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42. Oh yes, indeed. The fashion was fabulous back then.

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 04:43 AM

23 hrs ago

Bell bottoms, halter tops.
Granny dresses.

My grandfather didn't approve of the halter tops.
He thought his granddaughters were showing their "brassieres" as he called them.
He would say: Why do your mothers let you wear your BRASSIERES all around town.

We loved Grandpa to pieces, he was the best grandfather in the world.
We literally rolled on the floor laughing when he would say this to us.

I tried to explain to him about halter tops, but he just shook his head.

Then one of my aunts who was quite proper, dug up an old picture of GRANDMA
and her sister in the 1920's wearing shorts and halter tops. We showed the picture
to Grandpa of his wife wearing a halter top and he shook his head even more.

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