You
could tell who was naughty or nice by the clothes they wore. Modesty
was the norm, and if you wore tight pants it meant new ones weren’t in
the family budget until fall. Hand-me-downs were expected, fashion
changed every decade or so, and closets were small because space there
was a waste: with five school days, who needed more than five outfits?
Girls dreamed in the Sears and Roebuck catalog, then made their own
dresses.