My husbands aunt had to live with her grandmother for a time while her mother was ill. She said she always made her wear her woolies so she would not get ill on the farm in North Dakota in the winter.Puzzicato said:According to the book I am reading at the moment to avoid a chill women should wear high-necked, long sleeved woollen combinations next to the skin. Apparently cotton combinations are a sure-fired way to take cold.
A good winter slip is worth trying too -- Vermont Country Store has a nice simple knit cotton one which can be surprisingly warm if you layer it. I wear it over my regular slip, and it doesn't add much bulk at all.
Actual women of the 1930s-40s era who had to drudge thru drifts of snow generally wore "chore boots," which were utilitarian high-lacing leather things that were basically Army boots in ladies' sizes. Not very decorative, but they did the job
I guess when you have occasional heavy snow fashion goes slightly out the window for most people.
With the weather getting cold and wet here in the UK I thought I might BUMP this thread.
Anyone else got any ideas on how to keep warm and dry this autumn and winter?
I really need to sort out my winter wardrobe.
Thanks!