dressing in layers

When I was in primary school, one of my favourite books was “The Good Master”, by Kate Seredy (Serédy Kató). It was a colourful cavalcade of horses, gypsies, children unleashed to roam the grasslands of Hungary at will…and layers upon layers of skirts. It set the foundation for the way I still dress today; aprons and dresses over skirts over trousies. A…