>> Looking at those designs reminds me of nothing so much as 19th c. children's pinafores. <<
I thought so too. They also remind me of much older styles, where the servant women and sometimes the chatelaine would wear a sort of partial dress over their full dress, not just for spill protection but to have somewhere to put things. You could tuck stuff through the tie belt or loops or pockets. It was an alternative to a chatelaine's belt.
>> I wonder...any bright ideas on selling something like this? <<
If I were going to do it, I would consider such things as:
* Offer a loose version and a more fitted version.
* Provide a range of colors including neutral and brighter ones.
* Make some with heavy fabric like denim for robust work, and some in lighter fabric like calico for casual work.
* Try to cover a wide price range. Scavenged cloth is often cheap or free, reducing the cost to time+skill. You can do a lot with recut jeans from a thrift shop or garage sale. Conversely, if you're buying heavyweight quilt calico, that'll cost more.
* Hang a sign that says something like: Are you tired of women's clothes that don't have pockets, or only have tiny pockets that won't fit your stuff? Now you can buy extra pockets for ..." And then post pictures of things like phones, hands, and other items fitting into the pockets you've made.
And of course, you should post on my blog, where folks are looking for pockets. :D
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Date: 2019-06-30 11:03 pm (UTC)I thought so too. They also remind me of much older styles, where the servant women and sometimes the chatelaine would wear a sort of partial dress over their full dress, not just for spill protection but to have somewhere to put things. You could tuck stuff through the tie belt or loops or pockets. It was an alternative to a chatelaine's belt.
>> I wonder...any bright ideas on selling something like this? <<
If I were going to do it, I would consider such things as:
* Offer a loose version and a more fitted version.
* Provide a range of colors including neutral and brighter ones.
* Make some with heavy fabric like denim for robust work, and some in lighter fabric like calico for casual work.
* Try to cover a wide price range. Scavenged cloth is often cheap or free, reducing the cost to time+skill. You can do a lot with recut jeans from a thrift shop or garage sale. Conversely, if you're buying heavyweight quilt calico, that'll cost more.
* Hang a sign that says something like:
Are you tired of women's clothes that don't have pockets, or only have tiny pockets that won't fit your stuff? Now you can buy extra pockets for ..."
And then post pictures of things like phones, hands, and other items fitting into the pockets you've made.
And of course, you should post on my blog, where folks are looking for pockets. :D