Because the song goes "I'll have a Blue Christmas..." not "I'll have a Pumpkin on my Porch for Two Months Christmas." Although that does have a certain ring to it...
Dimities, batistes, French lawns and mulls, organdies, dotted and figured nets and delicate lace gowns with many filmy flounces may be worn for the garden party. (Evening Star, 1904) Homemade Lingerie Dresses The smart frocks turned out for women of unlimited means who go in for society [] are of wash materials [] and are far more expensive than many frocks in silk, velvet and other high-priced fabrics. (Evening Star, 1904) Because store-bought lingerie dresses were so expensive, Edwardian women often chose to make them at home with heirloom lace, hand embroidery and heirloom sewing techniques, such as lace insert by hand, hand-run pintucks, decorative fagoting stitches and handmade broderie anglaise lace
My sincere thanks to Stephanie
Raw denim is dark, so you should approach colour matching your shoes much the same as you would with black jeans
