This is a great thread. My grandmother was born in 1924 and told me her family would go to the beach to go bathing, but she never learnt to swim because it was seen as "indecent" for a girl. She's from a catholic family, I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but according to her none...
I had a short fringe many years ago but decided to let it grow out because it was impossible to style with my flyaway hair. Whatever I tried it would still end up going in every wrong direction possible, so I gave up on it. Nowadays when I want a fringe I just do a fake one. It's easy and looks...
I've been on the receiving end of ridicule and insults, mainly from kids and teenagers, but also regularly get positive comments on my appearance, often (but not exclusively) from older people, family and friends. A while ago an elderly lady in the village I live in came out of her house as I...
Lady Day, I LOVE your hat, it's absolutely fabulous! I'm making a tailored jacket myself at the moment as part of a 1950s suit (in black wool), so had a look at your blog for inspiration. You mentioned you machined the button holes first, I'd never thought of doing that! My hand made button...
Thanks for all the compliments on my cherry dress. The pattern I used was a slightly altered version of this Modern Sewing pattern. It's free to download and really easy to make, plus I didn't have to adjust it too much to make it fit and I thought it had a nice 50s feel to it.
Everybody has been making some amazing clothes again. Kamikat's purple suit is so cute, I want one too now! Currently working on a suit from a 50s pattern myself, plus a winter coat and a big-skirted satin dress, all of which will take a while to get finished so in the mean time here's a...
Agreed! Sorry I can't help you date your hat, but here are some pictures of my own vintage hats (sorry for the low quality webcam pictures):
A straw hat or Summer, to be packed away until next year now unfortunately. There's no label, for all I know it might be 80s but I love it anyway...
I love gloves but I can never find a nice vintage pair to fit me. My hands are quite wide, with long fingers but my arms are very thin, making it difficult to find any long non-stretch gloves that fit. I found a sewing pattern from the 50s, but have never tried making gloves, so haven't plucked...
Thank you Jasmine Jolene and Hepkitty, you're making me blush !
I used Vogue V8280 for the bodice of the dress - with some adjustments for a better fit. I didn't use a pattern for the skirt, it's just made of rectangular pieces of fabric with some pleats inserted under each of the darts in...
The sun causes cancer, sunscreen causes cancer... Unfortunately everything seems to cause cancer somehow so in this case I'll just have to choose for the lesser of two evils, which for me is definitely sunscreen. I'm very UV sensitive, never tan, always get burned/blisters/rash immediately...
Here's my apron, not vintage, just home-improvised. I need to add pockets at some point, keep forgetting...
I would put a pressing cloth in between the organza and the iron, perhaps sprinkle the cloth with some water and iron at the lowest setting. Then again, I'm no expert. Maybe you...
Thanks for the compliments everyone!
BoPeep, I only had a small remnant of that black brocade and was sitting on it for ages not knowing what to do with it. It's only when I finished the dress that I realised it would be perfect for a bolero jacket and now I'm glad I didn't use it to cover a...
A question about hat etiquette: I know ladies do not remove their hats when entering a church (and for several other occasions), but what if the lady is wearing a man's hat like a fedora? Does the same rule count or should she remove her hat like men do?
Quick side note about gloves too... I...
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