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  1. Vanessa

    The Jitterbug?

    Only if I was a monarch.
  2. Vanessa

    The Jitterbug?

    :( I always wanted to get a butterfly tattoo - thought I had three good reasons. But I was never considering a huge flamboyant thing, just something personal - out of the way & easily covered. 1) name means butterfly 2) obsessed with butterflies since childhood 3) have actually been...
  3. Vanessa

    Legendary "Cinema Glamour Shop" To Close

    Yay - Lauren needs to go & buy me stuff & I'll send repay her. Go Lauren Go.
  4. Vanessa

    Vintage-looking Shoes!

    I'm off to the newsstand now. . .
  5. Vanessa

    Nice GAMS...What a DISH...

    ...bump for an entertaining thread. . .
  7. Vanessa

    Legendary "Cinema Glamour Shop" To Close

    Hey - not sure if anyone has mentioned this in a previous post, but here's an article from the latest CGW newsletter: "In 1930, during the during the depression, Mary Pickford opened the doors to the Screen Star Thridt Shop for the purpose of providing financial support to the Motion Picture...
  8. Vanessa

    Rundown on Ladies 30's and 40's hats.

    Watched a fab movie last night - something I hadn't seen in years. . .'The Women' with a delicious Joan Crawford. There's some truly obnoxious hats in that one - resembling bowls, dead chickens & other very un-hatlike shapes. But great for reference.
  9. Vanessa

    Appropriate Fabric for 40's, 50's

    Good to know, good to know. Besides lots of vintage fabric - what does everyone like to make repros out of? Do you have a certain site with accurate prints & such?
  10. Vanessa

    Ladies show us your best.

    New here as well, but ran across this thread & thought I'd give it a picture-go. . .
  11. Vanessa

    Appropriate Fabric for 40's, 50's

    Again, ever so helpful.
  13. Vanessa

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Thanks, FEF. (fellow ebay fiend) We'll have to give them a go-round.
  14. Vanessa

    Show us your suits

    Hi - just thought I'd bust in for a minute (I'm.new.here) and say, "you all look very snazy." So. You all look very snazy.
  15. Vanessa

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Not quite a "new" pattern company - but have you seen the Vintage Vogue patterns? How accurate are they? I've had my eye on this one for awhile now.
  16. Vanessa

    40s/50s redheads...

    And a little later, but you gotta love:
  17. Vanessa

    Appropriate Fabric for 40's, 50's

    What's a good yardage amount to keep in mind? I know there are fluctuations, but for an average 40's gown or suit or the same for 50's. . . For instance, with my victorian outfits, I usually give myself a general "I'm going to need about 15 yards for a dress."
  19. Vanessa

    Appropriate Fabric for 40's, 50's

    Thanks! Links to sites like that are perfect for research.
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