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  1. Tinseltown

    Can you date this vanity table?? Kinda urgent...

    Hey everybody. I am very close to buying this vanity table, but can't seem to place it date/era wise. It's marked at $315... but vanities are in now and I live in the capital so prices are up there. The decoration on the tbale looks interesting and kind of "from the far orient"/colonial...
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    Vintage shopping in Berlin?

    Hi girls, I hope this is the right place to post this, if not, I sincerely apologize! I am going to Berlin next week and would therefore like to know if anyone can recommend any good vintage shops (that aren't too filled up with 1980s horrors...). I won't have a lot of time to shop sadly, so...
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    Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen!

    Most of us ladies in here love being pale, and would like to keep our skin this way as well as battle sundamage. I have been going through A LOT of testers at my pharmacy and thought I would recommend the absolute gem I found! I like to go fairly high in both SPF and PDD (UVA-protection) - but...
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    Getting the smell out of old magazines?

    I have quite a few magazines from the 30s and 50s. I cherish them, but they smell kind of moldy. Also, in the 30s ones, the clips holding the magazine together are getting rusty. I store them in big plastic pockets, but before I bought them they had probably been stored in some old humid...
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    What would YOU do? (vintage magazines)

    I have some vintage mags from the 30s and 50s with ads I want framed. Should I cut them out or get them copied?..i.e not ruining the magazine.... What would you do..and why?
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    Yay or nay on these bootsies??

    Hi girls!! I've dreamt of buying this style of shoes for a loooong time... I can get these for around 30 bucks which is ok... But what do you think about them?? I can't chooose. also.. I don't have skinny calves, but I don't care... I do wonder tho, whether a shoe that was cut lower would...
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    Lottabody

    I have a question.. which Lottabody is getting all the rave? The afro-shop version or Sally's version? African shop: Sally's:
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    Lots and lots of pictures from a Historic Clothing exhibit! 1700s-1980s. Take a look!

    Ok, there are mostly dresses, but also a few mens clothes. I thought the men here would find this interesting too, so I hope its ok posted here. :) My friend also has some pic, especially closeups.. I may upload them too...But here are my 72 images :).. I know.. A LOT. Some might be mixed...
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    For Costume/Fashion history fans - PICS 1700-1980's!

    This is an online exhibit of historical clothes. On the lft you can click time period, and under the pic it will say "n?¶ste". Press that and you will get to the next garment from that tme period i.e...more outfits are viewable under each time-period. Some of those are in AMAZINGLY good...
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    How much are suits worth?

    Hello! My grandfather had a lot of suits from different decades, but I believe most were from the late 40s-60s. He also had quite a few fedoras and some old sixpence hats. He was so classy... wore a suit everyday up untill he died in the late 90s. They were all given to a Goodwill-ish...
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    50's coats? I need help!

    Hi girls! Could you please post pics of 50's coats? I am probably buying this one... I know it's not that 50s looking.. But what do you think? ...and what era does it belong in then? Will it look good with a beret and boots in a style like these (not neccesarily in those colors)...
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    Help me decorate my new appartment!

    Hi guys! I just got my own appartment...:D I want to give it a retro feel; which I am already acomplishing by mounting two old movie posters on the wall + having various stuff with 50's pin ups around the appartment. I'd like my furniture, lamps etc to have a vintage feel too. Preferably...
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    The "What are you wearing today?" PICTURE-post!

    Here's a thread where you can post pics of your daily outfits etc! Post as often as you feel like it! :eusa_clap My camera is acting wonky, so I can't post myself yet...[huh] I apologize if a similar thread exists. Get postin'! :D
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    Can you share some fashion history lingo?

    Like words for different types of clothes or clothing aids? Like for instance Crinoline, bustle etc. As many as you know!
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    Who is she?

    Louise Brooks? I am not sure...:eusa_doh:
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    How do I do reverse rolls, victory rolls and a gibson roll?

    I found this on youtube... but I want to be able to make one without an ugly peace of cloth... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1id5FLbm2s I saw a girl (from behind) with hair like this today, and it looked amazing. Also.. How do I do the other types of rolls? A member here posted a tutorial...
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    Please look here!!

    Well.. I have thought about making a paper on how fashion, art and architecture changed under/after WW2.. but I have to be able to prove that it was affected by the art and thoughts of modernism.. How do I do that?` Pleaaaaaase help...I have to write my teacher back in 36 hours. (On wether I am...
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    What do you think of these?

    And which color is better? http://www.asos.com/Firetrap-Floral-Peep-Toe-Slingback/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=128600&cid=1433
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    Girls... I need your help! (Fashion History)

    I am probably gonna write a paper on Bauhaus, but I want to have a fashion history spin on it too.. How could I do that?? The subject I have drawn for this paper is "Modernism" (Europe). One student once wrote about the rebuilding after WW2 (i.e architecture) and the change in fashion with...
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    I need our help. Urgently.

    Hi guys! I am to write a paper (6 pages) in a course that has to do with European culture and intellectual life. That means I can write about philosophic things (no thanks) art, and architecture. My subject is modernism... Modernism spanned over about 50 years right? I have no clue what...

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