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  1. lyburnum

    40s Womens Shoes and 30s/40s Top for Sale

    1930s/1940s rayon blouse with button up front. Beautiful embroidered detail on the front of daisies. Has some fading on the left sleeve. I've worn this out before and in all honesty no one seemed to notice. Has some shine as I think someone got a little too heavy handed with the iron. One small...
  2. lyburnum

    40s Womens Shoes and 30s/40s Top for Sale

    Heel Height: 3 ¼” Inner Length: 9 7/8” Width Across Sole: 3” I would guess these at a 4.5 – 5 UK shoe size. (US 7) These shoes are so beautiful and I would keep them if they weren’t half a size too small. I tried once to wear them out and could hardly walk by the end of the night! It has...
  3. lyburnum

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Thank you, your comment is exactly what I did. My husband had a pair of 80s Brooks Brothers trousers he got from a thrift store for like $6, which we were going to send to the charity shop, until I realised if I tore them apart I could work out how on earth they put the pocket together. Much...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Sewing Instructions Problem I'm having a bit of a problem understanding the instructions for putting in the small pocket in my husbands trousers. I simply cannot for the life of me work out what they're trying to tell me to do. There are two pieces, F, which are identical which are supposed...
  5. lyburnum

    Jeans

    I have a question about the Prison Blues jeans. My husband is looking for a decent pair of jeans with a high waist, but the Levi's he bought when washed turned a very blue-blue and lost that deep blue he liked about them when he bought them. He bought a pair of Academi Japanese Selvege jeans...
  6. lyburnum

    Whirling Turban

    I submitted a request for a wedding dress twice and they never got back to me. Put me off them entirely, as a week or two I can understand, but no reply at all? With two requests?
  7. lyburnum

    Baby Names? Vintage?

    My name is Ximena, which sounds even weirder when you try and say it (I made Fleur say it how she thought it sounded before I gave her the proper pronunciation when we first met lol) It's actually said She-Men-ah. Or something like that, it's pretty impossible to spell it phonetically correctly...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I just won this :D I just hope my boobs are big enough. It's supposed to be a 32B, but the cups look a little large [huh]
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    The ones that got away

    I had to make some tough calls on what I would let get away, because I couldn't afford to buy every lovely thing that I saw. Oh how I wish I were rich! Both exactly my size :(
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I paid quite a lot of money for both of these, more for the sailor dress. However I guess I see them as vintage investment pieces, because they're in such great condition and I can't imagine myself tiring of them anytime soon. Plus I've wanted a good quality sailor dress for absolutely ages.
  11. lyburnum

    Vintage Wedding Dress for Sale

    I am selling my 1940s wedding dress on eBay, as I've decided to go with my handmade on instead. I love this one to bits, but unfortunately I can only have one wedding! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=300243972602
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    Show us your hair do's....

    It's very very simple (and kinda lazy :rolleyes: ). I just put horizontal velcro rollers in three layers around the nape of the neck. I use very small velcro rollers for 1940s do's, no more than 1/2inch. There's nothing much to it, just try to keep the rollers low on the back of the head. I can...
  13. lyburnum

    What are you wearing today??

    Believe me when I say I wilt every day in that heat at the moment! Our air conditioning is broken at work so our office is currently 35° :(
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Todays hair. Last night I got home at 3am and literally just threw a hair net over it and went to sleep. Didn't even take out any of the pins :rolleyes: However his morning it was still holding its curl really nicely. It's my favourite set because it holds so well, and it's dead easy to do...
  15. lyburnum

    Show us your hair do's....

    Yesterdays hair: I ended up wearing the flower in the middle of my rolls when I went out. This was before work, so I put a hair net over my curls to hold them in place during the day. However I really liked how it looked so I kept it in all evening :rolleyes:
  16. lyburnum

    What are you wearing today??

    Last night outfit for possibly the worst graduation party ever: Dress: Vintage Jewelry: Vintage Shoes: Marks & Spencers Gloves: Vintage Bag: KittyT! I was told by mother that this dress doesn't suit my colouring at all because I'm so pale. Is she right? Answers on a postcard, or a...
  17. lyburnum

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    A vintage petticoat: And a brown day dress:
  18. lyburnum

    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    It can also be due to the shoes. I swear by party feet gel inserts for the ball of my feet, but at the end of the day if my shoes don't fit right my feet are still going to hurt. I've had 2" heels that would kill my feet after an hour, and today I wore 5" heels and felt nothing. I've come to...
  19. lyburnum

    LADIES of the LOUNGE

    That would be my Dad. He's very good at dressing smart, but TERRIBLE at dressing casually. The fashion disasters that happen when he tries to dress down are somewhat shocking considering the normally good taste he has. Thank you everyone for your comments, I am rather pleased to finally be a...
  20. lyburnum

    LADIES of the LOUNGE

    Not the most attractive of photos but guess who graduated today :D

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