‘The siren call of a crimson crepe de Chine dress made from a 1938 Vogue pattern, comprising of a circular six-piece skirt and a rounded neck with pussy-bow detail’
is the longest title I’ve ever used. Not bad for a 460 word piece, in which wartime housewife Ava is tempted by the call of her favourite dancing dress …
Find the whole thing in Issue 3, page 7 of Skirting Around, a fabulous literary magazine that explores the politics of women’s clothing.
There’s some amazing poetry in here too …
Just waving 