AngelJenny... It's more simple than you think. Buy a vintage dress you like and wear it. That is how you start out. If you try to do too much right away, it looks costumey and you become a Sunday's Best girl.
I believe hair and makeup is the key. More so hair. Look at pictures and try to...
Here is an ad for a local piercing joint that I did the photo for. Hopefully many will see my obvious inspiration, if not you can see the original painting and a better shot of the photo at my blog. Vintage Starlet
Amy Jeanne is right! And to continue with that... just wear clothes that are appropriate for the situation! My friends and I like to joke about the Sunday's Best girls. These are the ones who go to a casual party dressed in their BEST of EVERYTHING they have. Their best dress, hat, gloves...
Thanks, Mumette! For me the RAB Mess is usually a chick who tries too hard. Struts around in the same stop staring dress that everyone has like it's a couture 1 of a kind, hair's all a mess because she thinks she has mastered rolls, but hasn't. I usually see these broads as the car show leg...
There are two ways to spot wannabes... look for the ones with the most fear and the ones who proclaim too much. What I mean by this is if you act insecure than the style wears you and people will see that. If you proclaim your pinup-ness too much like carshow leg humpers you'll be outed as a...
Rue... Thank you kindly! Not my normal era, but it was fun!
Snowdrop... Hopefully the perm rods will work their magick with you too! And how did you ever guess that is who he was?! We kept calling him Chachi because he looked more like Scott Baio than Dino! :D
Have you tried finishing the dryer set with 10-15mins of cold air? If I don't finish it off on the cold air setting my curls are a lot looser and don't hold as long. Try it with a cool blast and see if that doesn't help. :)
You sound like you have hair like mine. I had given up on pincurls as my hair was just too thick. I started using perm rods instead years ago and now that is all I use. I either sleep in them, or set them with a bonnet dryer for at least an hour -- sometimes 3! Either way, I get the best results...
BoPeep... The only thing that could make it better is if that "Dean Martin" was really Don Draper and my friend wasn't in the picture! Hehehe
Shazz... Thank you. It was fun "playing dress up" for the evening.
Thanks Clabbergirl! We did get stares. We were in a casino, so most everyone else was in sweats and t-shirts. It's kinda funny because I don't think we look all that dressed up! But apparently we were!
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