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Farmgirl Fashion:  Gunne Sax  |
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 8:08:15 PM
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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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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 9:41:54 PM
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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! |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 12:05:46 AM
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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 :)
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 06:51:57 AM
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I wore one similar to the long dress for Homecoming back in high school. Yes, it was in the 70's.
Dawn in IL |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 3:37:10 PM
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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 |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 5:08:52 PM
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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
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 6:49:17 PM
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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
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gspringman
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Gail
Bonanza
Oregon
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 7:14:07 PM
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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
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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MuslinBunnies
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Tina
Franklin
NH
USA
113 Posts |
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 05:28:26 AM
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| i loved those gunne sax dresses, they were so romantic! i also had quite a few laura ashley dresses.......those were the days! |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 09:23:05 AM
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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
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
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daylily
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
Chris
Newcastle
CA
USA
114 Posts |
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des
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Desiree
West Hurley
NY
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2009 : 1:40:42 PM
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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 |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2009 : 03:26:27 AM
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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.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17476 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17476 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2009 : 9:26:41 PM
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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
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2009 : 05:22:05 AM
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makes me think of the old 70s granny dresses....I loved them
Linda
in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71 |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2009 : 05:33:09 AM
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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/ |
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2009 : 7:19:41 PM
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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 |
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