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    Do You Like Being Called "Hon"?

    Do you like being called "Hon"? (Short for "Honey") I do, if its my hubby, or someone near and dear to me, but not a telemarketer that doesn't even know me! I received a phone call from some telemarketer (I'm registered on the do-not-call list, hmmmm) today and she asked if I was using Product A...
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    My Son Left for the Air Force today...

    OK, so I'm feeling a little blue. Harry Pierpont and I took our son to start his career in the Air Force this afternoon. The house seems a little empty after having him around for 19 years. Our son, John, the Airman trainee, has been the "adventurer" all his life, so I kind of knew he would take...
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    Another use for end papers!

    I discovered another use for my end papers--they also make great blotting tissues! I will sometimes use the end papers when I'm curling my hair and I started thinking what else I could use them for. I had gotten mine very cheap, just under $2 at my local Wally World, for 500 papers. Its been...
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    Dress For Success

    I had mentioned this on another thread but thought it deserved it's own. How many of you have had a "successful" experience while wearing vintage or vintage-inspired clothing? Here's mine: This past weekend I went antique shopping and wore a vintage-inspired 40s dress, shoes, seamed...
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    I got an Art Deco Vanity Set for my birthday!

    I just received this Art Deco Vanity Set for my birthday this weekend from some very dear friends. We think its late 20s because of the color of the green. The comb is missing, but the set is SO beautiful. Now I'm going to really feel pampered every day! Thanks, Tom & Terry!
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    Ladies! Sassy Curlers for sale!

    Ladies! I am selling 2 sets of the foam Sassy Curlers--gently used--only 2 times. I've decided that I prefer to use either the Hot Sticks or foam curlers to curl my hair. These are the same foam curler sticks (you put them in like the Hot Sticks) that Jitterbugdoll and Daisy Buchanan use. (Do a...
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    Link to vanity ideas thread on FL

    I don't know if you ladies view any of the other threads on the FL, but I wanted to tell you I have posted in the Display Case under the thread, "End Table Turned Vanity" and put a picture of the vanity I created with my armoire. I'm not trying to toot my own horn, but it might give some of you...
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    Tablecloths in the 1930s and 1940s

    I've been trying to find out what kind of tablecloths (if any) would of been used on a parlor table in the livingroom in the 30s and 40s. I have my eye on a long fringed one, but now I'm wondering if it would be appropriate for a 1930s-1940s home decor. We're putting together an eclectic 30s-40s...
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    Nothing but Cotton Stockings!

    Here in the Midwest, winter has come back with a vengeance. The cold, brisk wind feels terrible with a dress and regular nylon stockings. When I used to do Victorian living history I wore cotton stockings. I remember they came in a beige color and I dyed a pair black. Does anyone have a U.S.A...
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    Seamed stockings for the New Year!

    A while back I posted an unpleasant experience in a grocery store with an leering man when I was wearing seamed stockings. I quit wearing them in public unless it was a special event and accompanied by hubby. We spent the New Year's with friends and celebrated it 1930s-1940s style. Our...
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    Intimate Predicament

    I thought I'd share my embarassing experience today with you all... Being the holiday season and wanting to find something special for hubby, I decided to put on my best clothes and head to the local antique mall. I wore a black pleated skirt with a nautical-inspired blouse and my usual...
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    Footwear for Winter

    Forgive me if this topic has been covered before. We're supposed to get a little bit of snow later this evening in my area and it got me thinking. Does anyone know where I can find some vintage-inspired winter boots to wear with dresses? I watched "A Christmas Story" (it's set in the 1940s)...
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    Fishnet stockings--when did they first appear?

    I've been wondering, when did fishnet stockings first appear? With some of the threads talking about wearing them, I'm curious when they were first made. My hubby thinks in the 80s (I remember Madonna making them famous), but I think they were earlier. Any stocking historians out there?
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    Purse and Shoe addiction!

    I think I've acquired an addition to purses and shoes since I've begun wearing more vintage styled clothing. I never felt the need to have several purses, nor shoes in assorted colors. Now it seems I can't have enough! Is there a cure for this? :) (Not that I want to be "cured"--this is way too...
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    The Price of Thrift

    I just visited my local GoodWill store today and noticed they had raised their prices. I confirmed it with a worker. Their dresses are now $5. It seems everything went up a dollar. I know that Salvation Army has recently raised their prices too. At least for now, at GoodWill they still have...
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    Short pants and lack of feminine style

    I was shopping yesterday at a major dept. store and noticed short, wide-legged pants everywhere. I guess I've been in the boonies too long. I have a curvy short body and I could probably wear some of these short pants as regular pants! And forget wearing them as short pants--I'd look more like a...
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    Oh the Stigma with wearing seamed fully fashioned stockings!

    Nice girls like to wear them too! Last week I was at a grocery store in the middle of the afternoon doing my twice a month stock-up shopping. I wore a nice vintage-inspired dress and a pair of seamed fully fashioned stockings. I even had matching shoes and a purse to compliment my outfit...
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    Vintage Casual wear - hosiery question

    I'm starting to wear more vintage-styled clothing as my everyday wear (30s-inspired dresses and skirts). Besides wearing the full fashioned stockings, that I really enjoy wearing, what other options are there? I remember seeing photos of gals in the 30s wearing oxford-like shoes and short white...
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    Is A Wrap Always Appropriate for Evening Dress?

    I'm hoping you ladies can help me out here. I'm going on a 30s outing next weekend and we'll be going out for cocktails and dinner afterwards. Would a lady always wear some type of wrap with her evening dress? I know I could remove it after I got inside, but I was wondering if bare shoulders was...
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    Do You Consider Yourself To Be An Artist?

    I'm fairly new here, but there appears to me to be a common "thread" (no pun intended) throughout the FL forum. I am an artist and was wondering how many of you consider yourselves to be an artist, whether as an occupation and/or as part of your personality? Most artistic people that I've come...

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