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bookish
Destructive, but crafty. I never really had a notion of taking care of clothes nor respect for craft quite like I have now that I've been acquiring highland wear.
My parents and grandparents went through two wars - I had a ration book issued when I was born in 1951.
When things are restricted or scarce it pushes people back into older ways of living and working.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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