CHARMING DOTS
- halonbea
- May 4, 2015
- 2 min read
Big or small, bright or neutral, polka dots are spot-on charming, so charming that they can take on different styles. They make a wonderfully bold statment anywhere you go. They exude playful femininity, perfect for a fun-filled date to charm your date into having fun with you! I used the vintage raglan top pattern. I used the green polka dots with blue navy fabric that Roxie accidently ordered online. She was not crazy about this fabric and decided to give it to me. Trying to make the best of this fabric, I decided to use the gray fabric to go with this fabric. I went for the neutral color in gray because the polka dot print already had two colors.
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Fun Fashion History: Polka Dots
Between 1830-1835, a dance craze known as the "polka" struck Europe and the United States. This term was named after the bohemian word "polka" simply meaning a Polish woman. It has pointed out that the origin of the dance shows that it derives from the Czech word "pulka" which means half because of the dance's quick and short half steps. In Czech, this terms means a little woman or girl. In Poland, it means a Polish woman. Polka dots are inherently diminutive and feminine. Because of their playful print, it takes masterful art for women to rock a dot while being taken seriously.
One of the women taken seriously was Marilyn Monroe. She was famously photographed wearing a polka dot bikini.
America’s love affair with the polka dot began:
In 1926, when Miss America was photographed in a polka dot swimsuit.
In 1928, Disney introduced its cartoon darling Minnie Mouse wearing a red polka dot dress and matching bow.
Throughout the 1930s, polka dot dresses appeared in stores, the fabric suddenly subversive, nipped in by ribbons and accentuated with bows.
In 1940, the woozy melody of Frank Sinatra’s ballad “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” captured the height of America’s polka dot mania—that spring, the Los Angeles Times assured its readers, “You can sign your fashion life away on the polka-dotted line, and you’ll never regret it.”
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