Article: Dedicated followers of fashion in hot pants...

Former van driver Evelyn Norton, of Darley Abbey, was a great follower of fashion in her youth.

She was also something of a woman in a man's world, delivering parts for car dealers T.C Harrison, then in Normanton Road.

In those days, she was not afraid to show a bit of leg. She is pictured here in a pair of navy hot pants with a matching top in 1973.

She writes: "At the grand old age of 73, I wouldn't dare to wear them now. But back then, I liked to be fashionable. In the 70s, I wore hot pants and had tops made to match.

"I worked for T.C. Harrison as a parts delivery van driver for 29 years. In 1986, there was a royal wedding, so I thought I would dress for the occasion in red, white and ...

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