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    When did suspender clips become popular?

    I've just been asked if someone costuming the play Night of the Iguana, set in 1940 should use clip or button suspenders. I *think* it's button, but I haven't been able to find any documentation (in a quick search) to back myself up. I do see that clips were invented in 1894. I intend to look...
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    Decline of the Hat

    If this has been discussed before, I apologize. I searched but wasn't able to find anything. It is my understanding that men and women in the U.S. stopped wearing hats every day in the 1950s. Does anyone know if this is correct? Also, does anyone know to what the decline in hat wearing is...
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    Emily Post

    In doing some research, I found Emily Post's 1922 edition of "Guide to Etiquette" online at http://www.bartleby.com/95/subject_frames.html I thought maybe some of you might be interested, as this edition was hard for me to find in person. The only hardbound library editions in the Los...
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    What's a (ladies) Forties "B" hat or "Blastin Betty"?

    I apologize for posting this in the powder room, as well as here, but I thought I better widen my search. I'm trying to sign up for classes at Costume College, and one of the classes is: Forties "B" Hat! or "Blastin Betty!" This class will explore the simple cap construction of the "B"...
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    What is Forties "B" Hat aka Blastin Betty?

    I'm registering for my classes at costume college, and one of the choices is Forties "B" Hat or Blastin Betty. Does anyone have a photo or good description of what this is? I tried to do a google search, to no avail. The description they provide is: "This class will explore the simple cap...
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    Good price on a corselette - Los Angeles

    I purchased a Rago 9357 online for $44. After shipping and tax, it was more. I was in the garment district this weekend. Beverly Hills Hosiery had a closed leg version for $32. They told me that they could order the 9357. It would cost about $33, and it would take two weeks. So if you're...
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    Queen Mary in old movie

    Since so many of you will be going to the Queen Mary for the big event, I thought I'd point out that in the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" with Danny Kaye, the Queen Mary is in one of the scenes. She's wearing her Gray Ghost paint from WWII.
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    Underwear help

    Hi! I haven't posted here yet, but I'm wondering where you get your underwear. I'm making a '30s gown, Vintage Vogue 2609, and I want to make sure that I have a smooth line under my dress. Do you wear a girdle or other shape improver? If so, where do you shop? I'm in L.A., so I should be...

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