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The Feed Sack Fashion Boom: The Forgotten Fashion of the Great Depression | Cracked Relic

In one of the most unexpected fashion stories in American history, millions of families during the Great Depression and WWII turned flour and feed sacks into clothing. What began as a survival strategy became a full-blown movement—complete with printed patterns, sewing circles, fashion contests, and even wedding dresses made from chicken feed bags. This episode dives into the creative, resilient world of feed sack fashion—how companies caught on, communities thrived through sewing culture, and how those simple sacks became symbols of pride and ingenuity. 🧵 From the pantry to the runway, this is the story of how America got dressed in the hardest of times. Source List: Primary Historical Sources: -U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cotton Bag Sewing Projects for the Home, 1943 -Make Do and Mend wartime campaign materials (U.S. Office of War Information, 1942–1945) -Simplicity Pattern Company Archives (noted for “3 feed sacks” sizing labels in WWII-era patterns) Academic & Museum References: Smithsonian Institution – The Fabric of the Nation exhibit, 2021 archive -Kansas Historical Society – Feed Sack Fashion Collection -Clarke County Historical Museum – Feed Sacks: Beyond the Label exhibit Supplemental Context / Period Reporting: Progressive Farmer Magazine, June 1939 – Advertisements and reader-submitted clothing photos -Ladies’ Home Journal, September 1940 – “Thrift with Style: Feed Sack Designs of the Season” -Newspaper clippings from The Des Moines Register, The Tennessean, and Arkansas Gazette (1935–1944) Modern Documentation / Collector Communities: -The Feed Sack Club community archives (feedsackclub.org) -American Quilter’s Society – Vintage Sack Cloth Catalog Reference, Vol. 3