Of Another Fashion

An alternative archive of the not-quite-hidden but too often ignored fashion histories of U.S. women of color

Free Twitter buttons from languageisavirus.com

This is a picture of my grandmother, Sachiko Hamilton (R), at age 15 and her cousin. It was taken in Japan in July 1944. Several years later, she would meet her first husband, Ernest Ford, Sr. (an African American man), at an army base in Japan. They married soon after and she immigrated to Detroit where she was a seamstress. She worked for Chrysler for 30 years sewing automobile seats together. 

I’m assuming the stamp on the picture above is the name of the photographer. She made the dress that she was wearing - most of the clothing that she made had patterns on them.

Submitted by Chanel Hamilton (Ann Arbor, MI)

1 year ago 356 notes

Tagged with:  #Japanese American  #Asian American  #1940s

  1. trashprincesss reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  2. audreydandridge reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  3. migrantography reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  4. delonghi-esam-4200-s reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  5. pastduebills reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  6. truebias reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  7. misstakexx reblogged this from rumancoca
  8. luluisokay reblogged this from rumancoca
  9. rumancoca reblogged this from rukka1963
  10. rukka1963 reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  11. red-kap reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  12. gift-horse reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  13. que-televisor-led-comprar-2012 reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  14. nokia-touch-screen-prezzi reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  15. lavatrici-vendita-on-line reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  16. donotfeedtheoompaloompas reblogged this from ofanotherfashion and added:
    Their hair is so. Freaking. Awesome.
  17. teamlatebloomers reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  18. itilmemek reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  19. cokochanel reblogged this from ofanotherfashion and added:
    My Grandma!! Love her :-)
  20. wypozyczalnia-samochodow reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  21. googleplus1king reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  22. improvememoryskills reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  23. improvememoryfaster reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  24. up3x reblogged this from ofanotherfashion
  25. ofanotherfashion posted this