tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post6594430399936412979..comments2023-06-01T05:02:18.461-07:00Comments on Unsung Sewing Patterns: Butterick 4924 - Morning Frock or Hoover Coverallandrea.at.the.blue.doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-26404663657339534732015-06-27T16:10:53.318-07:002015-06-27T16:10:53.318-07:00I remember my mother wearing Hoover aprons on the ...I remember my mother wearing Hoover aprons on the 1940's. They were great maternity wear also.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505407366311068854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-58126139349837785252011-09-04T12:27:43.543-07:002011-09-04T12:27:43.543-07:00This is such a great post! I've made a couple...This is such a great post! I've made a couple of my own Hoover style dresses - love them! So comfortable and great for doing housework in : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757226979393134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-86743318936535320622010-06-14T19:51:23.682-07:002010-06-14T19:51:23.682-07:00Susan - I haven't (yet) tracked down the smoki...<b>Susan</b> - I haven't (yet) tracked down the smoking gun - that is, the publication from Hoover's Food Adminstration in the 19-teens that recommends or defines the style of apron. <br /><br />I really need to track down the article by Joan Sullivan. "In Pursuit of Legitimacy: Home Economists and the Hoover Apron in World War I." published in The Costume Society's journal Dress 26 (1999): 31-46.andrea.at.the.blue.doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-22518027392614298782010-06-14T05:23:47.142-07:002010-06-14T05:23:47.142-07:00Just found your blog via a search for information ...Just found your blog via a search for information on the "hoover apron." I especially appreciate the trace back to the earlier appearances of the apron. Any more leads on the origin of the name? I'm writing a series of period mysteries (1930s) and am always on the lookout for interesting bits of information.susanalberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593314069397524232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-44438553070393078872009-04-13T14:09:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:09:00.000-07:00oh my gracious.. i *want* a hoover apron for my ve...oh my gracious.. i *want* a hoover apron for my very own!;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>you do post the niftiest things, andrea♥Diane Shifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449110271720365988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-47958590549300766982009-04-11T08:22:00.000-07:002009-04-11T08:22:00.000-07:00Thank you! Do feel free to wander around. I updat...Thank you! Do feel free to wander around. I update earlier posts as more information comes my way so it's worth stopping back now and again.andrea.at.the.blue.doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-96788312095534122009-04-11T04:16:00.000-07:002009-04-11T04:16:00.000-07:00LOVE your blog!I found you through Quail by Mail a...LOVE your blog!<BR/>I found you through Quail by Mail and am delighted that I did. I'll drop by often.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830511823393150090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-51642819226105147822009-04-10T16:41:00.000-07:002009-04-10T16:41:00.000-07:00The whole subject of Hoover-ness is turning out to...The whole subject of Hoover-ness is turning out to be very intriguing. Old Town clothing features a bungalow apron with what they refer to as a "hoover front" - the wrap front that seems to define the style.<BR/><BR/>I've always loved the use of hoover as a verb.<BR/><BR/>The 31st president of the U.S., Herbert Hoover (who, I just recently remembered, lived here in Oregon for a few years) and the vacuum cleaner are not related to one another, as far as I can tell. <BR/><BR/>To each their own Hoover!andrea.at.the.blue.doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-46614755212155361652009-04-10T15:04:00.000-07:002009-04-10T15:04:00.000-07:00A different perspective: Hoover is a generic name ...A different perspective: Hoover is a generic name for any brand of vacuum cleaner in the UK. Even though I'm a Canadian living in England, I remember my Mum 'hoovering' in a house dress similar to this. I have a childhood snapshot memory of her dimpled elbows, hoover plugs and Lego disappearing up the hoover.<BR/><BR/>Unsung Sewing Patterns has been featured as today's Quail Mate.Quailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240666485084346231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-62437451503659277732009-04-08T10:14:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:14:00.000-07:00You will notice that the double-breasted wrap fron...You will notice that the double-breasted wrap front persists; still very practical in case of spots and stains.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-29687428599066427702009-04-07T12:14:00.000-07:002009-04-07T12:14:00.000-07:00I wonder if "Hooverall" was a case of trade name c...I wonder if "Hooverall" was a case of trade name colliding with popular slang.<BR/><BR/>Hoover had really bad timing in terms of getting elected and got blamed for a lot of things that he couldn't have controlled, and there were a lot of nicknames involving "Hoover", including, but not limited to "<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooverville" REL="nofollow">Hooverville</A> and "<A HREF="http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/5041/Hoover_Wagon/" REL="nofollow">Hoover wagon</A>."<BR/><BR/>Not that Hoover was associated in some way with ladies' informal wear, but since Hoover-this and Hoover-that was apparently on the public tongue, anyway, it wouldn't a surprise if that particular trade name stuck and became a more generalized term.Little Black Carhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313164876855565140noreply@blogger.com