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Recent content by Mimi Thomas

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    Authentic Hair Troubles

    I am having serious vintage hair issues right now. Due to the over-processing, I had to cut my hair very short a couple of weeks ago. Think Jean Seberg, but a touch longer. It's definitely a "gamine" cut, but I just can't do anything with it! The closest I can find in looking for old...
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    Dress to the Nines: What does it mean?

    There's an article (or even booklet, I can't remember) about how to dress appropriately, based on a scoring program. You'd give yourself a certain number of points for each item...i.e. a plain suit would be 1, then you'd add for fancier accessories. Some jewelry would be worth 2-5 points, based...
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    Sharing your love of vintage with the children?

    My children are 8 and 13 and they have lived in a timewarp since they were born. This is just how we do it. Like a total immersion language class, we live like it's the Forties (sometimes the Fifties). But it's a delicate balance, to be sure...we all use computers, obviously, but the...
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    Correct language

    Either would be correct. I prefer the more proper British usage, but the American version is also acceptable. It's down to personal preference.
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    Latest addition to the Belly Tank household- An Adventure...

    Many congratulations and good wishes for your family! She's lovely!
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    having the right "physique" for the golden era?

    You may be speaking of the gentlemen, greenP, but the ladies were considerably more voluptuous in days past. While there was a brief trend toward more slender body types in the late 20s/early 30s, right through until fairly recently, women who looked like 12 year old boys were not considered...
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    If you said you looked like one celebrity from the Golden Era...

    angel--you look like Virginia O'Brien to me...
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    If you said you looked like one celebrity from the Golden Era...

    Most people say Marilyn, but I think it's just the hair. Though my husband says my coloring and facial features are similar. My measurements are almost the same, but I'm a bit shorter...it's quite a compliment, so I'll take it!
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    When you're not dressed vintage...

    Just like modern clothes, vintage clothing comes in many levels of quality. I own a few new designer pieces and find the quality exceptional, and I own a few vintage pieces that would have been considered practically "dimestore" quality. I buy what I like, across all levels, and it all suits a...
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    When you're not dressed vintage...

    Lately, it seems to be about 50% vintage and 50% retro for me, for daily wear. I'm a housewife at the moment, so I wear whatever I want, and I like to be comfortable at home. Around this time of year, you'll find me in denim or khaki clam diggers (wide-legged), sleeveless or short-sleeved cotton...
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    Gangster's Girl

    As I fancy myself something of a writer, I've had a brainstorm for a project that I finally got underway this week. It's about a 40s gangster's girlfriend, as told by her thru her Diary. And I'm using the LiveJournal format and writing it in first person. Here's a link, if anyone is...
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    North Carolina's Sons and Daughters

    I was born in Greensboro, but raised in Virginia. My whole paternal family is there, from the Durham area. We still have a cabin at Kerr Lake/Buggs Island.. I love North Carolina, it will always feel like home to me.
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    Stuff in your PURSE

    My daily purse, which I refer to as a "pocketbook," has the following: *compact *lipstick *handkerchief *calling cards *fountain pen *keys *driver's license/debit card/not much cash My evening bag will have the same, generally, but in smaller sizes and with a fancier hanky. I do...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hi, I'm still new, too! I'm Ami, (hence Mimi), I live in Baltimore. Married, 2 kids, housewife for now. Trying to figure out how to make this whole Retrophile thing a paying job! Formerly a hairdresser and makeup artist, I spend a lot of time studying vintage styling and am happy to answer...
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    Cedar Chests, Closets... and all the other things that store our precious thread.

    My closet is small, and I have to share with my husband, so I keep the current season's items in there, and the others in vinyl wardrobes in the laundry room. The wardrobes are from the 60s and actually came with the house, which was neat. Furs and coats with fur collars go into garment bags out...
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