Vintage belts & waists gone by

So it's been a reorg behind the scenes as I slog through drawers and closets in an effort to weed out and pair down.

I found this belt, which looks as though it was attached to a size 8 dress, in my Junk Drawer (more on the Junk Drawer another time).

It's not attached to the vintage wool dress in my closet because, well, I can't wear the belt anymore.

What freaks me out about vintage sizing is that peeps were so much smaller then. True, this was a size 8 belt, but the waist on it measures 22 inches!

The even freakier thing: this belt used to fit me and even be a little big on me.

As you may know I'm somewhat tiny. My waist is 27 inches, but as you see here, that belt isn't going to span the whole thing!

The first thing that popped into my head after trying that belt on my wast was, "That could be a headband!".

And ladies and gents, the scariest thing of all: it DOES fit me like a headband!

Maybe I can start a new trend of vintage belt-cum-headbands, for all the peeps whose heads are the size their waists once were!

Mmm, come to think of it, I haven't tried the dress that the belt was attached to.

Not sure if my ego could handle that today. Next time.