Where Did Our Grandparents Get Their Clothes?

Girl in a white dress, c.1970

This is a photograph of a young girl wearing a white dress. It was taken in the early 1970s.

Courtesy of Waterford City Library

Girl in a white dress, c.1970
Courtesy of Waterford City Library

Girl in a white dress, c.1970

This is a photograph of a young girl wearing a white dress. It was taken in the early 1970s.

Courtesy of Waterford City Library

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When our grandparents were young most people did not have as much money as they have today.

People did not shop for clothes often as we do today.

Two ladies standing by a car, c.1950

This is a photograph of two ladies standing by a car in the 1950s. They are both wearing the same clothes.

Courtesy of Waterford City Library

Two ladies standing by a car, c.1950
Courtesy of Waterford City Library

Two ladies standing by a car, c.1950

This is a photograph of two ladies standing by a car in the 1950s. They are both wearing the same clothes.

Courtesy of Waterford City Library

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Many children wore clothes that were handed down from older brothers, sisters or cousins.

Clothes were usually bought in the local drapery shop or at a market or fair.

Sometimes they were hand-made at home.