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    spitting nails!

    i am SO bloody ticked, mostly at myself. i lost a wedding gown and veil ib ebay that was simply perfect for a shoot i have planned. and someone outbid me at the last minute. no action on this dress the whole time it was up and wham, sniped. i was busy relearning how to print pics on my printer...
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    40s photo shoot

    what a blast today! take two really good looking people. put them in great clothes and voila! instant fun. these are just quickie processings so if they are too light or too dark it is because i am doing them on my laptop cause i am too tired to go sit at the big computer! we won't use all...
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    1st vintage clothing story

    with a great response from a local couple that do victorian we decided to do two stories on vitange dressing - not sure if i mentioned that before — the first on victorian and the second on 30s-40s. the photos and story were just not going to go together well. but here is the shot that is the...
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    The Social Meanings of Hats and T-shirts

    an interesting article from Diana Crane's study of why people dress the way they do. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/117987.html
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    need answers to questions!

    our feature story on vintage dressing is coming along nicely but we would like to put some questions out there for anyone who would like to, to answer. why do you dress vintage? do you dress vintage all the time or just for special events? do you go whole hog or just bits and pieces...
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    vintage photo shoot

    this is from our first shoot for the vintage fashion story. my intention was to just shoot 30s 40s clothing, but this local lady called and said she dressed victorian! so, how do i mix these styles together! rsg
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    "underneath it all" exhibit

    Fitting Into Fashion * "Underneath It All: fitting into fashion" will open at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, September 16. The special exhibit in the textile cases of the museum's Hall of History will run through January 7. The exhibit is free with museum general admission...
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    BBC Murder City

    watching that now and wow, what an interesting mix of syles. the femme fatal has vintage-ish hair, clothes and jewery but modern make-up including a really tacky colour orangey lipstick - totally wrong for her colouring. But her hair is cool. wonder if this is the state of things to come...
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    Old Time Radio on your iPod

    this is going to be great fun! http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/
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    looking for lauren pic in sweater??

    i am looking for the thread that had lauren's pic in a sweater laying back a la the gorgeous dames of the 40s and i simply can't find it. does anyone remember the thread please? lauren??? lara
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    nice site about old flicks

    http://www.midnightpalace.com/
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    speaking of new vintage look

    shopping at wal-mart on a saturday at the first of the month — holy cow, the social center of the town. anyway, on my quest for the perfect lip liner and eye shadows i saw these really cute little velveteen jack-lets. the really really short jackets one saw in Pride and Prejudice over their...
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    help needed for newspaper story

    hi ladies, thought i would post this request here as well as the observation lounge in case some of you don't read that forum. i would like to interview folks that are into vintage dress for a newspaper story. you can read all the details in the original thread...
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    need your help!

    mk has graciously allowed me to post my message in the lounge. i am a photographer/writer working on two newspaper stories. the first is about people who visit cemeteries. they could be looking for relatives, or celebs, doing genealogy or just hanging out. i would like to interview anyone...
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    PayPal for magazine subscription?

    Do you think it is possible to have a PayPal option for the new magazine subscription? Some of us don't use or don't have credit cards. rsg
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    visiting LA area Holy Cross Cemetery

    i did visit Holy Cross Cemetery on Saturday, advance images and research for a story about people who like to go to cemeteries. Perhaps they are doing genealogy, or hunting graves of celebs or presidents. Or maybe they like photographing gravestones and statuary. here is actor Tom Drake's...
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    What kind of WWII fighter plane are you?

    Playing around on the Web today, following links in a wire story and I came on http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=history you can take a short fun quiz to see what kind of fighter plane you are. I didn't take this quiz, instead I found out I am most like Glenda the Good Witch...
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    Happy Birthday Van Johnson

    Going to turn 90 in just two days — HAPPY BIRTHDAY VAN!!! lara
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    Two Girls and a Sailor

    I came home from work today with a migraine, took a little nap and when i got up I checked TMC and one of my fave movies was just coming on — Two Girls and a Sailor! Of course I cried at the end, everybody lives happily ever after! I liked Tom Drake the best, I remember him from...
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    Agatha Christie's "Poirot"

    does anyone here enjoy that show? the period clothing, especially for the women and Colonel Hastings is simply fabulous. everything from evening to safarii. i have my eyes out for that little pin poirot wears on his lapel all the time. rsg

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