The Waltons - The Clothes - behind the scenes with Judy Norton 

Yes she did!

Good point!

She was soooo good.

Thank you so much

The clothing was beautiful and nice had cute outfits Tammy

Thanks

Thanks for your comments.

I imagined that working on a farm or ranch would require wearing pants for girls.

How awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Yes! Loved those.

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Feed sack dresses? Weren't they kind of rough-hewn anyway? Or am I thinking of flour sacks? (Sorry, city boy here.. )

@@l.m.malcolm2685 They were kind of a cotton blend and had prints on them. The ones I had were flowered. We wore them til they were worn out. I think some people might think they were burlap when you hear feedsack. Now that would be rough, lol!!!!!!

@@l.m.malcolm2685 you are probably thinking about burlap bags being feed sacks and they would have been for larger gains like corn or beans. The feed sacks she is talking about for dress making were a tighter weave that would have held flour or corn meal. That would have spilled out between the strings of the burlap woven bag.

@@davidvogel6359 Yes, they were just a printed cotton muslin material people reused to make clothing, curtains, quilts, and other household items.

That is so sweet.

Yup, definitely remember the Baldwin sisters all done up.

Yes their dresses were nice and fancy such a beautiful done up dresses

one of my favourite episodes was when the Baldwin sisters gave Elizabeth enough purple fabric to make a dress for her and her dolly. She was so delighted and excited to show them the finished dress that Mama had made. I think what captured me was that they allowed Kami to be the little girl she was - twirling and fluffing her dress and hopping on one toe.

Thanks

Your welcome

Thanks for sharing.

And, you got to go to the store to pick what design you wanted.

I appreciate that. We did get to wear some great period clothes. Such fun.

I hope you & the other cast members had a chance to have some input & have some of your personal style within the constraints.

You are very welcome

You are so welcome!

That is very cool. Makes sense.

Thanks

Your welcome

Yep - another great dress. Loved that one too.

Ahh, thanks.

@NoName99 NoFace88 You never know. They very well could. They are different for sure. For a while bell bottoms came back.

I totally agree!

Uncle was a zoot suit ER pre war but WWll. Turned him.OD

Yes indeed... I wish every one of them were credited.

Absolutely

Good point.

Oh wow. Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

I haven’t seen that episode in years…. Looking forward to revisiting.

No. There was never anything that specific as far as I know. Certainly not in our contracts.

Good question!

lol

Interesting how we all pick our personal style.

A simpler time, indeed.

Loved the pink dress.

Thanks for sharing!!

Yes she did

Thank you... yes I believe it was Grandpa's old suit.

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you so much!

Agree

Interesting. Not sure why that was on the jeans.

@@judynorton2598 They were not skin tight.

Judy needs to go back and watch the episode “the diploma”. She was filling in as the traveling nurse riding horse back and the jeans she wore looked like they came out of here closet at home. Talk about tight fitting. Guarantee to you no women were wearing jeans like that back in the early forties. Probably weren’t even made like that back then.

Thanks for watching!

So true.

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Yep... seem to be.

@@judynorton2598 I googled it. Rompers were not "period" 1930s; they still exist, for adults and kids both. They're "casual" or "knock-around" wear. I think Cami was referring to that little one-piece warm weather outfit that "Elizabeth" wore so often, including in the Introduction, where she comes running out to join the family on the front porch.

Love that!

Oh wow. I don’t remember that dress.

He had great outfits.

Glad it was helpful!

Me too.

Thank you. Same to you!

Thank you so much

yvw!!! @@judynorton2598

Thank you.

I believe Mary Ellen’s wedding dress was from the wardrobe stock at Warner Bros.

How fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Cute :)

Great question. I’ll see what I can do.

ok

@@judynorton2598 🌪

Certainly their characters did.

???? seriously?

I have worn a lot of my own clothes when I was a guest on other shows, but never on The Waltons. Except I think the cut off shorts were mine.. but I could be remembering that wrong. Also the gloves I wore riding the horse in the back country were mine as I always ride in gloves personally.

Mine too!

The wedding dress was from wardrobe dept. For Erin’s wedding she wore her own Mom’s wedding dress.

@@judynorton2598 ..so interesting. Thanks.

Thanks so much :)

How interesting.

Amazing.

Great question.

When Michael Learned returned to the series, briefly, "Olivia" began to wear pants.

My mom started wearing pants in the 70s and my sisters and I wore dresses unless it was hot then we got to wear shorts. But in 1971 is when we started wearing pants.

My mother was a Colorado country girl and in the 30's and 40's - and wore jeans, only exception being for school and church...

I attended first public school, then parochial highschool. We had to wear dresses or skirts. In college we wore jeans or dungarees as my mother called them. In the early -mid-70s, some thought it almost scandalous for girls to wear slacks, let alone jeans to school! 😊📝📚

Some crazy fashion aspects in the 70’s

Very true :)

As in all times, there are personal choices :). I guess overalls are common in rural areas at that time.

lol - thanks so much!

@@judynorton2598 I've never been on Facebook because lawyers were dissuaded from using social media because some violated the rules of attorney client confidentiality or made disparaging comments about judges and clients which go them inn deep trouble. But I'm retired now and there are so many things about "The Waltons" that parallel my own life that I would like to talk to you about some of them if that would acceptable to you. For example, like Curtis, my father was a doctor abd was in the reserves when Pearl Harbor happened. In fact, he was serving on active duty that weekend and his whole unit had their group picture taken. i still have the photo dated December 6th 1941 the day before the Pearl Harbor attack. He was sent to the Pacific along with my uncle Jim. They both served in New Guinea, Borneo, and the Philippines. Both survived the war and came home in one piece but my Dad's absence contributed never to my mother's mental illness and she never recovered. There are a lot of other similarities that I would like to share with you.if yopou would like to hear them.

We shot one episode at a time.

Yes - that was an ad lib from John Curtis that Ralph just rolled with.

Not sure.

I have to research a lot!! But as I watch various memories come back which is fun.

I recall a sweater on top.

Thanks.

Thanks. Yes - finally got out to see my hair dresser! lol

Certainly the Waltons wouldn’t have had the money for more clothes.

Probably as it all would have gone back into the wardrobe dept if still wearable.

I always think the same thing!

Thank you... I wish I remembered more... but yes - 40 - 50 years ago...lol

I love the show soooo much that I had my son buy all 9 seasons was the best Christmas present ever . I can never find it when I'm streaming.. plus,I'm starting the 8th season , but I went back to the first season lol. I can't help it, this family makes me cry and laugh every episode.

@@delip9303 that was life. people died, sometimes senseless, or accidently. And the storyline of GW brought home the real dangers our young people face getting ready to defend our freedom.

@@delip9303 and my point was, we don't get to pick and choose who gets hurt or dies. "Let him die, he's a bad person, no, let this one live, he's a good person" It doesn't work that way. Just like when Henry Blake got killed on his way home on M*A*S*H. The producers did it to remind us, that not everyone made it home, even when they were on their way home.

Agreed!

And Olivia’s and Grandma’s aprons!!😃

Olivia's coat and hat too.

@@Maryros12241 yeeesssss!

Great ideas.

There was one dress Corabeth wore that I thought was a bit risque' That was the dress she wore for the graduation of JimBob. Neckline a bit too low...I wondered how those flowers would fit on that dress😀😀

A pleasure.

I think they got the clothes quite right. The hair not always so much. It seemed to look the decade to me of the seventies for the most part on the girls. I thought they nailed it with Ike Godsey's store interior. It all looked like the goods were authentic 1930's. I used to feel like I had stepped back in time to that era/decade. Fantastic job with that.

@@janeiwasduncan8463 I agree that dress was too low!

Cora Beth was a One of a kind Great Lady ..So poised and articulate 💜

Thanks... Had to stand up for Jim Bob ;)

That would have been the episode entitled The Reunion from Season 1, fantastic episode!!

Every time I've seen that episode, I've always thought about it could be been altered, to make it look less like a girl's shirt, and more like a boy's. The collar could've been reshaped, to give a straight edge, as opposed to the scalloped edging, and the sleeves could've been let out, to get rid of that gathered, puffy look, and the even the buttons and button holes, could've been switched from one side to the other. I just think all thsy, every time I've watched that episode, and if all that had been done, maybe Jim Bob wouldn't have gotten beat up, though it's nice that Mary Ellen defended him. I guess, maybe the thought was, Olivia didn't have time to do all that extra tailoring, running the whole house like she did. Still....

@@laurabledsoe5878 I would’ve stayed up all night sewing for the cutie. Poor Jim bob.

I saw that episode last night. A different collar would have helped

I saw her on Wagon Train and ( I think) on Gunsmoke..

I’ll do my best. Thanks.

She was also on I Love Lucy once or twice. Remarkably happy character, it seemed.

Sweet moment.

I loved that suit they made for John-Boy and I was also going to mention it here! He wore it quite a bit, too. I also loved the bow tie with it.

I wonder if anyone would wear something made like that today? Probably not, today's kids need everything store bought & brand new.

I've wished I could been a part of the Walton family too! It's hard to believe that the Walton's aren't a real family. But in my mind,they are!😂

Ken I’m 65 a great granny I watch the Waltons every day,,,, I STILL WANT TO BE A WALTON IN THE WALTON FAMILY LIVING THAT GLORIOUS WONDERFUL LIFE ☺️❤️

Midgie ,my 83 year old mother thinks the Waltons are real ,she is sheltered and watches them daily with me ,,she believes someone just filmed the lives of this wonderful family as they lived their everyday lives 😊❤️

Thank you.

LB that's so sweet. I have a cousin who thinks that everything that happened on the show is true. I just let her believe it. Why burst her bubble if it makes her happy.

Thank you so much. Very kind of you to share.

@@judynorton2598 My Pleasure well at least I'm speaking truth " Your an amazing woman & I'm so honored to meet you finally " trust me I've met some famous people before as a matter of fact I have Friends on my Facebook page that play in big name bands like " Pink Floyd & the drummer of 3 doors down his name is Greg bc it's always an honor to meet a lovely pretty woman like you cause u were pretty then and still beautiful and an amazing actor & by the way I've seen that you and the other cast of the show come to the Waltons house every year I wanted to know when is it ya'll will be coming back to that house ? Cause I wanna go on that day you & the cast go there so I can meet you and everyone , so do u know when y'all will be coming there ?

That’s so sweet

The one where the missionary came for Sunday dinner was hilarious. “Livie has anyone seen my inner tube?” 🤣🤣🤣

He was so great at creating his character.

I liked Grandpa's 'smart casual' look too, where he still had the overalls on but brushed his hair flat and put on a white cardigan. :) Will wore a new set of overalls in season 6, a darker denim pair with both straps done up. I couldn't get used to them as much as the old faded one-strapped pair!

Thank you.

My dad was born in 28 as well. He said the Walton family was rich compared to his. But it wouldn’t have been much of a show sitting around watching everyone get skinny. 😂

1923 for my Mom. Elizabeth was her favorite character as she so closely resembled her..

@@dixielady2 My dad was born in 1939. He had 11 brothers and sisters. They lived in an old farm house in rural southern Indiana. He said it was horrible. ! The boys all slept upstairs in one large room. It had no heat or air conditioning. In the winter, snow blew in on them in their beds. At times, they had no shoes and very little clothes . And very little food too. He says they sometimes climbed trees to get eggs from birdnest. They had 1 gun for hunting. It was a very old shotgun. Held together with tape. It was a 12 gauge single shot. Someone gave them several 20 gauge shells. So, they had to wrap tape around them to make them fit in the gun. Dad used to say the Waltons lived like royalty compared to him. I've heard him say many times- "The good ole days weren't so good !".

Nice to hear.

Awesome

Fascinating about Kate Winslett in Titanic - but makes sense. We occasionally needed doubles of clothes. Not sure about the Baldwin dress - I don’t recall.

I think the lace trims were likely holdovers from the late Victorian/Edwardian period, which would have been when Grandma Walton and the Baldwin sisters were in their prime of life.

I expect so.

I totally agree!

LOL - that would be something if I started a denim overalls trend :)

Interesting point.

Wow that is really special! What a great story!

How wonderful.

lol... that was indeed quite a fashion.

Me too! My favorite!

So glad. Thank you.

Ummmm... yes he is! 😜

Yes he was.

Thank you.

ME TOO, EVERYDAY

Yes - great dresses.

lol - actually we weren't a taped show. The Waltons was all shot on 35mm film just like movies of the day.

Thanks for your reply. High quality 35mm film means quality just like the show.

Great questions. I will take them up... the plant is a fake bamboo tree. Don’t recall where I got it.

No, I did not get to keep any.