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  1. NicolettaRose

    What is a wiggle dress?

    Oh I think I just bought a wiggle dress without knowing what it is ( posted in purcheses)
  2. NicolettaRose

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Black 1940's dress with rhinestone details- Ebay find Blue 1940's 'topper' hat- thirft store find
  3. NicolettaRose

    What is a wiggle dress?

    I am just now getting into 1940's stuff ( previously strictly 20's and 30's) and keep coming accross the term wiggle dress, what is this??
  4. NicolettaRose

    Celluloid, Bakelite, Lucite and other vintage plastics

    Bakelite Anyone into Bakelite jewlery? I have some silverware and applicances with Bakelite, but never bought any of the jewlery. Does anyone have any of it? I am looking at getting a scotty bakelite pin right now. I really like the bangles, but my wrists are skinny, so they always end up...
  5. NicolettaRose

    Valentine's Day Plans

    Me and and some of my girlfriends are going to really live it up! We are going to rent a large suite at the Ritz in SF, have spa treatments/mani/pedis and wake up in the morning and hit Union Sqaure for some major shopping! The guy I am stuck on lives in LA, and is currently on the east coast...
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    Anna Nichole Smith

    So sad. RIP.
  7. NicolettaRose

    Which Pin-Up are You?

    Wow I am the only one who got Marylin
  8. NicolettaRose

    I am going to do it!

    Go for it! I have have had the Louis Brooks style for about 2 years now ( dark hair and all) just no bangs, a bob is a cute, classic cute that never goes out of style :)
  9. NicolettaRose

    My Best Look Ever...

    Wow....I have a lot of great day looks. It really depends on what era I am going for since in my closet I have everything from Victorian to late 1950's. With vintage clothing, I think less is more, elegance is refusal, as Coco said. But here are some of the top ones I can think of. Some of my...
  10. NicolettaRose

    Where are you going tonight

    I am visiting a friend tonight
  11. NicolettaRose

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Did some more vintage shopping today at a local store. Had some very good finds: Coral pink 1940's pink cashmere blazer with sparkly black deco buttons- $18 Peach satin late 1930's/early 1940's evening gown-Needs to be altered in length and taken in at the waist but for the price of $ 15 who...
  12. NicolettaRose

    Does anyone find that vintage clothing is more comfortable then modern clothing?

    Vintage stuff is also great for petite people I am petite 5'3 ( 32D/C-24-34), alot of the stuff from the 1930's I don't ever have to taken it at the waist, or take up at the sleeves and the hem, where I got to banana republic, and thier size 0 dress is too big!! :rage: The only decade when I...
  13. NicolettaRose

    Nutrition and exercise!

    I do it like a Italian or a french person, I just love to stroll, when ever I get the chance, I strech my legs. I don't go to gyms or follow any certain routine, I probably should do some light weight lifting. For me its hard because when I am active, I really have to eat a ton, I already...
  14. NicolettaRose

    Girdles, Corsets, and Underpinnings

    Ahh ok...thanks for explaining, I have never worn one of those.
  15. NicolettaRose

    Does anyone find that vintage clothing is more comfortable then modern clothing?

    I swear my vintage clothing is more comfortable then even my sweats. A cotton dress from the 1930's or 1940's, or even the 1920's so comfortable, I am not sure why this is, but it might be for two reasons. 1. The fabrics back then for the most part where pure, pure cotton, pure silk, silk...
  16. NicolettaRose

    Ho Hum black dresses

    A classic Chanel Cameilia and a strand of pearls
  17. NicolettaRose

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Thank you :) It's funny that you should say that, I am not any percent English, infact all of the countries that my ancestors are from( except for Sweden), Spain, France, Ireland, have traditionally been anti-english, yet I love England and, I actually lived in London for six monthes. It's...
  18. NicolettaRose

    Anyone interested in noir fiction?

    I am a writer and planning on writing a series of short mystery stories that utlize the same detective character and putting them all together to compilation to make one book. I have already written two. I am just interested if anyone would actually be interested in reading this, or if anyone...
  19. NicolettaRose

    Travel clothing suggestions

    Hi there Daisy, I like to be a light traveler, bring as little as I possibily can, less to lug that way. There are a couple of cruises that actually do this, they mostly leave in April, the most famous one being The Queen Mary 2 which goes from New York to Southhampton.The ones that I have seen...

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