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Clothing for Drama...
I'd still give the thrift store a try. As long as they don't have to be identical, you might be able to scrounge up enough similar 80s blouses (some 80s blouses, sans shoulder pads, can work well for that pseudo-Victorian-pioneer look). Also, expect everything to take about 3 times longer...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #11
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Long Vintage Hair
Wow, Fifties*Freak! Lovely hairstyle, and it's amazing how "short" (relatively ;) ) and vintage it looks.- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #94
- Forum: Beauty
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Is the suit relevant in your life?
They say nice clothes and a clipboard will get you in anywhere. I guess you were dressed well enough to forgo the clipboard!- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #64
- Forum: Suits
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Sewing Lessons & FAQ
Decades of Style patterns are on my "want-to-buy-someday" list. :) It was certainly a great business idea! I think EvaDress has some multi-size vintage repro patterns, too. That's great!- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #1,528
- Forum: The Powder Room
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The Adventurer's Gear Thread
Thanks for the info - I'll have to keep an eye out! :)- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #2,076
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Clothing for Drama...
The ladies above beat me to some great pattern sites! They've got a great reputation if you want to go the historically accurate route. My advice, if you're a beginner/intermediate sewer? Unless you have an awful lot of time and/or dedication, you *might* want to skip the historically...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #9
- Forum: The Powder Room
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The Adventurer's Gear Thread
Yep! And goodness knows how many other stories and books - he wrote for the pulps in the 1920s and 30s before creating Perry Mason in 1933. And then he added more stories and series on top of that - the Doug Selby series (flipping the Mason theme to a good D.A. and crooked lawyer), Cool & Lam...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #2,074
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Clothing for Drama...
Having not seen much of "Little House on the Prairie", and none of "Love Comes Softly"...I'll look up a few 1870s-1880s patterns and get back to you. :) I guess the biggest question is, how accurate do they want you to be?- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #4
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Clothing for Drama...
Is there a tentative date range for the play, or is it just a "pioneer wear in the 1800s" sort of description? For the former, you might want to be specific; for the latter, you can go hog wild and ignore historical accuracy to your heart's content, a la Little House on the Prairie. :p (It's...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #2
- Forum: The Powder Room
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"Mad Men" on AMC (US) - (Spoilers Within)
Nah, the dressing like "Mad Men" isn't going out anytime soon...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #468
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Sewing Lessons & FAQ
You'd measure down from the natural waist. I *think* the modern way of doing it is to go down another couple of inches and measure the fullest part, around the bum. But my 1943 Simplicity pattern specifically stated that the hips were measured at 7" below the waist.- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #1,525
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Hats and hairdo's?
Followup question to VintageRed's: I know by most standards women leave their hats on all day and indoors (unless they're the hostess), and only have to take them off if they're a man's style. But I get the feeling that you'd be considered very weird if you left your hat on the whole time you...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #8
- Forum: Beauty
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Hats and hairdo's?
lol Just pretend you're a movie starlet back in the Golden Era. According to Marsha Hunt in her book ("The Way We Wore"), actors/actresses always had to be put-together and well-dressed, even for a quick run to the grocery, just in case someone spotted them. It was part of the contract...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #7
- Forum: Beauty
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The Adventurer's Gear Thread
May be of interest to some Loungers: I'm reading Whispering Sands: Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert by Erle Stanley Gardner. It's a compilation of short stories published in Argosy magazine from 1930-1934 - which means action and adventure aplenty. They're completely fictional...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #2,072
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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1930's Wardrobe basics
Love the dress on the right. The beautiful thing about living today, of course, is that you can wear it any time you please. :) Put a snap or large hook & eye at the waist on the opposite side, and possibly beneath the overlap to avoid gaping. And/or wear a slip underneath.- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #27
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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100+ vintage fabric swatches...
Wow! You got it for a great price, too! :eusa_clap Can't wait to see pics. What a find.- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #4
- Forum: Suits
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
That is because Goodwill (and my local Salvation Army) believe anything that looks sorta old/old-fashioned/quality/not made in China (and some things that are) could possibly have been used by George Washington himself back on Mount Vernon and could fetch Lots Of Money on Ebay. Said items are...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #1,044
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your vintage patterns!
Love the pockets! I may have to steal the idea and put them on something of my own. :)- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #1,560
- Forum: The Powder Room
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The Lure of Opulent Desolation
Sidestepping the debate for a moment, this is an excellent example of my great-grandmother's situation. I don't know enough family history to know exactly why or when she started working at a factory, but she did, and I suspect it was out of financial necessity, not any great desire to do...- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #151
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The fall of the phone
Just make sure you keep the emergency-only cell phone charged. :)- ShoreRoadLady
- Post #35
- Forum: The Golden Era
