Ivy Leaf's Diary

2026

Wishing all our Readers a Happy New Year

January

In case you did not know, 1953, 1957 and 1970 have the same calendar as 2026. What extraordinary history is encapsulated into that period. The Korean War ended to be replaced by a savage conflict in Vietnam. Possibly as a reaction to these wars and the threat of the Cold War, a revolution started amongst the young generation. In 1953, girls were smaller version of their mothers, right down to their girdles. By the mid-1960s, they had burnt their bras (one of many mistakes made during the 1960s). By 1970, the girdle was nearly dead and millions of Americans wore panty-girdles, at least the mothers did as did the wives of the astronauts that would land on the Moon in 1969 (at least according to the excellent docu-drama 'From the Earth to the Moon' 2006 - Tom Hanks). From 1970 onwards, it seemed like the death knell of the structured foundation was tolling loudly but in the 'naughties', rubber, bones and hooks-and-eyes started to make a comeback although the suspender seems consigned to history.

Whatever next?