1940s
I keep noticing the discipline in a padded shoulder from this decade, the way it squares a body up as if practicality and loveliness were never meant to be separate choices. Even a hat holds that same certainty, wool felt and grosgrain still faithful to whoever blocked them by hand. I follow whatever provenance a label gives me, give each piece whatever it actually needs, mending, restoration, or just a proper readying, then send it out from Melbourne.
