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From pixie to.. what?!
Ladies (and gents.. if you are in the know), I have a question: My year hasn't started well hair-wise. On the very first work day of the year I hopped off to get my hair done: coloring, some trimming here and there.. Regular "hair maintenance" as you'd call it. :D I have short hair, but... -
Hat-pin self defence?!
Funny (yet, amusing!) thing: A wealth of evidence from the period demonstrates that hatpins were popularly regarded as secret weapons, and indeed as “every woman’s weapon” against the depredations of hooligans and ill-mannered brutes. According to a story in the New York Times of January 10...- Stray Cat
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1930s house interior
For a young daughter A room of her own at the top of the house- Stray Cat
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- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Wise Woman (1942)
Tips from Everywoman July 1942- Stray Cat
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Fashion Horizons - 20 minutes of fashion, airplanes and Hollywood lifestyle!
The year is 1940, and this short documentary, narrated by Wendell Niles (one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio), is showing us Transcontinental and Western Air (oh, how their planes shine!) and the Hollywood starlets: Mary Martin (Co-Starred in Paramount's "Love Thy...- Stray Cat
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Imperial War Museum - 1940s house
IWM Senior Historian Terry Charman tours IWM London's 1940s House and speaks about life in wartime Britain for the typical family. The 1940s House: An Introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4jZG1Jjjqg 1. The Entrance Hall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Pba8FeFW4&feature=player_embedded- Stray Cat
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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1940s Pillow-box hat, the making of
Here's another jolly tutorial, I've found online:- Stray Cat
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Follow the latest fasion.. and being vintage
Few days ago, a colleague of mine shows up at work with Gracia-magazine. As I tumble up-and-down flashy pictures (some of them reminded me of Carmen Miranda at her best!) ... I realize: 1. STRIPES ..on your leggings (not that I tend to look like Beetlejuise), on your cropped shirt (OK, I...- Stray Cat
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Wikipedia will be blacked out!
Do you approve? What are your thoughts on the matter? When you open up ANY page there, you see: "Please note: in less than 15 hours, the English Wikipedia will be blacked out totally to protest SOPA and PIPA" SOPA? In short: "...social media sites like Facebook or YouTube—bascailly...- Stray Cat
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The Second World War in Colour (TV mini-series 1999)
I watched it some time ago.. but here it is: 1. The Gathering Storm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERqhS_BR8Fg 2. Lightning War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Paah91aj8U 3. Britain At Bay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvXt8ZkF6CA 4. Hitler Strikes East...- Stray Cat
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Hair under winter hat
Well ladies... :confused: HOW do you handle your hair when wearing winter hats? Does your hair get all flatted down, loses its volume, and "play dead" after it spends some time under a hat? ..and WHAT about washing hair MORE in the winter? I just can't handle mine.. she's got a life of... -
Why We Fight Series (WWII Films)
Why We Fight is a series of seven propaganda films commissioned by the United States government during World War II to demonstrate to American soldiers the reason for U.S. involvement in the war. And here there are. 1. Prelude to War (1942) "This famous propaganda piece, used as a U.S...- Stray Cat
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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New Old House
So, I've been lurking around in a quest for the lovely pictures of interior design for old houses. Since I would like to re-design my room into something more 1940s. lol- Stray Cat
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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German fashion magazines (1939 und 1940)
I have these magazines, and I think I should share so we all can enjoy the "latest" fashion..- Stray Cat
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