Investigate the diversity and design in textiles available to the consumer
I looked in high street stores to see what the trend is at the moment in style and fabrics. I looked at fashion magazines. The 1970's era is popular at the moment. Suede fabric for skirts and patterned cottons and chiffon for blouses. Tassels and fringes embellish clothing and accessories.
I have collected pictures out of magazines of the latest fashions. They appeal to me as I actually wore some of the original styles back in the 1970's. I remember I had two suede skirts one red and the other a tan colour. The red skirt was fastened all the way down the front by press-studs. I also had a waistcoat that had a suede back. The front pieces were crocheted and it had a long suede fringe around the bottom. I like it when I go clothes shopping with my daughter and she finds it very amusing when she is looking at an item and I say ' I wore one very similar to that when I was your age'. It has also brought back lots of memories for me. Not only of the clothes I wore in the 1970's but people I have lost touch with and places I went to. I think it is fascinating that textiles can evoke these memories as much as a photograph can.
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