York resident Willie Scofield shows off her Easter best before church in 1955 in this submitted photo.
As I was proofing a page for Thursday’s Daily Record this week, I read through our story on dressing up for Easter — apparently, no longer a trend in York County.
Church was always a part of my childhood, and Easter weekend brought the first traces of warmth in Connecticut, so dressing up in our Easter best was always important in my family.
My sister and I often had similar-but-not-matching outfits, and my dad would wear a tie and suit jacket and we’d pose for a photograph outside near the forsythia bush in the garden. Neck scarves and velour T-shirts were involved one year, because, hey, we were fashionable in 1998.
P.S., Mom, let’s not dig up that photo and share it with the world.
This year, I’ll volunteer in the nursery for my church’s 9 a.m. service before attending at 11, so dressing up is not really a viable option. (Have you ever tried to play on the ground with an infant while wearing a dress, but not show others your undies? I imagine it would be difficult.)
And, to be frank, I know plenty of 20-somethings who won’t attend Easter services at all.
But I’m kind of nostalgic for dresses specifically slated for Easter Sunday and the requisite family photos. (That my mom took with film and — gasp — had to drop off at the photo store to be processed.)
Did you dress up a child for Easter Sunday? Do you plan to this year?
