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  1. chanteuseCarey

    20s beaded dresses ala' "The Artist" in San Francisco

    At a recent deco show in SF some months back, I discovered that a vintage store in SF had reproduction beaded dresses made by the person that did them for the film, The Artist. One of their dresses is worn in the scene by the lead female character, where the male lead walks in to see her...
  2. chanteuseCarey

    Foot surgery?? How did it work out for you?

    Hello ladies, I'm interested to hear from anyone that has had surgery for HAMMERTOES. My mother had surgery so many years ago I cannot remember how it went for her afterwards. I do remember the recovery she had was not fun. She's dead now, so I can't ask her about it. I think she was laid up (it...
  3. chanteuseCarey

    places for Saturday dancing in San Francisco??

    looking to find places with dinner (or not) as part of the evening, to go social/ballroom dancing on a Saturday night (this Saturday 8/27 actually) up in SF. Wanted to see what there was in addition to the Fairmont Hotel SF. Thanks in advance for replies!
  4. chanteuseCarey

    My almost 17yo dd wants this post-war VINTAGE CAR!

    Okay, so the vintage automobile she really wants a Tucker, but yeah get real girl! She'll says she'd happily take this one as an alternate! She and I saw this car sitting by a road marked "For Sale" yesterday on the way to a volunteer gig we both had, she took this picture of me with her iPhone...
  5. chanteuseCarey

    Just returned: 10 day Road Trip to Utah, hitting four National Parks

    Went on my very first real road trip, in my little Toyota Yaris no less with my Mr. He figured we put about 2,800 miles on the car. No camping, we hoteled/moteled it. Even managed to find three places with pools as we are both swim babies big time. Had never been to UT. Grandpa (visiting from...
  7. chanteuseCarey

    All Hallows Eve - 2010

    I and my two teenage children will be going to the Ballroom Dancing place in Palo Alto, CA that I (and often they) frequent for their annual Halloween Party. Its on Friday evening (10/29). This year my son Daniel (age 14) will be in his white tie, top hat and tails as Fred Astaire, my daughter...
  8. chanteuseCarey

    Vintage cars, golden era photo shoots

    Here is a picture taken of deco friends taken for a Russian car magazine featuring another deco friend and his 1934 Citroen Traction Avant. The gallery page link is included from the photographer's website. There are several photo shoots there with terrific vintage cars and vintage dressed...
  9. chanteuseCarey

    why we love those old Christmas songs...

    because the orchestrations (at least most) are usually really great, and they are just so much FUN to sing! Was just listening and singing along to O Holy Night as sung by Il Divo, and I love hitting that high note- albeit its a little bit of a vocal stretch for me, but yeah I can still nail...
  10. chanteuseCarey

    Golden Era Christmas Tree decorations??

    Would like to go with a more vintage-esque looking Xmas tree. With watching "Its a Wonderful Life" on Thanksgiving Day, and soon to be watching "Miracle on 34th Street", I can watch for some good ideas. What have other vintage enthusiasts done? Besides tinsel and homemade ornaments? I don't...
  11. chanteuseCarey

    Any left-handed pianists out there??

    I'm putting the call out here, as FL has members from all over the globe... I have wanted to take piano lessons and learn to play the piano for so long that I cannot even remember. This dream of mine has for all these years, due to circumstances and finances never been able to be realized. The...
  13. chanteuseCarey

    FACEBOOK: the end of the world as we knew it...

    I just got the family Thanksgiving invite of whose house its at this year, etc.- from a Facebook message of a sibling... and this sibling literally lives five minutes from me.
  14. chanteuseCarey

    On AGING- for the gents

    Adapting this slighty for the men of FL here from a PR post. Men age too- It ain't unique to us ladies! One lady's advice (purely subjective and biased of course) to the men of FL: HOW TO AGE WELL... Find a really good vintage look for yourself where you are now in life and at the age you are...
  15. chanteuseCarey

    Cuttin' a rug in vintage style-show us your pics!

    How about some dance pics of folks dressed in vintage style? Here is my husband and I in motion, he's in 20s garb, me in 30s. In a couple of the shots, you see my pin curls a flyin'!
  16. chanteuseCarey

    The ICONIC photograph-show it here

    Alright folks, let's see your pictures of what you consider to be a modern representation of the Golden Era/Art Deco Era. Show us your best shot! I'll start: here is our 13yo son Daniel in front of a vintage roadster at the Art Deco Society of Northern California's Gatsby Summer Afternoon...
  17. chanteuseCarey

    what shirt color with these linen trousers??

    Our young Master Daniel (now 13yo) has a pair of bespoke light yellow handkerchief linen trousers being finished up, made in a 30s/40s style. He'll be wearing these for the first time to the ADSC Gatsby Summer Afternoon on 9/13. The pants have a full leg style, with a long rise, dropped thin...
  19. chanteuseCarey

    That Gatsby Look?? to wear with Plus Fours...

    For the upcoming ADSC Gatby Summer Afternoon, my husband Chuck was able to snag a vintage pair of cream wool Plus Fours and a vintage light yellow with navy colored thin ticking like-diagonal cross hatching striped wool Jacket. We're knowledgeable on the 40s vintage stuff for him, but plus...
  20. chanteuseCarey

    "Band of Brothers" hero's passing...

    I just had this forwarded to me from the BAWMHRS (Bay Area Historical Women's and Men's Historical Representation Society) list, our family are all members of this group. I thought it was such a good story and message that I wanted to share it here with the FL folks. "Band of Brothers Hero...
  21. chanteuseCarey

    Found a rare WWII WAVE uniform...

    So sorry, had no idea about that. Thanks for the heads up PM scotrace and the removal here. Then I guess I will have to rent this outfit or better yet convince the store owner to sell it to me, then I can post my own pictures of me wearing it:) . Images removed - PLEASE don't hot-link photos...
  22. chanteuseCarey

    Window shopping in the 1930s

    These is a great site that has pictures of stores in the 1930s. By clicking on the various windows of the stores you can see the detail of the window displays! A great peek into what people saw for sale when out for a stroll along the avenue. http://www.return2style.de/home_eus.htm My...
  23. chanteuseCarey

    vintage lovin' son in his WWII USN uniform makes local news

    I didn't get a picture taken yesterday, but the SF Chronicle newspaper did! Here is our almost 13yo son Daniel as he participated with his fellow BAWMHRS (Bay Area Womens' and Mens' Historical Representation Society) on Memorial Day during the ceremonies at the San Francisco National Cemetery in...

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