The year was 1976. I was 8 years old. America was celebrating its 200th anniversary. My great-grandmother was heavy into crocheting. We went to a big Bicentenial gala promoted by Flordia's orange juice industry, complete with free orange juice and their current spokesperson, Anita Bryant. My brother, sister, two cousins and I went to this party decked out with red, white, and blue crocheted pants, shirt, and...vest.
I wish I had a picture of us in those homemade clothes. Then I could burn it.