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  1. Amy Jeanne

    Pretty interesting video

    These people fascinate me. I might write my dissertation on them.
  2. Amy Jeanne

    Who Is She?

    Neither Clara nor Jean, I know that for certain.
  3. Amy Jeanne

    Vintage Lifestyle VS Re-Enacting VS Cosplay

    All the re-enactors I know also like vintage. They don't just "turn it on" at events and then "turn it off" when they come home. Vintage is a part of all of their lives -- a huge part. I don't understand how it could be anything else. As for me, I don't do re-enacting. I am just me, but I...
  4. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    Haha. That's a 1944 "after school" look, but I went to high school in the early 1990s and that was the typical "to school" look! She'd have fit in with the grunge gals lol They wore used men's jeans and the flannel coats/tops. Looked just like this gal, sans the smile! Weren't so "edgy"...
  5. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    I asked my dad if girls were pants when he was in high school (c/o '59) and he said, half-joking, "Never, it was illegal!" My mom (c/o '70) told me that the ban on girls' wearing pants to school was lifted in her senior year.
  7. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    A little before "Golden Era" (1918), but still ugly. Ugly "bubble pants." Didn't these make a comeback in the 1980s? lol
  8. Amy Jeanne

    Dry vs. Wet Pin Curl Sets

    lol Sorry, this just made me chuckle! :)
  9. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    I used to have a pattern picture saved of a maxi-dress from the 1930s. It was DEF a 1930s pattern, but it was drawn like it came from the 70s -- much like that skirt. I think it may have been drawn with paisleys on it. It was a time traveller pattern.
  10. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    I like finding crazy/ugly/weird stuff from back in the day. It breaks stereotypes that everything was brown and "gracious." lol No need to apologize for anything. :D You can't really tell if someone is joking or not on the Internet and I don't want anyone to feel hurt or offended just...
  11. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    I think women's jeans from back in the day are ugly. Such a horrible cut and my dad said that jeans back then were so stiff they stood up on their own lol These look really thick, stiff, unflattering, and uncomfortable.
  13. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    lol I don't have a problem with disagreeing -- I was just a bit put off by the comments where people were taking it personally. "I must have bad taste then!" is not becoming. lol It's not like we're posting any of these as a personal attack to anyone!! lol As LD said -- some I think are...
  14. Amy Jeanne

    Please help me find these rollers!

    Just took a look at the book -- soft rollers or "pillow rollers." I see them all the time in CVS around here. I almost bought a set, but decided to make my own instead. It didn't work out good for me lol
  15. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    That is very good!!!
  16. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    NEW BATCH OF UGLY: From 1937. Not sure if it's ugly, but certainly unusual. The rest are from 1946: There was a bedazzling craze in '46. lol WITHOUT the studs this would be awesome. WITH the studs it just looks "old lady." Looks either unfinished, Robin Hood-y, or like an...
  17. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    All the last few comments = lol lol lol lol
  19. Amy Jeanne

    T-Shirts on Women?

    Ancestry.com hosts every single Sears catalog from 1896 until 1993 and I am learning more about fashion from looking at them then I ever have from all my books combined that I've collected since 1998 (when I got into vintage bigtime.) Looking at the catalogs in chronological order is like...
  20. Amy Jeanne

    T-Shirts on Women?

    The first t-shirt-style shirts for women appeared in the Sears catalog in 1944 as "Polo Shirts": They appear to mostly be paired with slacks: Or playsuits/shorts: Here are some t-shirts in a 1947 catalog, still called a "Polo Shirt" and to be worn with Top Skirts, Pedal...
  21. Amy Jeanne

    Nursing Uniforms

    I am not a nurse, but I am obsessed with "uniform" dresses from the 30s and 40s and prefer them to "regular" dresses. I have a lot of images from catalogs I can post, but no time right now. I did make myself a dress from 1930s nurse's uniform and it's one of my favourites to wear:
  22. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    That is indeed my old Cabbage Patch bag. Mine was purple, though. lol
  23. Amy Jeanne

    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    Guess..... Also, the bag with the face coming out of it. Reminds me of a Cabbage Patch Kids bookbag I had when I was a kid. lol

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