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Ladies of the lounge and their mothers/grandmothers
MarieAnne, it looks like you share features in common with your grandmother and - in particular from that angle - her smile! My paternal grandmother, who my aunt thinks I greatly resemble, particularly when we were adolescents (don't have a scanned photo from then): But there's also more than...- Mojito
- Post #45
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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New in town
But you have 26 posts! You're averaging nearly three a year ;) No, seriously... I drift in and out, but it's always a pleasure to either lurk or to post. Love to see active posters, but it's nice to know there are lurkers enjoying the conversation as well.- Mojito
- Post #2
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What is the Single Most Useful Thing This Place Has Given You?
Aside from some lovely friendships and interesting conversations...the courage and skill set to try wearing vintage hosiery. Without that long running thread in the Powder Room, and the patience and stream of practical advice from the ladies who participated in it, I don't think I'd have tried...- Mojito
- Post #71
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Bought this lovely one from Salon of the Dames recently - just waiting on getting my mannequin heads back from the restorer to photograph it. You could possibly use a beaded/sequinned applique on the brow like here - there are also faux gemstones attached around it, and the face is framed by...- Mojito
- Post #12
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Rather than a narrow bandeau, a wider one is also a possibility, and may be more comfortable/suit your facial shape or styling more, as worn by Lily Damita here:- Mojito
- Post #11
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
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- Post #10
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
George Barbier's La Roseraie If you want to be a real purist, the elaborate headdresses and bandeaux with Aigrettes tended to be more a holdover from the Orientalism of the teens (influenced by the Ballets Russes and Poiret), whereas the neat, close fitting sequinned evening cloches etc are...- Mojito
- Post #9
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Lillyan Tashman wearing a more open-weave, pearl beaded evening cloche/headdress:- Mojito
- Post #8
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
1927 evening cloche (Met collection)- Mojito
- Post #7
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Lanvin evening cloche from the Met collection:- Mojito
- Post #6
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Possible dangling beading arrangement (they'd have to be well attached!)- Mojito
- Post #5
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Having problems with my outdated browser here so can't upload many images from my collection - but here's a possibility for the feather from a pinterest image:- Mojito
- Post #4
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
Evening cloche with gold soutache embroidery and faux gemstones- Mojito
- Post #3
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920s evening - fashion and sewing questions
I'm afraid I won't be much help with sewing techniques as I don't have much hands-on experience (and the person who restores my 1920s evening dresses and who has a lot of experience with them doesn't use the internet, unfortunately!). I could possibly help you with examples of beaded dresses if...- Mojito
- Post #2
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Ladies show us your best.
Thank you, Stray Cat! I was hugely amused when I saw the photos my friend took, as I have the same intensly serious expression in all of them.- Mojito
- Post #519
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Ladies show us your best.
Lovely early 1920s beaded dress I bought recently (and a rather grim expression on my part, I'm afraid!). The beaded motif on this has quite subtle colour shadings, and is lovely and sinuous.- Mojito
- Post #517
- Forum: The Powder Room
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1920's fashion - femme vs. not-femme?
Agreed on that costuming element in the Miss Fisher Mysteries series - I get the statement that the costumer is making (look at how very modern and bohemian this woman is! She wears trousers!), but I think it is rather exagerated from a fashion history point of view, for the very reasons given...- Mojito
- Post #8
- Forum: The Powder Room
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100 th anniversary of ww1
Great letter, Big Man. We're working on a few WW1 projects at the museum where I work, basing as much as we can on objects in the collection that haven't had as much exposure as others. I handle our photographic licensing, and have been organising the use of images for large and small...- Mojito
- Post #11
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Being called by your first name at work
I refer to all my colleagues by their first names, as does everyone in the institution for which I work. The former Director had excellent lines of communication with everyone - one of the people she was very friendly with was our receptionist, who acted as a conduit of information (she was...- Mojito
- Post #10
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1920's Hats vs Fascinators
No worries! The Miss Fisher series tends to adapt styles for theatrical purposes which confuses things a bit. I love the capelines, too - have just bought a gorgeous one with ombre shaded ribbons and lavender lace...will post photos of it later :)- Mojito
- Post #21
- Forum: The Powder Room
