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    Help! Outfit suggestions needed

    I have only a few days to come up with an outfit for a Blanche Dubois type character circa 1947. I think I'm set on shoes, thank goodness, and purse. I still need hat, skirt/blouse/dress???, gloves and white fur boa (though it is set in the summer). I think I can fake the boa, but would love...
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    Aromaleigh is closing

    Just wanted to warn you all that Aromaleigh is closing. I know some ladies use their makeup and I thought you might want to stock up while she still has some stock. There is a 35% off sale ADIEU35 right now. I just bought some more Metamorphisis powder-it gives a nice pale glow.
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    Kabaret dancers pic request

    It's me again! I'm looking for real German Kabaret dancer pictures, pre- to mid-war. Real, not from the musical Cabaret. This time I'm playing a very naughty girl! Thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction! (oh, if they're nsfw please tag it such and I'll look at home!)
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    Turn of the Century?

    Does anyone here do Turn of the Century? I'm hoping to find a good source to either copy a gown of my great-grandmothers or a good source of ready-made reproductions...
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    Pictures of Nuns requested.

    I'm trying to find some images of what nuns working in hospitals (specifically france, but anywhere in Europe, really) would have worn in WWI thru the 1920's. I found this ONE image but I'm hoping to find some where you can actually see the habit. (And how the habit differs from the regular...
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    Max Factor leaving US?

    Say it isn't so- I read on Makeup Alley that Max Factor is pulling out of the US market?
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    Foundation for photography

    I thought we had a thread about this, but I guess I'm searching under the wrong parameters. Anyway, I usually wear mineral makeup, but I don't like the way it photographs. Can anyone recommend a foundation that will look good in photos AND last all day for a wedding? (AND stays matte and...
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    Hair Fascinators

    not sure what this is called. A bride wore it at a wedding last night- I'd love to find something similar in purple for the wedding I'm in next month. Help? [/IMG]
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    Makeup to go with purple??

    I'm wearing a deep eggplant vintage inspired dress, and the bride has "suggested" I get out the marcel wave iron. Which is fine. But I'm not sure what to do makeup-wise, since the style seems to call for the traditional red lips, etc., but red lips with a purple dress sounds scary looking...
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    Watch out for "vintage" dance shoes

    You ladies probably already know this, but i just wanted to give a heads up. I've been looking for dance shoes, and I'm finding quite a few dance shoes labeled "vintage" that are current styles, both on Ebay and on Etsy. These shoes are clearly used, but used and vintage are not the same...
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    Stretching vintage shoes?

    I found a pair I'd like to bid on, but they're a narrow (AA) and I'm thinking I'll need to stretch them slightly for comfort. I do it all the time with my street shoes since one foot is wider than the other. Is this safe/possible with vintage? (Granted, they may already be stretched from...
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    What is a sponge bag?

    They're constantly being referred to in the Agatha Christie novels I've been reading about...
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    Need a daffy 'do

    Help me come up with a wacky do? I'm currently in yet another murder mystery, this one is set about 1948. My character is...well, if she was contemporary I'd put flowers in her hair and rose-colored glasses. What are some funny do's you've seen? (C'mon, what are the ones you'd never go...
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    Driving gloves

    I'm looking for some summer driving gloves- the cotton ones slide around on the steering wheel too much! Anyone know of a good source? Repro is just fine. I'm tired of getting freckles on my hands!
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    Itchy skirts...

    So I wore one of my "new" vintage skirts to church yesterday, and even through opaque tights, and a cami tucked into my slip, it itched like CRAZY. It's 100% wool and unlined. The waistband is particularly scratchy. Any ideas for dealing with it? A thicker (if I can find one) slip?
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    Square?

    What did they mean back in the day by square? The book my play is based on (An Agatha Christie) describes my character as square. As in "that dark square girl by the fireplace." I'm thinking this predates the term as a non-cool person. I thought at first maybe it meant I'm supposed to be...
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    Girl next door makeup?

    Hi again, sorry to keep bugging everyone, but I can't seem to find the right search paramaters for this question. I need to design a makeup that's a little more young and innocent than the heavy-black-eyeliner-and-super-red-lipstick look, (which is what I usually do)but I'm having a hard...
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    Mantillas

    Sorry if this posts twice- the system keeps logging me out! Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else here collects mantillas/chapel veils? I started getting them off of Ebay and now I'm addicted!
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    Cleaning kid gloves?

    Hi there, I tried searching for an answer to this, and maybe I'm not entering the right search terms. If this has already been answered somewhere, please point me in the right direction! I have multiple pairs of vintage gloves, of which several are kid and one I'm not sure of, it feels...
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    Between the wars hair and makeup?

    Hi all, I'm new here, and after muddling my way through several shows set during the Golden Era, I decided I should just join up so I could ask the experts! (that's you!) The play I'm in right now is an Agatha Christie, set pretty firmly between the wars, though a specific year isn't...

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