Bonni Brodnick Blog

Look at those two cuties!! Dresses by Betty Kogen. My mother was a sewing savant. I t was all about basting, bobbins, buttonholes, and everything her Singer might whip up for the grand fall debut of her daughters on First Day of School . Mom sewed  everything : dresses, skirts, blouses, bathing suits, and coats. Everything but our underwear. ... TO READ MORE --------->         " Twiggy Want-to-Be's: My Mother Sewed It All"     

  Circa: Late-1960s   In my upcoming story on MEDIUM, I discuss my mother's sewing savant-ness. In August, she began thinking about what her daughters would wear for their fall debut on First Day of School. Photo Day was not long thereafter. Come with me on a long day's journey to Macy's (there's a connection) and what "the girls" do to keep the train running.