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    Show us your TIES

    I just bought a lot of vintage ties at a rummage sale for a steal. Vintage women's clothes I can date with ease, but these ties puzzle me just a bit more. I would say the far left is 1950s. The rest, I'm thinking 1930s. Label - Hollyvogue Registered. Shop label is from Salem Oregon (where...
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    Measurements of suits

    I'd be really interested in advice on measuring suits as well. As a costumer, I have a stock of about 50 different suits sitting in my costume closet. The majority of them are completely unlabeled, and while I know what general suit size most of my actors wear, actually sorting through all of...
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    Show us what you've made!

    I recently whipped up a really simple chiffon 1920s dress - draped it on my dressform to suit the lace. It's delightfully cool and wonderful to wear! Sorry for the big image, I can't seem to get it any smaller without going into Lightroom again . . . More details on my blog -...
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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    I used to get that *all* the time when working different events, doing dance performances or attending heritage events in Norwegian folk costume. My best friend was often with me and we had very similar looking bunads, long brown hair, glasses and a bevy of younger siblings who were similarly...
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    I was so disappointed that they didn't have those shoes in my size at the local store. I got another pair - classic black Born pumps - instead. Ahh well. Life goes on! And I trash shoes fast enough that I'll have another chance at a nice pair in a year or so.
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    Show us what you've made!

    Inspired by HepKitty's version of the same dress, I decided a few days ago that I really needed my own version of Butterick 5033. . . More details at http://theaestheticeclectic.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/swinging-50s/
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    Curler help needed!

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    Curler help needed!

    The last several sets I've done have had this exact problem - It took forever to dry, so I took them out, rerolled them into loose pin curls, and let them sit from there. The options were either that or taking it out damp and brushing it flat, and I didn't want to do that! Then, because the days...
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    The Cleaning Clothes (vintage or other) Thread

    Wash wool in COLD water. It's just safer that way. I'd recommend getting your hands on some Orvus paste (farm supply stores have it!) - it's a gentle, simple, fragrance free soap used by conservationists. Easy to rinse out, which is a plus. Biz is also really great on stains and fairly safe on...
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    Socks

    I wear Walmart brand flat knit cotton or cotton blend black knee highs. And that's about it, for actual socks. It's pathetic but true - I have some issues with exposure to the cold that make it advantageous to stay warm, and knee highs do the trick. Besides, I loose socks like crazy, and find...
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    Show us what you've made!

    Thanks! I do 1850s reenactment, but due to my location in the PNW, not a whole lot more is available. I think it'd be really cool to do some WWI interpretations out at the forts and shipyards that were active during that period, but by WWII this area was completely abuzz with ship building -...
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    Show us what you've made!

    The instructions on the 30s pattern are pretty limited - I've only seen 1-2 VPLL patterns with less! Everything went together perfectly, though. When I make it again, though, I'm pretty sure I'm going to take the back gore (which is centered on the center back) and split it and install a back...
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    I just broke down and bought a pair of these in black . . . hopefully they'll last me a good long time, cuz they are crazy comfortable and have gotten a lot of compliments when I wear them out and about. http://www.zappos.com/born-twila
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    Show us what you've made!

    I don't post much around here (something I need to change!) but I've been reading regularly for about 10 months now, and thought I'd post some of my latest vintage creations . . . VPLL 1930s Seven-in-One Ensemble - day VPLL 1940s Cocktail Dress minus front drape More details at my blog. ...
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    Making a Circle Skirt

    I've got slightly more complete directions up at Burda Style here, though they don't tell you exactly how to go in and put the skirt on a waistband - it's just the drafting of the pattern itself. It's a bit more flexible, I think, than the other link that Colleen posted...
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    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    I have a question not about seamed stockings but thigh highs in general.... I ALWAYS bust through the toes of my socks. Any sock, every sock. Wide feet and evil toenails ensure that. Thanks, genetics! Have any of you ladies encountered this problem, and if so, any suggestions on fixing it...
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    Pencil skirts...

    Believe me, I will NOT be wearing those skirts to school . . . after discovering their 'merits' I might not even wear them around campus. I'm in a guy dominated major and let's just say I dislike attention. =P I've got one skirt I absolutely love - homemade, beautiful welt pockets, in a lovely...
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    Pencil skirts...

    Question about pencil skirts . . . I love them. They look great on me and I have several. Only problem - I'm, erm, amply blessed in the hips and rear. One of my skirts, in particular, and several I have tried on in the store, tuck in 'nicely' around my derrière and rather accentuate that vast...
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    What Have You Acquired From Family?

    I have my maternal grandma's prom dress from the late 50s. My industrious Scottish great grandmother, however, decided to cut the tulle overskirt off in the most terrible uneven way to make padded hangers. Yeeep. I also have all of my maternal great grandmother's kilt skirts (bless her heart...
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    Show us what you've made!

    Thanks, ladies! I did a bunch of research on here, especially for the guys costume, but yes, much too busy to post until now! About half of the dresses I made from reprint patterns had bust darts. I haven't dealt much with original 20s dresses, so my experience really only comes from the...

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