Hey folks- I see LOTS of you are watching this (so cool!), but most of you aren't subscribed to the channel. It would really mean a lot if you could hit that button for me ❤ Thanks 😁 I've also updated the description recently to include a few links to some dresses I like on Amazon, so please check those out! Thanks so much for your support 😘

Let's bring back the house dress, but with pockets

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Pockets for everyone! Real pockets that hold stuff, though- not ones you can fit like, 2 Goldfish crackers into.

My favorite two of your reasons to wear a house dress are so easy to throw on and look like you're TRYING. Not to mention, they are perfect for those of us working from home who have to have cameras on. Just creates a comfortable, put together and easy look.

@TidyStickyMama

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 😁 I'm especially loving the ease of them these days- I had our 4th baby about a month ago and two-piece outfits are WAY too much effort lol

I've just found my new favourite thing. Too often I'm cleaning house in my PJs because they have the best freedom of movement. But then someone comes to the door and... ug. Thank you so much for this video. You've opened up a whole new idea for making my life better.

@TidyStickyMama

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Plus if you're cleaning and you suddenly remembered an errand (like what usually happens to me- post office when it closes in like an hour or less!), you don't need to get dressed first 😁

I recently found, after literally years of searching, a good old fashioned shirtwaist dress. Collar, cap sleeve or short sleeve, with a self fabric belt. It's perfect except for not having pockets but that's ok... I have a drawer full of aprons! House dresses are awesome

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh, those finds are fun! Always a good day when the (almost!) perfect dress finds us 😁

@Jules-740

4 ай бұрын

Where is a good place to find these?

I love wearing a house dress, I only wear skirts and dresses all the year round and some of mine do have pockets, I also wear aprons with my clothes when I do my cleaning/cooking, in the winter I will wear fleece, thermal leggings and tights, I like getting dressed properly everyday it makes me feel feminine and happy

I've been wanting to wear a house dress too, for the same reasons you talked about. Something else allot more women used to do was, buy clothing patterns and make their own dresses! My mom started making clothes for herself at age 14. I've got this super cute long wrap skirt with matching halter top she wore in the 60's. The patterns and colour are so cute, I wish she kept all her clothes! So, I've been playing with the idea of learning to do this myself.

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

I've long wanted to learn to sew more than just buttons- I got as far as picking out and cutting out an apron pattern I thought I could manage. It's still in those pieces 10 years later 😅

@autumnmoon5014

3 жыл бұрын

@@TidyStickyMama 😆 lol oh , i can so relate to that! I've got craft or art projects that i never finished stuffed away all over this house!

“Laziness” and “bonus of looking like you tried!” Yessss! I am here for it! I am rediscovering house dresses for another reason I work from home and the dressing for above the waste only is making me so sloppy. Plus when getting the kids on and off the bus I can transition to mama-mode without changing and go to the park with them easy breezy (literally)!

I'm on board. I want to have a wardrobe of front opening dresses! I never realised how impractical my clothes were until I was breastfeeding.

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh, yes! Once my first was born I immediately started judging tops by whether or not I could get a boob out of it 😂 I feel like it's easier to find breastfeeding-friendly dresses than shirts a lot of the time.

I want to start sewing some house dresses. I don’t leave the house every day and these are cute.

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had that skill! I've had the intent to learn to sew properly for years now and just...haven't. Maybe when all the kids are in school or something ^_^

Most comfy dress I own! Flatters every body size! I have a few 😊

Like you,I enjoyed wearing a housedress. When my 3rd child arrived, I realized the added benefits of wearing an apron: it covers the front and has pockets. I like your videos and the messages you give. Keep it up!🌞

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😄 I love my aprons, too- because even if the dress does have pockets, a couple extra never hurts!

YES! Bring back good old fashioned house dresses! 💖 My grandma and great grandma use to make their own house dresses from the 1920's all the way through the 1980's. When I was s kid, they taught me how to make my own, too. I'm so grateful to them. When I grew up, I tried to be contemporary and wear hip clothes, but nothing off the rack is EVER cut to fit me right. It's always either too tight here or too loose there. Too long here, too short there- meh! With just a few basic dress patterns, you can make comfy, perfectly fitted dresses to fit and flatter your specific figure. I love the old styles because they really are more practical. I feel like a lot of practical off the rack clothing is just too clingy or too baggy. I don't like wearing yoga pants and t-shirts around because I don't wish to reveal my every lump, bump, crack and crevace to everyone. So I'll put a kaftan on over yoga clothes, but it's so true: too much fabric length really does trip you up. I don't like stepping on a long dress and getting my billowing sleeves caught in doors and such! So I've come full circle back to the perfect answer: good old fashioned, home-made house dresses! 👍😊

@TidyStickyMama

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I'd learned to use a sewing machine. I've been thinking to do it for a long, long time now, haha. My grandmother always made the most wonderful things- but she's largely retired from sewing at this point. I could still learn- but with kids, carving out the time is tough!

Another bonus! A couple of those a person could accessorize for a wedding, church, the office.....🙂💜

@TidyStickyMama

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! That was the idea, at least starting in the 1920's or so- that you could do the housework and still be presentable for outside the house, too. Lots of ads for patterns and rack-ready house dresses in the 50's advertised a few accessories being all you needed to transition from cleaning to dancing 😁

I love dresses in warm weather. They are cooler. I get too cold to wear dresses in winter. Thank you for your great video. I enjoy aprons too.

@TidyStickyMama

2 жыл бұрын

In winter my house dresses get paired with my other great clothing love: the cardigan 😁 I keep trying to find good long-sleeved dresses I like, but they've so far all been not quite right one way or another

I only wear skirts and dresses and it's much nicer than the modern fashion of now. First beautiful knee-length or longer skirts, are good for practical usage, as they give space to the leg and give free movement (depending on how the skirt is constructed). The way it sways and glides with you as you move and the way it makes you look like a beautiful lady is just too wonderful to miss out on. Oh, and don't forget, you may find spacious pockets in old ladies' house clothes and it's also truly handy. And finally, you may make your husband (depending on who he is) especially proud!

I am starting to wear dresses more. I find I do feel more feminine. I wore a new dress Christmas day and I actually got compliments which never happens.

“Dressing for the couch 🛋️ “. Love a comfy house dress.

This is all I wear now. This is all I make. Simplicity 7238. I have hacked it. I put in inside pockets and always a separating zipper in the front. My thoughts? If there were a fire, at least I would be covered up, looking great, running down the street yelling, Fire! FYI: the vintage patterns were written smaller; I think this was to make the housewives feel better about themselves. Anyway, I find making the pattern a few sizes bigger, it fits better. Maybe I have just gotten fatter? At least I am more satisfaction.💕

Aprons. Cooking aprons, cleaning aprons, gardening aprons.

@TidyStickyMama

2 жыл бұрын

Allllllllllllll the aprons! 😁

My favorite is the Celeste dress from Itch to Stitch. It probably wouldn’t work well through a pregnancy, but it does have amazing pockets. I’ve already made 3 of them.

Team house dress all day! I’m here for it! I wonder why now I’m just getting recommended this ?! 😩 😉

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know, but I'm glad it found its way to you eventually 😁

Love rainbow 🌈 dress 🤩👗

I was raised to wear a dress to school. We could not wear pants to school only dresses until high school. Where I live now it’s very hot in the summer and in the desert that’s all I wear is a lightweight cotton dress. Scoop neck sleeves and then just straight to the knee. I have them in lotta colors you can get them on Amazon their T-shirt dresses. It’s the only thing I can wear in the heat. Too hot to wear anything else. I just stick the hat on and Sometimes jewelry and a cute sandal. Everyone always says you look nice. I am grateful for dresses.

I agree with you, although my motives are slightly different. I never sit properly: I'm always curled up so the knees of my jeans get stretched out. But at the moment I have the two cutest, best fitted jeans that I've ever worn, and I hate to see them wear out this way. And I've just this year discovered I like pinafore dresses/ overall dresses, tunics and sweater dresses. Those, layered with leggings, have become my house dresses. ( I tend to like my legs covered, so leggings are great) Thanks for the video

@TidyStickyMama

2 жыл бұрын

A great pair of jeans is worth protecting!

I love this.

I have no idea where I put my tights when I put away my winter clothes last year. So I am not wearing many dresses just right now. I would really like to find them, but am about ready to buy new ones.

This is nice.

Hi Tidy Sticky Mama fantastic video keep them coming :)

@TidyStickyMama

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks- I plan on it! :)

I'm on board! TFS

@TidyStickyMama

4 жыл бұрын

Heck yes!

I'm excited to be an early subscriber of yours! You put a lot of effort into this video and it shows. I feel like I have a lot of good house dresses but I'm a clothes hoarder and never know where anything is, so... Well, I'm working on it.

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

I'm excited you're here! Thanks so much for subscribing 😊 You probably do- I was surprised how many good ones I actually had once I stopped being like "you can't chase kids in a dress" and realized women did EVERYTHING in dresses for freaking hundreds of years (which- DUH lol). Some I kind of assigned niches to- like that black floral one I don't do yardwork in, because yeah, bend over wrong to weed the garden and the neighbors know what color underwear I picked that morning 😂 but it works just fine otherwise.

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

And if you need some help un-hoarding your clothes, check out the 8-Week KonMari Challenge! I've got a playlist for all of those if you hit up the channel page. Officially the challenge itself just ended, but you can always start and run on your own timeline- my videos aren't going anywhere ^_^

Subscribed!

I found dresses on amazon that fit the bill for me. They have pockets and hit right abt the knee which is fine cos I like to wear leggings or shorts under my dresses.

Amen on the pockets

Late to these comments, but eShakti has a TON of house dress style options with very big pockets. I live in ankle-length shirtwaist dresses from them and have stopped buying from anywhere else. They customize both measurements and style/length for under $10. Highly recommend.

@TidyStickyMama

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard nothing but good things about their dresses! The fact you get to customize them to your preferences is awesome- I have a hard time finding long-sleeved dresses I like otherwise.

I love house dresses

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! They're such a great option for so many situations 😄

Maybe if worn with longish knickers? My thighs sweat BAD and the skin on skin is incredibly uncomfortable. I have some linen pants and comfy shirts that are my go to for at home wear. I do want to add a few house dresses to my wardrobe but don’t care for the styles locally available

@lilolmecj

6 ай бұрын

You can either get form fitting shorts that go mid thigh to knee, or shape wear that goes about to the knee. My one daughter has same issue, and is rather warm natured. And works as a Massage Therapist, so any time she wears a dress she wears the shorts. We call them “bootie shorts”, but they are longer.

The orange-red v neck is super cute. Where did you get it?

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a thrift store find- the brand on it is Merona, so good chance it came from Target originally.

What do you do about the ones that can be seen through. Layers of clothes defeats the idea of simple house dress?

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

If it's see-through, I'd argue it doesn't make a good housedress and shouldn't be worn as one.

Nope. Chub rub is not comfortable. Can’t beat soft jersey pants for comfort. Can’t beat a great apron with big pockets for practically.

@TidyStickyMama

3 жыл бұрын

Guess I've gotten lucky, then- even at my most pregnant in the heat of summer, I haven't gotten chub rub. I've heard a swipe of antiperspirant on your thighs does wonders, though!

@ABCD-si7px

3 жыл бұрын

Bike shorts, compression shorts, bloomers or even shape wear takes care of that.

@woodenkat8971

3 жыл бұрын

I cut up a pair of leggings and made a pattern from them. Cut to just above the knee, and made from a cotton knit I found at Joanns, I can make make one from 1 yard of fabric. If I shop my sales right, it's cheaper and less annoying then going clothes shopping! It makes dresses much more comfortable!