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    Show us your hair do's....

    RichieDagger, I think the mini-beehive looks great. And I love, love, LOVE the shoes you're wearing in the photo.
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    Best beauty decision you've made?

    What change has had the biggest impact on how you look and feel? New hair cut, color, eyebrow shape...what was it that made you feel prettiest? Best thing I ever did was cut thicker bangs. Because I have fine, thin hair I thought thick bangs would make my hair look thinner. The exact...
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    From blah to "oh my gosh... look at him/her!"

    Hmmm. My mom made a lot of my clothes when I was a kid. It was the '70s. I tease her that it's a miracle no one called Child Services on her for making me wear such monstrosities. High school = disaster. It was big hair time. My hair wants to be stick straight, so my mom and grandmother...
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    Everyday Women of the Golden Era

    My grandmother Norma's 27th birthday party, October 5, 1949. She was the youngest of seven sisters. From left: Adeline (#4), Sarah (my great-grandmother), Mary (#3, Mary's twin), Eleanor (#2), Norma (#7), Evelyn (#6), Alice (#5) and Doris (#1). I love that everyone except the birthday...
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    Question for the seamstresses

    I also want to learn to sew...reading about the different ways people here came to sewing is encouraging. I can knit, so I know I can follow a pattern/instructions, and I can drive a car with a manual transmission. And I can look stuff up on the internet when I get stuck, so it sounds like...
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    In Search Of: The Great Hot Dog Stand

    When I still lived in Connecticut, I loved the hot dogs at Capitol Lunch on Main Street in New Britain. Haven't had one in years, but they used to be fantastic...maybe next time I go back for a visit I'll see if they hold up to my memory. Always dangerous...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    hailey, I love the details on the blouse on the bottom. Great find!
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    Show us your favourite vintage dresses!

    I have no idea how old this dress is...my mother and I found it about 7-8 years ago poking around in a vintage clothing shop somewhere in central Connecticut. I believe it was hand-made...there's no tag, and some of the details seem hand-sewn. This is the first time I've worn it, even though it...
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    Favorite Summer Drink

    I'm a huge fan of the Betsey Temple. Pour 4 oz each coconut rum and pineapple juice over ice. Top with a splash grenadine, drop in a few maraschino cherries and I'm good to go. Ahhhh.
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    Exercise and vintage style

    What time of day will you be working out? I have no advice on the hair front, but completely second what Kitty T. says about working out while wearing make-up. Even if you normally have great skin, that's the fast track to break-out city. You may find that you need less blush when you're...
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    Show us your vintage hats!

    1940s beach hat? I need a hat to wear to the beach. I'd love to find something with a '40s feel to it, but I'm having a hard time finding images of women at the beach wearing hats from that era. Any suggestions for a hat that would look cute with a chocolate brown halter-style bikini with white...
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    Witch Hazel

    The stinging could be a variety of things, but I'd blame it on the tea tree oil. I personally can't use tea tree oil as it's too harsh for me and leaves my skin bright red and irritated. Depending on how effective it works/how badly it stings, you may want to make the witch hazel & tea tree oil...
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    Emerald City

    Thanks for reminding me how fun green can be! I tend to live in reds, but green can be just as fun.
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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    I work on a small college campus...one of the members of the English faculty finds my fashion choices fascinating. A few days ago he commented on my dress: "A shirtwaist dress! Where do you find these things?" I told him it was new and I got it at Macy's, which was true. "You'd never...
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    What we've lost since the Golden Era

    Appreciation for simple pleasures. The ability to entertain ourselves without spending money. Handwritten notes delivered via postal service. Knowing that the next door neighbor will check on you if things seem amiss.
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    C Curls

    Meeting Gman, I agree...if your hair gets a little teeny bit longer, you will have better luck with the curls. Part of it's the cut, part of it's the right product for your hair texture. I have disgustingly fine straight hair, yet was able to get my bob to do the c-curl by sculpting it with a...
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    Welcome To The No Spender Bender

    What a great idea! I'm in for June & July so I can save for my trip to Tokyo the first two weeks in August. The plan: no lunches out, no mid-afternoon ice cream cones at the ice cream stand directly across the street from my office, no Dunkin Donuts runs, no new roller skate wheels, no Ebay...
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    Favorite Vintage Perfumes

    Totally not a vintage maker, but an interesting scent for those into the tiki thing: Harajuku Lovers G smells like Polynesian drinks. Kind of like a headhunter. I love it for summer. Both the perfume and the drink... ;)
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Antje, your hair color is stunning, too - I wish I could get mine that red! I love seeing all the different pictures here....gives me all kinds of ideas.
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    Body Shape Questions

    My challenge: short legs, long torso. I'm 5'8" with a 30" inseam and 6" between the bottom of my bra strap and my natural waist. It's virtually impossible to find dresses that fit, everything is an empire waist on me. The hips on wiggle dresses, which I'd love to wear, typically start at my...

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