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About the only thing we remember about our childhood summer
vacation trip to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the mid Sixties was
that it was hotter than hell outside and freezing inside the cave; the
climb into the cave seemed to take forever; and Mom was wearing an
outfit similar to this one - okay, maybe it didn't have the ball fringe
around the legs. Ah, to be a kid on summer vacation at a time when the
last thing you had to worry about was being abducted if your parents
temporarily lost you on a tour. Aside from the nostalgic reasons, we
love this shorts outfit because it is just so freaking cute. The fabric
is a soft, sanded textured cotton, almost like a bark cloth but
infinitely softer, in a large botanical print in browns, beige and
vanilla on a dark harvest gold background. The A-line shaped tunic top
has a cut in, piped shoulder and a mock turtleneck trimmed in a dark
mustard (like Gulden's, not French's) gold ball fringe, with an inseam
pocket at the right hip. It slides on over the head and has a keyhole
opening with a hook and eye at the back of the neck. The shorts
have a back zipper closure, a high waist and are trimmed around the leg
openings in the ball fringe. Made in Hawaii by Jr. Petites by Diane, The
tunic measures 36" at the bust, 42" at the hip and 29" long. The
shorts measure 32" at the waist, 38" at the hip, the rise is 13" and the
inseam is 5", outseam 16". The fabric has taken on a soft, not
quite faded character from cleaning (we dry cleaned it, but it might be
hand washable in cold water and hang dry), and a couple of the balls are
gone from the fringe at the leg and neck, otherwise its in excellent
condition $115
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