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Going to London
Tamar has opened a shop specialising in vintage frames 3 doors down from us at What Katie Did. Although his site features his fashion stuff he does have some great '40s and '50s frames and can fit prescription lenses. 2 of the girls in our boutique have bought great frames from him...- KatieD
- Post #14
- Forum: The Powder Room
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What Katie Did lingerie - West Hollywood staff wanted
Hi, it's Katie from What Katie Did. We specialise in faux vintage lingerie inspired by the '40s and '50 and are opening our first store on Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood in the next couple of months. We're looking for staff: preferably staff who are passionate about the '40s and '50s, which... -
Do You Love Platform Shoes?
Platforms Those shoes are crazy! Mae West was a titch so I reckon they were made to go under a full length gown with just the bottoms sticking out so they looked 'normal'. I certainly wouldn't put it past her as she did go to extreme measures - like the story of her being pushed around on a...- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Lace it up - The true Corset thread
Missy Malone Yes, it is Missy Malone in some of our pictures. It's been good to work with her more since she'd moved south. Katie- KatieD
- Post #16
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Saddle shoes
For those in the UK Rocket Originals have just started doing saddle shoes and very comfy they are too! http://www.rocketoriginals.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=AA%2DSADDLE Katie- KatieD
- Post #47
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Bullet bra sizing
Bullet bras Our bullet bras are made from vintage patterns so the sizing should be the same as for vintage bullet bras (Maidenform and the like) hence the sizing info below should be useful. There are a couple of areas which might cause problems - the first is the underbust band which on...- KatieD
- Post #3
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Nothing but Seamed Stockings
Rayon Stockings Yes, the rayon stockings are expensive and I did think seriously before stocking them, but I had a conversation with a lady at the War and Peace show last year who was paying over £30 for a pair on Ebay - and that's having no idea about the quality or sizing. As for saving a...- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Secret footage unearthed of American troops practising D-Day landings at Devon
New footage The new footage is of the north coast of Devon, not Slapton Sands which is on the south coast. Maybe they practised more delicate operations on the north coast which were less likely to be discovered by the Germans? Coming from Devon I was certainly unaware of anything happening on... -
Vintage bags of a larger size
Vintage handbags Although I've had to resort to a modern bag for my laptop I use a smallish (12 by 7") 1950s bag for everyday and it's amazing what you can fit in it. It really is my mobile office: blackberry mini filofax organiser purse/wallet make up big fob of keys plus, if needed, a...- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Foyle's War UK WW II period police drama
Foyles War They're currently filming a new series of Foyles War. I was talking to the company that supply the stockings. I mentioned that Honeysuckle Weeks caused a bit of dismay amongst stocking fans by saying that she wore seamed tights in the series and the stocking supplier told me that...- KatieD
- Post #88
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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I have finally moved to the UK
Vintage Shopping You should come along to the Rockabilly Rave nr Rye, Kent in June as it is the place for '50s shopping (they have a big hall of traders and you don't have to wade through all the '70s and '80s stuff. If you want to treat yourself hair wise (actually it's no more expensive...- KatieD
- Post #9
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Girdles, Corsets, and Underpinnings
Rago pink and black cincher The Rago code 721 pink and black cincher is very different from the code 21 powermesh plain black (or white one). Whilst the powermesh one gives a great shape the pink and black one doesn't seem to do anything. It's made from heavyweight lycra which might have...- KatieD
- Post #327
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Vintage-Inspired clothing lines
Cup sizes In the 40s and 50s cup sizes only went up to a D cup. I think, because bras weren't wired then that the cup sizes could fit more people. Take the Rago corselette for example which is a soft cup - I've fitted girls up to a G cup in one of their D cups. I know it isn't ideal, but that's...- KatieD
- Post #80
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Girdles, Corsets, and Underpinnings
Woolly lingerie We bought up an old lingerie store a couple of years ago and in one of the boxes was a load of woollen all in ones - with open crotch no less! God knows what we're going to do with them. If anyone has any ideas please let me know! Katie- KatieD
- Post #185
- Forum: The Powder Room
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What's on your Christmas list?
Christmas List Elizabeth Arden are releasing their 8 hour cream in a vintage container in the UK from 4th December. I don't know if it's going to be available in the US but it's on my list! Also, the Vogue hat patterns. I bought a pattern a few weeks ago and it was very disappointing as the...- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Ebay trouble again.....
Ebay Complain to Ebay and Paypal as quickly as possible ie, now! If you read the big print about Paypal they say you're protected, if you read the small print then you'll notice that you're only guaranteed to get a tiny amount back and should the seller empty their paypal account you'll get...- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Rhythm Riot!
Rhythm Riot We'll be exhibiting at the Rhythm Riot (whatkatiedid.com), but my word of advice is not to go too crazy buying stuff before and at the event as they have a great vintage car boot sale on the Sunday morning. Ignore the official start time of 10am (or 11am - I'm not sure which) and...- KatieD
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Setting Lotion
After nearly 15 years of blasting my hair with hairspray and hot rollers for evenings out, I started pin curling (frazzling your hair once a week is okay, but every day would kill it). I tried several mousses etc then decided to try a setting lotion. What do you know? Granny does know best... -
UK (and US!) girls
Johnson Shoes I swear by Johnson shoes, they're just so comfortable (and we're talking the high heels here). Apart from the Remix shoes he makes all his shoes - mostly to order, so you can match your shoes to your dress, and he'll also make vegan shoes (including the glue) if asked. Katie- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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New job for your vintage lifestyle?
Hi Katiemakeup - let me know what your myspace addy is. Moomin82 - I don't have a traditional fashion background. I always wanted to be a fashion designer but never felt I had the talent or confidence to do it whilst at school. After college I ended up working (in 96), in a round-a-bout way...- KatieD
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- Forum: The Powder Room
