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  1. Idledame

    Appropriate Dress to Wear As Wedding Guest. Black? Red?

    I just found this thread and got totally caught up in the unfolding story and love, love love your final choice!! Wow, everyone might just be looking at you instead of the bride!
  2. Idledame

    Creed of the more mature lady....

    Guess what?--you go through it again at 40, and 50, and as long as you care. I keep saying I can't wait until I'm old enough to just not care, and just be an old bag with no makeup and my hair in a bun. But I still care at 58. Some people are truly capable of not caring what anyone thinks but...
  3. Idledame

    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    leaette the picture you posted is of a Sofft shoe- they are like pillows inside. In my opinion well worth the $90. I have some in a different style-and they feel wonderful on. My assignment for all you shoe-a-holics is to find some vintage looking spectators--with a moderate heel! I've been...
  4. Idledame

    Vintage Leather Shoe Help

    I had a pair of squeeky work shoes. My shoe guy said it was from two pieces of leather rubbing together, and it took him 3 tries to figure out where it was coming from and to fix it. It was only $5. If you can find an old (they're always old) cobbler. He may be able to fix the problem. They also...
  5. Idledame

    Show us what you've made!

    Lady Day, on both the blouse and the jacket you have done a perfect job of matching the plaids. How difficult is that to do? I love your art and your sewing. You are inspiring.
  7. Idledame

    Show us what you've made!

    Ok, this does not compare to some of the fabulous creations I've seen from the rest of you, but I decided I needed a pair of 1940's pants for the AirRaid event last week. The pattern is a 1934 pajama reproduction from evadress.com. I got a size 20 for my waist, and then ended up taking close to...
  8. Idledame

    Pictures of Ladies with Hair Adornments

  9. Idledame

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    DPD, I love the DuBarry and the Hollywood ones. Have you made them up yet?
  10. Idledame

    Pregnancy when your "older"..

    I had my first child at 36 and my second at 42. With absolutely no problems for me or the babies. The main problem is just that you have less energy when you're older and less energy when you're pregnant, and put them together and you're pooped! So if you can help with anything like housework...
  11. Idledame

    Matching your partner?

    One of the things I liked about my husband 27 years ago was that he never wore tennis shoes or baseball caps. And he often wore cowboy boots ( my first love was Roy Rogers). But in the last 10 years it's tennis shoes and baseball caps all the time! And he even bought a t-shirt with a vulgar joke...
  13. Idledame

    Where did your user name come from??

    Because I am finally retired!!!!!Yeah!!!
  14. Idledame

    Mammograms

    I think I was an A the first few times I had one and it felt like they were trying to pull the skin from my back around to the front just to have something to put in the vice! It does vary according to the technician. Some tighten the vice just one more notch than others. Almost all of the...
  15. Idledame

    Can anyone identify the woman in this 1930s photo?

    I still say it looks like Marieth, which if you do a search, turns up many results of women with that name. Otherwise, what is that loop? If it was a short upright on the T, then the last H is not so very dissimilar to the H in friendship.
  16. Idledame

    Thoughts on cake mascara

    That's so interesting that cake mascara is still around. When I was in high school, '65-'67, only the poorer girls used it. Since it was a sign of being poor, most girls who used it wouldn't use it at school. It was way cheaper than tubes and lasted forever. Maybelline's came in a little red...
  17. Idledame

    Can anyone identify the woman in this 1930s photo?

    My gosh, she DOES look like Hearst! I thought it was Mariann at first but that loopy thing must be the cross of a "T" ..Mariett, Marieta? Marieth? first letter of last name looks like an I...Igues...Igna? Interesting that of 4 "i"s she only dotted one. I would also say not european from the 1...
  19. Idledame

    Fashion Fabrics from 1940

    Thank you so much for the fabric pictures Snookie. This is soooo helpful. If you find any from wartime, that would be interesting too. I know silk was not available because it was used for parachutes but how about cotton and wool? Were they available or rationed? I think Elaina is right about...
  20. Idledame

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Thank you dakotanorth, Miss Neecerie and Snookie for tips on L.A. fabric shops. There's also a place I found online called "Shawn-tex the dollar and under fabric store" that has closeout fabrics, trims, buttons etc. which sounds more my speed. It's at 851 S. San Julian, about 4 blocks east of...
  21. Idledame

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    I know there are a number of FLers in the LA area who sew. Where do you go for vintagey fabric? Jo-Annes has almost nothing but fleece and polyester.
  22. Idledame

    vintage clipart help for business cards

    How about Lady Day-she does cartoons -her current avatar is a cartoon of herself.
  23. Idledame

    Plus Size Vintage

    There is a simple reason that large sizes are so rare in all vintage clothes: unless you were wealthy, you might take your outfits apart and re-use the material for your younger sisters or your children or you handed down your outfits to someone your size or smaller. Even wealthy people would...

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