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    Vintage Bathing Suits

    That one is cool. This is the one I want to make though. http://www.etsy.com/listing/39688752/1940s-swimsuit-2-piece-bathing-suit
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    Vintage Bathing Suits

    I found a cute 40s 2-piece suit I want. As I can't find anyone selling something like it at a reasonable price, I plan to make it. (Yes, Retro Vintage has some great suits. But I can't pay $150 for a bathing suit that will be used quite often.) The problem I'm having, is what the heck...
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    Golden Era Passtimes / Hobbies

    Most of my hobbies are focused around the SCA, which I'm VERY active in. So I do lots of Medieval crafting. But learning to sew has carried over into my love of 30s & 50s. I make my own dresses. Later I'd like to make my own hats. I also do a bit of knitting here and there. When I have...
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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    The gals at work are getting used to when I wear a dress. I work at an arts & craft store on a base in Germany, making frames for costumers. Fairly messy work when working with frame putty. So not conducive to pretty dresses. (I'm just super careful.) At first the gals would ask why I was...
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    Long sleeved 50s dresses...

    Thank you all so much. I'm looking through those two sites tonight. As for 3/4 sleeves, they may actually be a little more practical now that I think of it. I work in our base's arts and crafts shop and my hands get dirty when I putty corners on picture frames. So I can wear gloves until I...
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    Historical clothing that Hollywood has trouble with

    That or they all wear togas. Have they never seen a Greek chiton? Those things are cool and sexy as heck on the right woman.
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    Long sleeved 50s dresses...

    One thing I've noticed while looking in old catalogues and at vintage clothes for sale, there weren't many long sleeved dresses in the 50s. The only real exceptions I saw were wedding dresses and some party dresses. And even then there weren't many. Has anyone found stuff to the contrary...
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    More than 6500 titles of local history...

    They also have the same series here in Germany. It's not Arcadia Publishing, but it's the exact same format. I have a number of these books from towns I lived in over the years and picked up the one of a city I lived in for a few years, in Germany. I'm trying to find a book for my town now...
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    The Hardy Boys: Secret of the Old Mill

    Ach, I understand. I grew up on the 1960s Nancy Drew. That was good stuff. I used to even have a 1930s copy from my grandmother. Unfortunately it's long gone. But then my father bought me books from the new series back in the early 90s. They weren't nearly as good. And the new movie a few...
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    Tips for Single Ladies (1938)

    Wow is that ever sexist. I can't imagine it would even be sound advice for the times, in most of the cases. Yes, don't attempt to manipulate the guy or ruin his hanky. That's just rude. Also, using his car mirror is definitely not safe. Maybe that's why the passenger side has its own mirror...
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    Show Us Your Oldest Books

    OOH! You have a reproduction of the Manasse Codex! *DROOL* I live about an hour from Heidelberg University, where it is stored. Supposedly they have it in a glass case and turn the page once a week or something, for people to view it. I have to visit it. As for this thread, I have a few...
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    What's In Your Bathroom Library?

    My best friend noticed we have a rather eclectic collection in our bathroom. My Step-mum has given me a few baskets over the years and now I know what to do with them. :-) In our main bathroom we have a Latin Grammar book and a book of everyday phrases in Latin (My Fella and I are trying to...
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    Show us your vintage home!

    Oooh... This is a dangerous thread. I'm already taking on tons between all my activities in our Medieval group and trying to replace my wardrobe with 30s and 50s clothes that I'm sewing. Now I'm looking for furniture plans. I work in the Arts & Crafts store on our base (also a dangerous...
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    How to... get the grown-up vintage look

    Yes, some of us actually liked vintage clothing before the show came out. In fact, I started watching the show BECAUSE I like the clothing. I was hoping for some extra ideas in colour. However the show is getting a bit later into the 60s and I'm not so keen on some of the clothes of the later...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    In response to Pompidou, this link seems to hit the nail on the head... http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/420217177/tim-burtons-secret-formula-its-like-a-normal
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    Easy Virtue

    This was a cute film. I really love that it had Colin Firth in it. He was great as usual. However, this film is a remake of a silent film from the 20s. The ending is a little different and goes more for the happy ending we need today. So check out the original too if you can. It even more...
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    What happened to TCM?

    *SIGH* I used to love watching AMC and TCM in college. In the case of the latter, I'd stay up late Sunday nights, just to catch "Silent Sundays" and see a new silent flick. That was the one channel I missed when I moved overseas. But the past few summers of American visits sorely...
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    "Hollywood killed us all."

    Thank you. Quiz shows and silly stunts were a popular theme in earlier times. But you rooted for the person. Now we have shows like "Cops", where we watch the scum of America act like scum. We watch shows like "Survivor" and see how underhanded and back-stabbing people can be and we enjoy...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    I agree with the posts that Hollywood never had much creativity to begin with. I have have my MA in English Literature. I've read enough books, written over hundreds of years, to see writers have "lost" their creativity as well. As far as storylines go, there are only so many basic stories...
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    The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All Time

    Speaking of Colin Firth (my favorite modern actor), what about an earlier Mr. Darcy? Laurence Olivier? He was GORGEOUS as Mr. Darcy and Heathcliffe. Also, what about Gregory Peck? I was dying at the end of "Roman Holiday". I would have given up my kingdom for him. I went to college with a...

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