Goodbye Summer

August is the cruelest month. At least in Tucson. The air swelters, the roads flood, air-conditioners begin to give up the ghost, and a great miasma of humidity settles over the land hissing “You think you’ll escape! You think fall is coming!”

There are consolations, however. School’s in full swing, and there’s always the opportunity to wow the other moms with our 1920s  fashion choices.

Here’s a nice little back-to-school-night  number. The description says red, white, and black, but I think we’ll go with navy when we place our couture order with Lanvin.

Jeanne Lanvin 1928 (back view) via KCI Digital archives

 

Then there’s the question of how to accessorize. The Kyoto Costume Institute has snapped up the original of our dress, but we can pop onto the internet and purchase a necklace to pair with it, like this 1920s “Squash Blossom” available on 1stDibs for a meager $1,800.

1920s “Squash Blossom” Necklace with Liberty Quarters

Since that blows my budget for moms’ night out, I’ll resort to the virtual world again for shoes with these French lovelies - not too dressy to wear into the classroom.

Shoes, F. Pinet, Paris

There now. We may be dripping wet, crammed into those tiny seats in the classroom, but we’ll be sweating in style!

 

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