A dense woven fabric made from jute or sisal, AKA burlap in the US: Johnny B Goode’s gunny sack would have been made of similar material. Derived from the name of the German soldiers who fought as auxiliaries on the British side during the American Revolution, 65% of whom came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau, as their uniforms included the cloth. (Interesting facts, eh?)
24 September 2022
IDIOT SAUL
What dress materials were Hollywood stars modelling in 1951? Marilyn Monroe’s was just a sack.
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A dense woven fabric made from jute or sisal, AKA burlap in the US: Johnny B Goode’s gunny sack would have been made of similar material.
Derived from the name of the German soldiers who fought as auxiliaries on the British side during the American Revolution, 65% of whom came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau, as their uniforms included the cloth.
(Interesting facts, eh?)
24 September 2022
IDIOT SAUL
What dress materials were Hollywood stars modelling in 1951?
Marilyn Monroe’s was just a sack.
24 September 2022