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Myths of the Golden Era -- Exploded!
Oh well, another giant had feet of clay...- Marzena
- Post #172
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Myths of the Golden Era -- Exploded!
My own moment of myth busting came when I began to dig through Internet to find out more about Elliott Ness and his Untouchables. Before the famous movie was ever made, back in 1970s there was a TV series that actually got aired in Poland, based on Ness' book. I was a great fan ot his show...- Marzena
- Post #170
- Forum: The Golden Era
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How to host a retro tea party?
Thank you for this! This is what I lave about the Fedora Lounge: you may get such detailed, hands-on, informed instructions!- Marzena
- Post #27
- Forum: Skills and Smarts
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How to host a retro tea party?
I have totally embraced the concept of tea as the easiest, most economic and yet mega stylish entertainment. Everything can be made in advance, everything on the table, no need for any last minute touches that can go so bad and ruin your skirt. The only (tiny, insignificant) downside is that...- Marzena
- Post #25
- Forum: Skills and Smarts
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Uj_imUe2E&feature=related This is a modern Russian nostalgia movie actually, but I think it is the very essence of what you are curious about: the awful drabness all around, the rebellion expressing itself through the colourful and the fanciful and the whole...- Marzena
- Post #13
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
Mostly things people wore at that time came out of parcels with discarded clothing from USA, Britain, France and Belgium, plus some "Soviet" flavour army fatigues, and whatever survived the war made over by dressmakers and tailors. We were therefore chronically behind Western fashions, but...- Marzena
- Post #12
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
I appreciate the point about reality vs nostalgia and will give it another thought. I shall have it easy myself - have a very proper black polka dot dress with miles of a chiffon petticoat. Still, since my life partner will not be seen dead in those iconic looks, what's a girl to do? Think...- Marzena
- Post #11
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
Yes! Elvis impersonation plus Molotov's cockatils! We shall kill them on the spot and go home!- Marzena
- Post #9
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
Mostly things people wore at that time came out of parcels with discarded clothing from USA, Britain, France and Belgium, plus some "Soviet" flavour army fatigues, and whatever survived the war made over by dressmakers and tailors. We were therefore chronically behind Western fashions, but...- Marzena
- Post #6
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
Trouble is, in Poland that look never went out of use (in a rather dowdy form) - so there are no associations with its being specifically 50s rather than 60s, 70s or indeed nowadays. I have found my late Father's navy blazer, double breasted, gold buttons. Could that be made to work? At least...- Marzena
- Post #3
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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dressing a man for 50s themed party?
I am very sure that this has been asked before, but I would still be grateful for a refresher, especially, that there are a few hitches. My man and I have been asked to a 1950s themed dance . I am not at all a problem, but I am not sure what he should wear. He will not go for the obvious...- Marzena
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Happy New Year 2012
Happy New Year from unusually warm Warsaw!- Marzena
- Post #34
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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New Years Eve
Had the time of my life in the Holiday Inn style, as hoped for. All the 30 yards of a billowing 50s style chiffon petticoat worked hard and did they enhance the rock and roll!- Marzena
- Post #129
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Christmas?
I shall add another interesting vintage celebration I was so lucky to attend. Friends of friends of friends of Warsaw Chamber Opera singers clubbed together and booked an entire vintagey restaurant with a piano. The Opera singers came and gave a concert of traditional carols and Christmas songs...- Marzena
- Post #88
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Christmas?
Yesterday I had the pre-Christmas party at our place. It is not by any means a Polish tradition. pre-Christmas is a somber time of cleaning, shopping, getting all possible end of the year chores done. It made the run down to Chistmas a very bleak time for me, and when I saw movies showing people...- Marzena
- Post #87
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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New Years Eve
Well, I had that dream of festive end of year ever since I have first seen "Holiday Inn" that was shown on the TV every Christmas time, for all the Communism around. If only I could find the Holiday Inn! My idea of festive fun to boots! But I know I belong to a tiny minority...: ( .- Marzena
- Post #43
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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New Years Eve
Me and my man will do the old fashioned: go to an End of Year Ball. All the trimmings: black tie, sit down supper, all night bar. It has been organised by people inviting people they knew and those in turn inviting people they knew. Mid November there were enough to book an entire (small)...- Marzena
- Post #22
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show Us Your Purchases!
And I have just bought my very first ever PETTICOAT, black, double layer chiffon, yards and yards of fluff . Contrary to what I was told, does not itch or scratch my legs. I am totally in love . I had been a little worried how it was going to turn out - maybe it would make me look fat or...- Marzena
- Post #12,651
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Nivea Creme
Hello, Rola! Finally, I am meeting someone from Poland! I hope you are having fun! And yes, Nivea was manufactered in Poland since 1930s , as witnessed by old ads I saw. If it was invented here - I do not know. Perhaps? -
Vintage Christmas?
I have placed recipies in The Connaisseur - the Home Made Drinks. The punch recipies really are vintage: they come from a Hungarian cookery book from just after WW1. I was lucky to find an English translation. The author - one Elek Magyar - appears to speak with some authority, as if he had...- Marzena
- Post #85
- Forum: The Observation Bar
