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Prairie Princess	Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 8:08:15 PM Do any of you gals have Gunne Sax dresses? I grab them whenever I find them in thrift stores. I absolutely ADORE them! '70s styling is my fav! ~Jodi "Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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Room To Grow	Posted - May 02 2009 : 7:19:41 PM Lots of them on ebay for real good prices.....I had a couple in the 70's we have moved to our farm...and love it
FebruaryViolet	Posted - Apr 22 2009 : 05:33:09 AM I had several...even my MORP (Prom spelled backwards--I went to an Arts school..) dress was made by Scott McLintock (Jessica's brother) for Gunne Sax. I even had some vintage 70's Gunne's that I purchased on thrift. Michigan seemed to be a really good hunting ground for them! Every Sunday, though, you could find me in a Gunne Sax dress and a vintage hat for church--no wonder I ended up at Art school!!! Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/
yarnmamma	Posted - Apr 22 2009 : 05:22:05 AM makes me think of the old 70s granny dresses....I loved them Linda in Scranton, PA farmgirl #71
katmom	Posted - Apr 16 2009 : 9:26:41 PM I too wore a GunneSax dress when I was my sister's Maid of Honor at her wedding, a very simple, small family & close friends event. My dress was off-white with pink tiny rosebuds print. I had sewn my sister's dress & made her veil so it was nice to indulge & buy my one & only G.S. dress. Oh how I wish I had hung onto it. >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom. "I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!" www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
BarefootGoatGirl	Posted - Apr 11 2009 : 03:26:27 AM cute pic, sharone! thanks for sharing. when we were little,my mama use to make my sister and i gunne sax dresses (which we paired with cowboy boots). the test of a good dress was rather or not it belled out when we twirled in it. i've made a few for my girls too, but none of the super fancy ones like my mom did. What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing. -Brenda Ueland http://quilandneedle.blogspot.com/ http://musingandmuttering.blogspot.com
sherone_13	Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 12:41:06 PM This is me before my junior prom in a Gunne Sax dress. L This is DH next to me. Didn't we just look fine? Sherone http://tinytaylorranch.blujay.com http://tinytaylorranch.ecrater.com/ http://taylorscountrystore.blogspot.com/
des	Posted - Apr 07 2009 : 1:40:42 PM After seeing this thread my daughter and I went over to eBay and now she is the proud owner of a vintage Gunne Sax dress. We were looking for a dress for her Coming of Age service at church and were pleased to find it...so the pressure is off me to make a dress before then. Farmgirl Sister #280
daylily	Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 6:39:20 PM I was mentioning this post to my friend today. She is in her 70's & I am 60. We and our daughter's both wore Gunne Sax to church for years. My girfriend was the seamstress. I bought the fabrics & trims. She said she has way over 50 Gunne Sax patterns! Now her granddaughters are into them! I told her DO NOT get rid of them without letting me know! What a stash, eh? Chris Farmgirl Sister #346 http://refininglife.blogspot.com http://organizedkitchen.blogspot.com http://redeemedforapurpose.blogspot.com
GaiasRose	Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 09:29:25 AM http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title&search_query=Gunne+Sax There is a pattern on this search for a girls dress! ~~Brightest Blessings~~ Tasha-Rose Farmgirl Sister #88 Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com Etsy: http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com "Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle'
GaiasRose	Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 09:26:21 AM http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=vintage+gunne+sax+dress&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=gunne+sax+dress&_osacat=0 ~~Brightest Blessings~~ Tasha-Rose Farmgirl Sister #88 Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com Etsy: http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com "Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle'
GaiasRose	Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 09:23:05 AM I love Gunne Sax! In an episode of Friends, a Thanksgiving episode, Phoebe is wearing a Gunne Sax dress that I ADORE! If I could get one Gunne Sax, that'd be the one! ~~Brightest Blessings~~ Tasha-Rose Farmgirl Sister #88 Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com Etsy: http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com "Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle'
palmettogirl	Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 05:28:26 AM i loved those gunne sax dresses, they were so romantic! i also had quite a few laura ashley dresses.......those were the days!
MuslinBunnies	Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 07:28:20 AM I have three Gunne Sax dresses hanging in my closet. Two are matching adult and child dresses that my mom and I wore when my grandmother and her husband renewed their vows way back when. The other one is a really pretty green one that belonged to my mother. I wish I could still wear them! Tina A. My Website: http://muslinbunnies.tripod.com/ My Etsy: http://FelineFeathers.etsy.com My Button Quail Site: http://groups.google.com/group/button-quail-planet
sherone_13	Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 07:02:25 AM I wore a Gunne Sax dress to my junior prom. Guess I just dated myself, huh? Sherone http://tinytaylorranch.blujay.com http://tinytaylorranch.ecrater.com/ http://taylorscountrystore.blogspot.com/
gspringman	Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 7:14:07 PM I use to wear Gunne Sax dresses when I worked in a Pioneer Living History museum in Arizona back in the 70's. They were beautiful dresses. Truely made you feel pretty and femine. But I too am no longer a small waisted gal. Thanks for the memories. Gail Farmgirl #486 mbr. Charming Chicks http://grammasladybug.blogspot.com/
Mumof3	Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 6:49:17 PM My senior prom dress was a Gunne Sax dress. I still have it, only it doesn't fit me any longer. It is made of muslin, was long (we cut the bottom tier off for my sister) and it had crocheted inserts in the sleeves. I loved that dress and if I was skinny again I would absolutely wear it! lol Karin Farmgirl Sister # 18 :) www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
mikesgirl	Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 5:08:52 PM Mary Beth, I used to make Gunne Sax dresses for my daughter too - she's 37 now - and I was always so proud of them - even though they took an eternity to make. Some of my favorite sewing ever! Farmgirl Sister #98
Huckelberrywine	Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 3:37:10 PM Oh my goodness! I went to the Gunne Sax warehouse in SF to buy a costume for a play once...what memories those pictures bring back! Very cool. We make a difference. http://huckleberrywine.blogspot.com
ddmashayekhi	Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 06:51:57 AM I wore one similar to the long dress for Homecoming back in high school. Yes, it was in the 70's. Dawn in IL
dutchy	Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 12:05:46 AM PRETTY!! Love the skirt and the white dress, Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :) My personal blog: http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/ Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
Marybeth	Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 9:58:58 PM Way back when I made Gunne Sax dresses for my girls. I think that did in my sewing for awhile. There were so beautiful--all the lace and ribbons and lovely fabric. I will see if I can find any pictures. MB http://www.smallcityscenes.blogspot.com www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com www.day4plus.blogspot.com www.holyhouses-day4plus.blogspot.com "Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!"
JudyBlueEyes	Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 9:41:54 PM Call them!!! Maybe they'll ship - a steal even with the shipping! I love them too but no longer have a 24" waist :-< We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden!
Prairie Princess	Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 8:12:30 PM Oh my! If I was in Nevada -- http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/clo/1074156757.html ~Jodi "Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt

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