Vintage Handmade Flour Sack Dress (actually Corn Meal) Etsy Neely Dorsey: Do You Remember Flour Sack Dresses? HottyToddy.com Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More When flour bags became dressesIn the 1930s, during the harsh years of the Great Depression, survival required creativity and kindness came in unexpected forms. In the United States, flour and grain 18th Century Muslin Sack Back Court Dress, c1780 from Mary Evans