When I'm dressed in high vintage (hat, gloves, etc) in a sketchy neighborhood like San Francisco's Tenderloin, I feel it protects me! Often the men, instead of asking for money or just being unpleasant, will say something like "Now that's how a lady ought to dress!" or "You look just like...
Dishpan Hands - Vintage Remedy
I am fanatical about using gloves...and I use the heavy duty blue ones (True Blues or Blue-ettes, I think they are called). That way I can use the really hot water to wash the dishes too. My great grandmother had beautiful hands all of her life. She used to...
I like ironing lovely vintage pieces but I am a lazy ironer. Over the years I've learned some tricks. First, cottons and linens benefit from a damp resting period before you go at them with your iron of choice. So I do the washing, then fold the items to sort of coax the wrinkles out (this is...
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