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    how to walk in heels video, very informative!

    wow, I wish I had a little help when I first started wearing heels! I think the tip at the very end is wonderful :D http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-walk-in-high-heels I hadn't seen this site till today-- some good tips and some unusual subject matter...
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    Unwanted attentions?

    wow, that is horrible. I am so sorry you were told that, and by a woman! my only thought is that she must not have very much respect for herself to make excuses for some creep!
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    Stuff in your PURSE

    Undie bags are so cute, I think I saw them at Urban Outfitters or one of those type of shops. I always carry small handbags or clutches, so I have refined the contents to the bare essentails... I always carry red lipstick, a little tin with sparrows on it that I put some loose face powder...
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    Show us your vintage patterns!

    crochet patterns, snoods... Hey all I am looking for a good snood pattern. I know I saw one on a thread here but I'm silly and I can't seem to locate it. I am going to Mexico and want something to do while relaxing on the beach :) Any other easy crochet patterns would be fun too! thanks dolls!
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    Girdles, Corsets, and Underpinnings

    some very complicated undies thats for sure. I would have a heck of a time getting in and out of a strapy little number like that!
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    How to do this hairstyle?

    what an adorable ad! I love how the candy shop boy is staring at the gal, so cute. I just wish I could get my hair to look so sleek and put together! thanks for sharing that.
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    Comfortable and healthier high heels

    wow! thanks for sharing that! Im goina have to get me a few pairs :)
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    How to wear peasant blouses 40's style?

    Peasant shirts remind me of the 50s more than the 40s, not sure why though. There are some diffrent types of them here, a little pricey but cute... Mode Merr. I like how they are fitted on the bottom so that I don't have lumps in my skirt tucked in. I want the black one... I have been...
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    S.O.S Hair dye disaster

    oh how I had had this advice last summer! I attempted to go from a black/red color to a blonde. I finally went to a salon to get it fixed, but for several months I had the worst orange red hair color! (and muli colored to boot :o ) I completely understand that frustration. I have learned my...
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    mug shots!

    (thought this was fun-- there are some really great vintage mug shots here! :p reposting from boingboing.net) Mug shots as art Graphic designer Mark Michaelson has a collection of tens of thousands of vintage mug shots. He's not after famous crooks or celebrities but rather "the...
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    Award-winning milliner

    wow what a beuitiful site-- and lovely hats! thanks!
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    Rip Yvonne De Carlo

    she started her career in the 40s as a bit actress but landed bigger roles in the 50s and 60s (the most famous probably being Lily Munster) link to her imdb credits 'Munsters' Star Yvonne De Carlo Dies ------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 10, 2:33 PM EST...
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    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    was just reading some old articals on miss-vintage.com, which one of the lovely ladies sugested in another thread and came across some old magizine clips about wearing leg make up! a very interesting read :) "What! No stockings?" (From 1942) “Let’s Discuss Leg Make-Up” (From the...
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    *Snoods*

    humm I think you have something there! The ones online with pearls are pricey but, I could add some pearl beads to one of the ones I already have. Think I will do that, thanks! ;)
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    *Snoods*

    a little search for snoods online... I get my snoods on ebay.... search with "hair snood" (From what I have read online) snoods became popular in the 1940s because of WWII for two reasons rationing and practicality... "While snoods first came into fashion in the 19th Century, they became...
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    *Snoods*

    snoods... Just curious how many of you gals wear snoods? How often do you wear them and do you ever get an odd comments from those not in the know. I just got the cutest black one. I did some victory rolls and put it on thinking how good I looked-- and my boy told me I looked like I was...
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    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    I work with a gal who had tattooed seams on her legs, very cute actually! I haven't seen the top of hers, but I have seen ones with little tattooed bows to cap them off. I would do it but I just love wearing stockings and don't want to have a double seams on my legs. Anyhow flys and all that...
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    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    you could always draw them on! you guys probablaby know this already, but gals during WWII would fake them... "Silk stockings were scarce, so women applied make-up to simulate the appearance of seamed stockings." (quote from here) you have to have a freind with very steady hand for this...
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    I love shoes a little too much! I saw these the other day at target... im a sucker for gingham :) (and they are so cheap)
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    Wind and rain-- and vintage hair?!

    It has been really stormy and rainy in Seattle (imagine that!). What do you gals do to protect your locks in the elements?

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