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"THRIFT-SHOP CHIC," necessitated by poverty, was our first move towards more revolutionary dressing.

“THRIFT-SHOP CHIC,” necessitated by poverty, was our first move towards more revolutionary dressing.

“THRIFT-SHOP CHIC,” necessitated by poverty, was our first move towards more revolutionary dressing.

A FEW YEARS LATER, "workshirt" would mean blue denim, khaki, or plaid wool, but since at this time we nearly all worked in offices, a "workshirt" was a white one with cuffs and collar. WOMEN who worked wore dumpy stuff if they were just working till they married. If they were "career girls," they wore chic little suits.
BRITISH INFLUENCE. Lance and I in variations of Joe Orton's "working-tough" gear.
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