stitching. [I sniped this outfit in 2001. I thought I was soooo cool... worst day of High School Fashion EVER!)

Round 2 (2004) A pair of dark green well fitting cord slacks and a rose colored blouse with a strand of rose colored and green faux pearls with matching earrings and I'm pretty sure the same boots Kerin wore in 1996.

Round 3 (1996) a brilliant turquoise velvet dress with boat neck but short short sleeves and a white cardigan left open with a pair of white pearls, a white head band and turquoise boots with white tights. Ooooh yeah. The Hilary Clinton Headband!

Round 3 (2004) dark sapphire blue wrap dress with a cream colored chiffon scarf with sapphire water like splashes painted onto it. Navy blue heels and nude stockings. It should be noted I say stockings. These were silk stockings my mother bought in London in 1972 and a garter belt that was my Nana's in WWII (navy lace). It flashed a little when I sat down and one of the alumnae noticed and complimented me on my ability to keep my seems straight.

Round 4 (1996) Black dress with a small amount of soft pink piping in a very classic Audry Hepburn sort of way with a pair of pink tights and black shoes with a pink and black handbag.

Round 4 (2004) Same dress. On me it was tea length with a pair of black open toe pumps and nude hose and a pink ribbon in my hair.

What a difference 8 years makes.

BTW- we went to different colleges and are with different organizations.

I'd be really embarrassed if I flashed my undergarments outside of a "Private Dancer" moment, even more so at sorority rush. Having an alumna comment on my seams would also make me really self conscious. Come to think of it, aren't most alumnae not speaking with PNMs at parties by 2004? Guess it depends on that school.

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by Kazekuro

While my time was in the early 2000s the reason I am putting this in is because my sister went threw the same thing 8 years before me. She in my mind was my personal fashion model at 6'0'' with blond hair and blue eyes she was a drop dead beauty (now compaire to kid sister barley 5'6'' with black hair and grey eyes I didn't feel on par with her glamor) but I remember watching her pack for school with a special bag to hold all her clothes for rush in 1996.

When I went to rush in 2004... I modeled my look after my sister which could have gone TERRIBLY wrong. Thankfully I Tim Gunned that! (Made it work).

Round 1- 1996(sister) had worn a soft grey colored loosely tailored suit with a vibrent blue blouse that brought out her eyes and a pair of grey and blue kitten heels with her hair in a French Twist and small hoops.

And you know this because???? You would have been about 10 years old and you weren't on campus with her.

Round 1- 2004 (me) thank you men's fashion! A tailored, well groomed dark grey pinstripe suit with matching vest (before these were super in but I'm VERY curvy so it worked) but no shirt under the full vest. So when you took off the coat it was chic, but I wore dark purple high heeled boots. My hair was in a chignon with a purple ribbon running threw it and amethyst earrings.

You wore a pinstripe suit to round one of Recruitment? Seriously?

Round 2 (1996) Oh, the Gap. Brown suade boots over a pair of eggplant colored cords and a short sleeved blouse in eggplant with brown stitching. [I sniped this outfit in 2001. I thought I was soooo cool... worst day of High School Fashion EVER!)

Round 2 (2004) A pair of dark green well fitting cord slacks and a rose colored blouse with a strand of rose colored and green faux pearls with matching earringsBarf. and I'm pretty sure the same boots Kerin wore in 1996.

Round 3 (1996) a brilliant turquoise velvet dress with boat neck but short short sleeves and a white cardigan left open with a pair of white pearls, a white head band and turquoise boots with white tights. Ooooh yeah. The Hilary Clinton Headband!

Round 3 (2004) dark sapphire blue wrap dress with a cream colored chiffon scarf with sapphire water like splashes painted onto it. Navy blue heels and nude stockings. It should be noted I say stockings. These were silk stockings my mother bought in London in 1972 and a garter belt that was my Nana's in WWII (navy lace). Umm, bullshit!It flashed a little when I sat down and one of the alumnae noticed and complimented me on my ability to keep my seems straight.

Round 4 (1996) Black dress with a small amount of soft pink piping in a very classic Audry Hepburn sort of way with a pair of pink tights and black shoes with a pink and black handbag.

Round 4 (2004) Same dress. On me it was tea length with a pair of black open toe pumps and nude hose and a pink ribbon in my hair.

What a difference 8 years makes.

BTW- we went to different colleges and are with different organizations.

Wow, what an imagination! (I don't mean that in a good way.)

[ellebud]

At least with the OP she is claiming faux pearls, as opposed to going to the docks and picking out the oysters for the matched strand of natural pearls.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by ellebud

At least with the OP she is claiming faux pearls, as opposed to going to the docks and picking out the oysters for the matched strand of natural pearls.

Oh, ellebud... you didn't let me down!