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My measurements are 34" 28" 41" (aka Miss BigBum!) and I'm an A-cup. deleteduser, don't despair! I think every woman has had the experience of going into a changing room and feeling tearful because nothing seems to fit the way it should - I can assure you that I have (and I still hate bra...

My dad had a decent library of DC comics collections, with a mix from Golden to Silver age, and then later, some of the pivotal early 90s events like Death/Return of Superman and the Knightfall saga. I grew up reading them (and re-reading them), and along with my love of old sci-fi films this...

Ladies, thank you so much! I've been quietly admiring so many of you during my time on this forum, and can only aspire to your style and poise. Your words are very much appreciated and have truly been a bright spot in my week. hailey greenhat, that's a good suggestion. I've worn a light layer...

Darhling, the new colour looks wonderful, and the style is so chic! My hair is in desperate need of cutting - I'm still trying to decide if I should grow it longer or go 30s-short - but this is my usual style these days. To achieve it, I sleep in rag curlers after a hair-wash, with hair...

The fabric and the style are so perfectly matched! I hope one day to be able to sew as well as you, because this dress is just to die for.

Laura Chase: You should be able to do a burn test on the yarn to see what it's made of. If it's fuzzy then it's probably acrylic, angora or mohair. Acrylic and synthetic fibres will melt and smell like plastic when burned (you may want to conduct this experiment outside!) whereas animal fibres...

Here are a few free knitting patterns, mostly cloches: Amelia Earhart Aviator Cap Caroline Chapeau Marnier Greta Josephine St. Vincent Cloche

Thank you very much! :D I think he is an acquired taste, to be honest... and certainly much more stylised than she is. I love them equally, but she is more fun to sew and knit for.

I own two Asian ball-jointed dolls, one a Super Dollfie 13 by Volks, the other a U-noa Quluts Lusis by Alchemic Labo. I make most of their clothes myself, notably the knits, but I also sew for them when I have the patience. (Supposedly I'm in the middle of making an 18th century outfit for the...

Then (with a cardigan knitted by my grandma, possibly from one of her many vintage patterns): ...and now (with a cardigan knitted by me, from a vintage-inspired pattern):

I hope no one minds if I share photos of a post-1950 compact - it's by Stratton and commemorates the Silver Jubilee in 1977. It's silver plated, never been used and comes with its sifter (sadly no puff, but that's easily rectified). I picked it up today at a local charity shop for a few pounds...

There's a quotation attributed to Socrates that might be the one you mean: "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They...

That's such a wonderful find, poggleberry - many congratulations! I love the "Robe bretelles et chemisier" pattern, especially the chemisier part.

I'm working my way through a number of fashion history books: Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now - Valerie Steele Fashion from the 18th to the 20th Century - Kyoto Costume Institute (Taschen) The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society 1500-1914 - Jane Ashelford Of the three, I'd say the...

When I wear perfume at all, it tends to be by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, but I have wonderful childhood memories of my grandma's perfume - a sweet, comforting smell - and when I find out what it was, I fully intend to buy some. My favourite scents are sweet, warm and a little spicy, and I...