Thrifty Threads
Marilyn Monroe was not the first woman to look stylish in a potato sack, only the most famous. By the time Marilyn slipped into one as a publicity stunt in the 1950s, food-sack garments were long synonymous with the Great Depression era, when life in rural America meant frugal fashion practices for many families.
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