The mills promoted the use of their feed and flour sacks by working with McCalls and Simplicity to create patterns that would incorporate these materials. "The history of the “sack” dresses is ...

Just think about wartime fashion in the US, when women made feed sack dresses during World War II. “The repurposing of feed sacks has been going on since the Depression era, ...

In what one milling company called “A Bag of Tricks,” feed, flour and sugar sacks during the Great Depression and World War II eras provided a frugal option for fabric. “Thrift Style,” a ...

“You know you’ve got it when you make a potato sack dress look hot,” wrote another. Marilyn Monroe, 1951 Earl Theisen/Getty Images. Marilyn Monroe: A fashion icon.