2024 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

Cherryfudge

I imagine I'd have been panicked had I seen in the papers that there were restrictions on knitted goods! Interesting that it doesn't mention woven fabrics, unless they were further down the page.

Laura_Elsewhere

I am not certain, but I *think* the public announcement was made and at the same time shops were prohibited from selling existing stock without coupons, if that makes sense? So there would have been a degree of planning, kept completely private from the public/media, and then it was announced as a fait accompli- the wording in the newspaper cuttings corroborates that- paraphrasing, "the classes of goods covered by the Order made yesterday, are..." - so the legal Order was imposed the day before the announcement. 

Thankyou for mentioning Allingham's Oaken Heart- I have been meaning to get a copy of this! 

maryb

Ooh thanks for the reminder about Margery Allingham's autobiography.  It's on Kindle Unlimited so I've just downloaded it.  I knew about the Board of Trade planning to use the margarine coupons so that the plan to introduce clothes rationing didn't leak.  They knew the better off would descend like ravening hordes leaving nothing for the less well off.  Clothes prices were going through the roof as it was and causing hardship. That's also why they announced it on the Sunday of a Bank Holiday weekend so that the shops would be closed on Monday (no extended opening hours then!) and the shopkeepers would have two days to get set up

Laura_Elsewhere

(Avoiding political debate, as instructed by that nice Mr Lewis)

I took my democratic right out for some exercise this morning And I hope those of you who can exercise yours, do so, no matter in what direction you go... 

One of many rights which we have because of the efforts, courage, determination and bravery of those who lived in 1942, amongst other years. 

PipneyJane

Laura_Elsewhere said:

I am not certain, but I *think* the public announcement was made and at the same time shops were prohibited from selling existing stock without coupons, if that makes sense? So there would have been a degree of planning, kept completely private from the public/media, and then it was announced as a fait accompli- the wording in the newspaper cuttings corroborates that- paraphrasing, "the classes of goods covered by the Order made yesterday, are..." - so the legal Order was imposed the day before the announcement. 

Agreed, @Laura_Elsewhere.  That’s the reason why they initially used margarine coupons, to keep everyone in the dark.

On a different subject:  who has been watching Sewing Bee?  Do not read the rest of my post if you haven’t caught watched the latest episode.

I’ve just watched last night’s episode.  Only one thing to say - SPOILER ALERT!!!! - how on earth has Susie survived so far?  She stumbles through the first two challenges each week then, somehow, pulls a reasonable garment out of the bag for the Made-to-Measure Challenge.  (Maybe it’s my personal biase.  I must admit that I don’t like her style, at all, and she really irritates me.)

- Pip




PS:  Today, I will mostly be wearing my ancient Levi 501’s, a white M&S t-shirt that is at least 10 years old, 2 year old black trainers and my new tweed jacket.  (This evening, I’m meeting an American friend from my Motley Fool days, in Central London. She’s over on holiday.)

PipneyJane

Laura_Elsewhere said:

(Avoiding political debate, as instructed by that nice Mr Lewis)

I took my democratic right out for some exercise this morning And I hope those of you who can exercise yours, do so, no matter in what direction you go... 

One of many rights which we have because of the efforts, courage, determination and bravery of those who lived in 1942, amongst other years. 

I will be heading out shortly to do the same.

- Pip

Laura_Elsewhere

Today I am wearing that recently-bought striped linen-viscose dress from Sainsbury's, sandals that are from... er.... 2017? I think... and a narrow red gingham hair-ribbon from 2015  
And when I went out to exercise the d.r. I also wore a bright red short-sleeved mohair cardigan, knitted in 2018 from yarn unravelled from a finished-but-never-worn jumper knitted in the 1980s by one of the most unpleasant women at the sewing group I used to go to- I enjoy having transformed her horrible shapeless thing into a lovely cheerful little fitted cardigan with puffed shoulders and short sleeves  

Nelliegrace

Most certainly going to vote today, though it would be good to have a box to mark for, “None of the above.”

Laura_Elsewhere

Nelliegrace said:

Most certainly going to vote today, though it would be good to have a box to mark for, “None of the above.”

In practical terms, you do have that option- spoil your ballot paper and put it in the box- spoiled papers are all counted and the number recorded along with the numbers for each candidate, so if you spoil your paper (by marking it in any way other than a correct vote) then it is recorded as someone who *used their vote* but not to vote for any candidate.

Cherryfudge

We apparently have Screaming Lord Such and Lord Binface amongst others. Spoilt for choice.

Is anyone else now itching to know how Laura managed to get the lovely red mohair off the unlovely woman? Not that I'm the village gossip or anything... and I remember those mohair jumpers from the 1980s. I was so proud of making one and still have it, but I took a sleeve off to remake and now have to reunite all the parts.

Edited to add: it wasn't Screaming Lord Sutch - can't have been. DH tells me he is no longer with us.