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  1. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    The thing is male photographer on the whole have some system of scoring smarty points to see which lady they can photo with the least on! Female photographer seam to see the style and what been worn a lot more and often I read, "need to photo more men". becuse there are less men araound who...
  2. Louise Anne

    Original vintage verses reproduction in photo shoots.

    yes it's about knowing the facts and making your own mind up from them ... and not pretending to be something it is not.
  3. Louise Anne

    Dress clips

    Dress clips can be put on bags also, that tends to be the more monern aproach to them.
  4. Louise Anne

    Dressember UK on facebook

    I though I will * BUMP* this up There also Frocking Friday http://www.facebook.com/frockingfridays if you only wear a dress once a week. YES you do see vintage worn on these sites so not one will " comment on vintage" in a bad way.
  5. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    I think you should, Q) how many vintage '30s-'40s menswear photo shoot have I seen? a) I bet I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
  7. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    I always beating dead horses Heidi, the fact still remain that you do have a great wardrobe, senses of style and must have put a lot of effort into finding every thing . Talking geographic/cultural differences. in the UK we do not see the same fabrics/patterns as you pre 1940's becuse it cast so...
  8. Louise Anne

    Original vintage verses reproduction in photo shoots.

    In the normal way I have no problem with a lady or gent wearing original vintage, reproduction or even vintage inspired, becuse I understand and appreciate the reasoning behind all three, However in my view this changed when they are uses in a photo shoot with a proper photographer , A fashion...
  9. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    I think that strengthers my original point, if the people doing the interview cannot get the basic facts like that right when there are photographing and talking to the lady theire is no hope for me people like me who collect and write about them and not just goes to the trouble of double...
  10. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    it's all about getting that message out into the wider world, and not just "old clothes" which vintage it commonly referred to here that's a quote not from me from a vintage dealer listerning to ladies who come into her shop and see what she selling. Yet the charity shops here are packed with...
  11. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    Outfit ~10 Circa 1932-33 rayon dress reproduction ( from the text on the page ) http://thechicindex.com/special-guestheidi-rosenau-talks-about-her-10th-outfit-10-in-thirteen-acts/ Heidi my point was along the lines of Miss Sis so I not going to go into all the logic about that as Miss Sis put...
  13. Louise Anne

    Heidi's magnificent wardrobe on Chic Index.

    I do not know if I am the only one who thinks this way, the shape or style of the dress might be right for the period , in some cases I do just not recognised some the patterns and colours of the fabrics uses in reproduction dresses these days as been authentic to the period. I know I am a...
  14. Louise Anne

    Gentlemen's attire--do you indulge?

    Is there any logic in this, If I wear ladies attire I get comment from certain areas of society mostey men, so do ladies when you wearing men's attrie also get comment from ladies, or is it different beause you still keeping a like feminine touch in your look like makeup etc.
  15. Louise Anne

    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    They are so nice Grant Fan and just live up to the thread title
  16. Louise Anne

    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    What else were you wearing C-dot? I not sure your scarf was the whole problem , I no expert at all , I have a feeling that the young lady might have thought if you were a Muslim then you were not wearing the correct dress to be a muslin (I live a door away from a Muslim familly and the...
  17. Louise Anne

    Dressember UK on facebook

    This if you do not know already is a group of ladies mainly from the UK with many others who joined in from around the world who wear a different dress for each day in the entire month of December and post a photo with a short description about there outfit onto a face book page. It's fun and...
  19. Louise Anne

    I cheated! And with a co-worker whom I like BETTER! What to do?!

    PrettySquareGal that sound a pretty good plan to me, I would not worry about a next time, just keep with schedule idea as these can change from month to month, pleased you worked it out in a simple way..
  20. Louise Anne

    Can’t Do Without – Wish They Could’ve Had

    A telephone:- A relative of mine in the trenches WW1 in France was told that his mother had died, he got leave somehow!, travelled back to the UK by train only to find she was funweral was the day before! if there was a telephone they would have know he was on his way.
  21. Louise Anne

    Vintage-inspired Christmas Party Dress Help!

    The little black dress is as you know a timeless classic which can at this time of year be found in charity shop and can be dresses up really well to look very vintage, it's all in the accessories you choose necklace, cocktail hat, gloves ,shoes ,clutch evening bags, nice pair of court shoes...
  22. Louise Anne

    Ladies show us your best.

    Thank you I soooooooo envious of every ones skill here with makeup and hair to be honest.
  23. Louise Anne

    Ladies show us your best.

    It's not often I wear vintage these days, saying that it's technically two year out side the more popular era also been 1961, still it vintage and what the heck! , slightly out of focus What else oh yes the shoes are not vintage Every thing else you see is vintage from the 1960's.

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