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    Girls... I need your help! (Fashion History)

    I know, I always do that too .. try to keep an archive of ideas for papers in my head .. but very few of them ever materialize :rolleyes: I just found this book that sounds very interesting: Radu Stern: Against Fashion. Clothing as Art, 1850-1930 Against Fashion is the history of the modern...
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    Girls... I need your help! (Fashion History)

    Amelie, I was going to suggest Oskar Schlemmer too but I couldn't remember the name! He's the one with the crazy triangular ballets, right? I think an interesting subject could be the 'Reformkleid' and anti-corset movement but then we're talking 1880s-1910s. The Belgian art nouveau artist Henry...
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    Girls... I need your help! (Fashion History)

    Hey, how's it going?:) the postwar period is definitely modernism in terms of cultural history, although late modernism rather than high modernism. But I don't know what your field of study is, your department might view it differently..?
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    The ones that got away

    Ok, I knew this 1950s Christian Dior corset wasn't going to be within my price range, but still ... :( Feast you eyes on it, ladies.
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    Girls... I need your help! (Fashion History)

    I don't really have any suggestions, you'll probably need to be more specific about what aspects and eras of fashion history you want to examine. Does it necessarily have to be fashion history in Germany during the Bauhaus period? Anyway, I can really recommend this book by Elizabeth Wilson...
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    Pattern swap starts here!!

    Cherrybomb, I hope it isn't me that you've sent the bathing suit pattern out to, because I haven't received it. [huh] So hopefully it hasn't got lost in the mail. I've traced out the skirt pattern you requested but I've yet to copy the instructions, the sheet is so big! Could you do without it?
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    ~Recreating Hair styles of the 1940s~

    OK, this isn't 40's, late 50's-early 60's is more like it, but I'm thinking of cutting some little "whiskers" (dunno what else to call them) over the ears, like Brigitte in this picture: And Shirley Jones here: Jean Simmons wears her hair like that too in Spartacus, but I could't find...
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    Does anyone know why??

    Cross-dressers and transvestites are pushing up the prices on vintage ladies undies, and I also think that nylon panties are a fetish object to some people. Each to his own. I sometimes do get a little annoyed, though, when I check out the profile of another bidder on, say, a vintage bullet bra...
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    How to Look Good in Photos

    I agree. They all look so airbrushed, there's no character left. I could hardly recognize Cate Blanchett because her strong features have been wiped out. The exception is Eva Longoria who looks really unhealthy in the 'before' pic in my opinion, like she has been taking the dieting a bit too...
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    Pattern swap starts here!!

    Honey Doll, thanks, that would be terrific! I'll PM you.
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    Pattern swap starts here!!

    I was wondering if anyone has a copy of this pattern that they're willing to lend me ..? Preferably the version with the smaller sizes. That would be oh so lovely! :) Edit: Gaah, I just read about the difficult lining over in the other thread, and it's the swing jacket I want to make ...
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    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    Does anyone like to wear black fully fashioned stockings? I've never seen original photos of ladies wearing them, so I assume they weren't very common. I'd like to try them, but I can't really get the 1980's associations out of my head ... the blonde lady in "Top Gun" wearing black ff's, Kim...
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    Calling all Danes and Swedes! (Heptown.com/Hepcat related)

    P?¶nt tak for velkomsten! Speedster, heh, well, yes, sometimes the appreciation of one subculture can lead to another and then you get all these strange crossover phenomenons. Don't think psychobilly is a possibility though! :) I think my own fascination with lindy hop started because of my...
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    Calling all Danes and Swedes! (Heptown.com/Hepcat related)

    Hullo, another Dane here. Tinseltown pointed me in this direction so I thought I'd chime in. I'm a bit torn between decades - I've always mostly been a 1960s fan and I still am when it comes to music, pop culture, politics, but on the other hand I adore the fashion, style and architecture of...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Ooh, let me guess, Bilka? Or T??j & Sko? They're cute, I might pick up a pair as well. Pidgeon Toe, the Florida scarf is exquisite! I love all kinds of vintage souvenir-tourist-y stuff but I never know how to wear souvenir scarves, so I haven't bought them when I've seen them. Wearing one...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I'm waiting for these to arrive: 50's Norwegian sweater (from the UK, someone tell me why I can't find these anywhere in Denmark [huh]): Two 40's blouses:
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    Mineral Make-UP

    I've tried a couple of samples of Lilylolo mineral blush. They are very pigmented and long-lasting. The shade called Real Rouge gives a nice flushed-cheek look, but I don't care for the shimmery/metallic finish. I've also tried Pure Luxe blush in the colour Nymph. Quite worthless in my...
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    Vintage Bathing Suits

    Here's a bathing suit question for you ladies: I have an early 50s bathing suit sewing pattern (unfortunately I haven't got a photo of it) in three pieces: Bra halter top, flared bloomers and a very short pleated skirt. My question is: Are you supposed to wear all three pieces at the same...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    How To Buy Fabric I thought this was funny and very accurate!
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    How old is everyone?

    Sheesh, I can never remember how old I am because I'm mentally preparing for my next birthday (think it's a near-30-syndrome). I always think I'm 28 but really I'm only 27.

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