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Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage
^^It's true, I've done that before as well and in this case was planning on saying something when I left, but they got off before me. Oh well. My husband suggested telling them that in Germany it was considered rude to call people granny, but of course I didn't think of that.- Drappa
- Post #2,632
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage
I was on the tube in London last weekend, wearing a dress I made from a vintage pattern and a vintage bag. It was a hot and sticky day and really busy, so I was leaning against the wall and right beside me, squished like sardines in a tin, were three women who spoke German. They obviously had no...- Drappa
- Post #2,628
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Mother-in-Law's Scathing E-mail Goes Viral
The step-MIL sounds like a narcissistic, toxic woman and there is absolutely no way the girl could have dealt with it in a way that would have made things better between them. Everybody has annoying relatives, but that doesn't mean you need to send them aggressive emails correcting all...- Drappa
- Post #70
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The ones that got away
Hello Liz! I say famous meaning I have seen that dress in that print in books (in particular the Horrockses book) and it also came in powder blue if I am not mistaken? I can't recall which page it is on, I'll have a look later.- Drappa
- Post #2,257
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Show us your Horrockses dresses!
Wow, Liz I am so jealous! Fabulous collection. Btw, those last few Ebay auctions have been utterly mad. I bid on a few, but by Jove, the bidding wars get crazier and crazier. Nearly £400 on a few - who has all that money?- Drappa
- Post #136
- Forum: The Powder Room
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The ones that got away
Anyone here won this Horrockes? I was waiting to see how much it would go for, as this print is quite famous, but even I didn't expect over £300. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330578001257&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT#ht_7785wt_1054- Drappa
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Show us your vintage patterns!
^Oh wow, very neat. Vintage German sewing magazines are so great! I always watch them, but never actually purchase for some reason. Lauren, I can't wait! I don't actually have a plan yet, but have some pin-dot-anchor cotton for a matching blouse, so we'll see :)- Drappa
- Post #3,340
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Brazilian Carnival Outfit?
You ladies make me laugh! I'm not even sure the above outfit would fit through the door of said tea room :D I am also currently making a summer dress with a cherry print and am nearly done. Depending how warm it is, may wear that.- Drappa
- Post #11
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Brazilian Carnival Outfit?
Haha, one of my friends used to have some, but not digital unfortunately. In fact, I haven't seen it myself in years and years. :) I also have a vague feeling that nobody apart from me is actually going to dress up, but we'll see.- Drappa
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Show us your vintage patterns!
and awaiting Lauren's sailor girl pattern in the post!- Drappa
- Post #3,336
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Brazilian Carnival Outfit?
Thanks for the advice ladies! I am not sure I want to have pictures taken, as I agree the whole thing does sound slightly ridiculous. Right now I am leaning towards my Trashy Diva dress with a cherry print - I figured fruit and feathers is the thing to do? I actually have a matching fascinator...- Drappa
- Post #6
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Brazilian Carnival Outfit?
I don't think we'll change at all! I'm staying with a friend who lives in London and we'll all have tea in the afternoon, then move on to a pub, and immediately after to a Brazilian Club. I'll keep the mask in a bag, lest I scare people trying to have a dignified English tea...- Drappa
- Post #3
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Brazilian Carnival Outfit?
I am attending a hen do (batchelorette party) in less than two weeks and have just been told I should dress appropriately for both an afternoon tea at a luxury hotel and an evening at a Brazilian Bar with a carnival theme. Help! Any ideas? I wouldn't know what to wear even if it was modern...- Drappa
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Sewing Lessons & FAQ
Thank you! I'll try that, but will wait until tomorrow. :) I actually have fabric with clouds in my watchlist on Ebay, but have been hesitant to buy it because it's hard to tell if the shades will be a close enough match.- Drappa
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Sewing Lessons & FAQ
Ok ladies, I am about to rip all my hair out. I have been making a cotton dress and have had no problems so far whatsoever, but I am trying to make bias binding for the dress out of a thin cotton, and the tension (upper thread) is ridiculously tight, and NONE of the 11 settings changes that. I...- Drappa
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage
Wow. I am not a violent person, but that stranger would have been slapped so hard they would have forgotten their own name.- Drappa
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Fabulous Hollywood Costume Auction
Marilyn's dress sold for over $4m! http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jun/19/marilyn-monroe-dress-debbie-reynolds- Drappa
- Post #5
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Non Fathers on Fathers' Day
^My parents invented children's day for me when I was a child and I got a card and small gift and to do fun stuff. Apart from that, I have never encountered father's or mother's day being the occasion for greeting people, and it actually seems quite insensitive to me. What if people have really...- Drappa
- Post #10
- Forum: The Observation Bar
