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CrispyQ

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30. My mother made most of my Easter dresses.

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:31 PM

Mar 10

We'd look at dresses & I'd show her what I liked & then we'd go to the JCPenney sewing department & I'd pick out fabric & buttons & trim. My mother could sew anything. You should have seen the Barbie clothes she made. Little suits with notched collars, gowns, sports wear, pajamas, dresses. I kept them in this box I covered & lined with wrapping paper. I sold them at a yard sale when I was in my 20s. I wasn't sure I wanted to get rid of them so I priced them high & they were one of the first things to sell. She didn't even offer me less; she bought them all & said, "My girls are going to love these."

I like to think somewhere some girl still has them.

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What store is no longer around where you would buy your Easter and Spring clothing as a kid? Mine was Gimbels. And you? [View all] debm55 Mar 10 OP

Hill's Dept Store Jilly_in_VA Mar 10 #1

Thank you very much for sharing with us.Jilly_in _VA. I liked Hills. I think it was bought by Ames and then Ames debm55 Mar 10 #2

The White House Tiny Tabby Mar 10 #3

Thank you very much for sharing with us Tiny Tappy. debm55 Mar 10 #5

The Hecht Co. 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 10 #4

Thank you very much for sharing with us, 50 Shades of Blue. debm55 Mar 10 #6

The Jones Store--Kansas City hlthe2b Mar 10 #7

Thank you very much for sharing with us, hithe2b, Did another store move in? debm55 Mar 10 #12

At the time, I have no idea (too young), but probably Macy's. hlthe2b Mar 10 #16

Sears GCG Mar 10 #8

Thank you very much GCG. Yes at one time it was a great store. Toward the end it wasn't. debm55 Mar 10 #14

Montgomery Ward BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 10 #9

Thank you very much, BlueWaveNeverEnd. for sharing. I enjoyed shopping there. debm55 Mar 10 #15

Most of my clothes as a child came from either Sears or Korvette's. surrealAmerican Mar 10 #10

Thank you very much, surrealAmerican. Same here. debm55 Mar 11 #46

Sears mostly (Sears Rowbuck to be precise) EYESORE 9001 Mar 10 #11

Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001 debm55 Mar 11 #47

Montgomery Ward. Ritabert Mar 10 #13

Thank you very much, Ritabert, We bought a lot of things at Montgomery Ward. debm55 Mar 11 #48

JC Penney is where Mom always took us. Silver Gaia Mar 10 #17

Thank you very much, Silver Gaia. I liked JC Penney's clothing. All are closed around here. Even the mall. debm55 Mar 10 #21

We lost Sears and JCPENNEY in my area. TommieMommy Mar 10 #18

Us too. Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Mar 10 #19

Fashion Spear in Braddock PA. My Grandparents livetohike Mar 10 #20

livetohike. I lived in Duquesne as a child. We would go to Mckeesport and shop at Cox's and Jason's. for our Christmas debm55 Mar 10 #22

I remember Jason's! Maybe our paths crossed livetohike Mar 10 #31

HAHAHAHAH. My uncle lived in Duquesne Place(right next to Kennywood) At one time it was an Up scale neighborhood. debm55 Mar 11 #49

H C Prange fargone Mar 10 #23

Thank you very much, for your stores that are gone but not forgotten. fargone. debm55 Mar 11 #50

F. W. Woolworth Earl_from_PA Mar 10 #24

My friends would go to the Woolworth's with me and we would have lunch at their "cafe". We were in 8th grade.and felt debm55 Mar 11 #51

Duckwall's KS Toronado Mar 10 #25

Thank you ,KS for shaing with us. Long gone but not forgotten. debm55 Mar 11 #52

G.C Murphy's Endlessmike56 Mar 10 #26

Thank you very much much , Endlessmike56 for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 11 #53

Murphy's Mart in Irwin. johnp3907 Mar 10 #27

My family moved to North Huntington after I was in 8th grade. Went to Murphy's mart a lot. debm55 Mar 11 #42

Yes.... FarPoint Mar 10 #28

Thank you very much FarPoint. debm55 Mar 11 #43

Hess's in the Lehigh Valley Freddie Mar 10 #29

Thank you very much for sharing, Freddie. We got our back to school clothes at Robert Hall. debm55 Mar 11 #44

My mother made most of my Easter dresses. CrispyQ Mar 10 #30

Why, thank you very much for sharing CrispyQ. I made some of my school clothing, but never a Christmas or Easter dress.I debm55 Mar 11 #45

Boston Store and Marshall Field Ziggysmom Mar 10 #32

My mother in law always bought my my son's clothing at Marshall Field. You are so right about colthing now. Thank you debm55 Mar 10 #41

Carson Pirie Scott and Lerners hedda_foil Mar 10 #33

Thank you very much, hedda_foil. I remember shopping at Lerners as a teen. debm55 Mar 10 #40

Zayres most often lostnfound Mar 10 #34

Thank you very much, lostnfound. We had a Zayres around here. Then it has Hills, then it was Ames. Now it is empty. debm55 Mar 10 #39

Sears ot Montgomery Wards redstatebluegirl Mar 10 #35

Oh yes, thank you, very much, redstatebluegirl. Gone but not forgotten. debm55 Mar 10 #38

Sears, Wards, Woolco, Penny's, Diamonds Kali Mar 10 #36

Thank you very much, for sharing with us, Kali. Yes, all the stores are gone. Neat Outfits. debm55 Mar 10 #37

Arlan's WmChris Mar 11 #54

WmChris. that you very much for sharing. debm55 Mar 11 #56

Not for Easter, but I used to buy the boys their OP's at Mervyns. Tikki Mar 11 #55

Thank you , Tiki. debm55 Mar 11 #57

Robert Hall's on Long Island. Thank you for stimulating a... NNadir Thursday #58

You are very welcome, NNadir. May the memories of your mother, be a blessing to you. debm55 Thursday #59