Capris or Pedal Pushers? Pants Vocabulary from 1971

Lynn Mally at American Age Fashion wrote about her "find" last week: a 1971 booklet from Vogue patterns, Everything About Sewing Pants and Jumpsuits. Since I had been wondering whether my memories of vocabulary from this era were correct (or possibly just regional) I was delighted by her blog on this very topic. I asked…

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