Standard of Youth - Shelley Beatty

The Young Women’s Vintage Fashion Show was decorated, “Something Old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” We had several vintage wedding dresses in the show and used shades of blues as our color. Vintage patterns were framed and hung with mason jars of baby breath. Life-size sketch of women wearing clothes from the decades of 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950 and 1960 Life-size sketches were traced by projecting from a computer. The refreshment table was accented in blue.

Framed vintage patterns were hung from a frame accented by mason jars of baby breath.

Framed pictures hung from a frame surrounded by hanging mason jars of baby’s breath:

Hanging decorations of framed vintage patterns and mason jars filled with baby’s breath.

Mason jars of baby’s breath hung with the framed vintage patterns.

Life-size sketches of women wearing clothing from past eras:

Life-sized sketches of dresses from past eras.

Refreshments were accented in shades of blue:

A vintage punch bowl was used to serve punch.

Hanging honeycomb balls, tissue pom--poms in shades of blue accented the table.

Hanging honeycomb balls, tissue pom–poms and fans in shades of blue accented the table.

Water dispensers were large mason jars. Cookies were made by the Young Women as a Mutual Activity.

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The Mia Maids wanted to do a combined Young Women’s activity that would emphasize what they learned in “For the Strength of Youth” booklet particularly modesty. They thought it would be fun to do a “vintage fashion show” featuring dresses from different eras, and also showing how all dresses, whenever, from any era can be modest. The planning began. One week at Mutual the young women made cookies for the refreshments. Another week decorations were made and large, life-like sketches of dresses from different decades were made. One week was a dress rehearsal. Many hours of planning and preparation were put into the Young Women’s Vintage Show. It was decided that it should not only be a Young Women’s activity, but a Ward Activity so the Ward was invited. The red carpet was put down, music from each decade was recorded, a script was written and the show was on!!