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Chris of Wessex - wot about the "Hully Gully"?

lol I remember my mother going crazy because a school friend told me that sugar water stiffened your stiff underskirts more - mum didn't appreciate me trying it out. Had a shocking pink and black lace one!!!! loved it. Little Eva was a contenstant on Britain's Best Dish a few months ago, and they were talking to her about her record Locomotion.

Memories!!!
Julie

and the sack dress!!! very forgiving too - my Mum made loads for me - took three on my honeymoon!! she used to make them for my friends too

I loved reading your story of the days of dancing the twist.

My mother always used to make me the latest skirts and dresses. I had one like you describe - tight with the frill at the bottom edge. A few years before that she used to make most of my 'pencil slim' skirts.

I still have one net petticoat, bought from Neatawear. The 'paper nylon' ones didn't survive.

It was good that you had two cousins to look out for you, even if it was a mixed blessing!

All the best,

Jill (Pascoe nee Watson)

Chubby Checker married the dutch Miss World Katerina Lodders didn't he?

Oooh! I remember the petticoats. Sometimes were stiffened with starch or a mix of sugar and water to get the most "flounces". Or wearing two or three shop-bought ones to boost the skirt! I remember envying Carole in the "Young Ones" with Cliff Richard. Winkle-pickers and sling-back shoes. Could still do the Twist but, as said - am more likely to out me back out these days!

Remember Streatham locarno in 1951. before the twist. By the time that came along I had just had a baby and used it to get my shape back! There was a big change between 1950 and 59. It was my niece who was wearing net petticoats, I asked her what she wanted for her birthday and guess what,, she wanted a net petticoat, which she got after I had cleared it with her parents.

I remember I used to love twisting too.....seeing how far down or back you could go. Funny how most of us who did it can't do it now, me included!! Did all that 'twisting' do our knees in?? lol

remember it well - can still do it but can't get down too low!!!

Mum made my frilly petticoats for me and when I got married in 1959 IMum made my short lace wedding dress with stacks of frilly petticoats under it and I had white stilettos which had just come out - I thought I looked the bees knees - I must say the photos in my album are pretty good and that short dress did not date

happy days long since gone sadly

Dizzi ,
i remember the net petticoats and i used to do mine in sugar water too .
i remember when the rainbow petticoats came out as well , i think they were about 10 bob, i know they were dearer than the white ones .
Hazelx

Mau ,
i cant remember what the prize was for OH and dance partner
but your right Mau cigarettes wouldn't be given as a prize now lol
Hazelx

There was a soap opera on BBC about that time called Compact and a dance called the Method came out of it where you had to pretend to be things.

I got my mother to soak my net petticoat in sugar to make it very stiff.

And she also soaked a cotton crinoline petticoat in sugar to make that stiffer than starch

which I then decided to iron

OOOOOOH BOY was I ever in trouble! It really made a sticky mess of the plate!


I used to wear the cotton petticoat under the net one ..... then it didn't rip my nylons to pieces.




sylvia

HEY YOU FORGOT SOMETHING ABOUT
THOSE NET PETTICOATS

MY MUM SOAKED MIN E IN SUGAR
TO MAKE IT STIFF

I remember quite a few creeps, Ronald (definitely not at the pub in Wool, Dorset though!). The Smooch was the one for me - not too energetic lol!

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are all well.

Its great to see so many replies and read about your memories of the dance craze.

Thank you for contributing.

Take gentle care
Very best wishes
xx

The locomotion - Little Eva.

And the locomotive!

Yes - I used to "Twist" at the pub in Wool, Dorset when I was stationed at Bovington Camp. Remember "The Creep"?

lol Hazel..was just about to type that me and OH won first prize in a Twist competition 1961.....our prize? a large box of Senior Service untipped cigarettes

My husband smoked then,but can you imagine those being a prize for anything now?!

Maux