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  1. ShoreRoadLady

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    I second the motion! I'd love to know what the pattern pieces on the skirt look like. Very cute!
  2. ShoreRoadLady

    Vintage Fashion Auction Heads-Up!

    True, true, but I doubt I'd stop at just *one* auction, and I'd probably just hoard it all anyway in my own private museum. lol (Not that it doesn't sound appealing, mind.)
  3. ShoreRoadLady

    Vintage Fashion Auction Heads-Up!

    There are times when it's good that I don't have Bill Gates' bank account. This is one of those times. Whitaker-Augusta's clothing auctions are incredibly drool-worthy. I usually settle for saving all the pictures I can to my hard drive. :)
  4. ShoreRoadLady

    Hand washing suits.

    Front-loading or top-loading? I'm assuming front-loading; they're said to be gentler on clothes because they toss the clothes & water, instead of using "blades" to twist everything around (there's probably a name for them, but I don't know it). I don't know if I'd use any sort of washing...
  5. ShoreRoadLady

    Sears & Roebuck spring and summer 1938 catalogue scanned!

    How did I miss this thread before? Thanks again for posting so many scans, missjoeri! Note the blousettes for wearing underneath a suit. I don't think I've seen that done before. The 1938 version of a fancy camisole under a suit jacket, perhaps?
  7. ShoreRoadLady

    Ideal bodies for the eras

    There's probably tons of info on here that could be found in a search. I hesitate to say anything too authoritatively, since I'm pretty new to vintage myself. I can say what works for me, though...see my last paragraphs. You're in business then; you can try some of the vintage patterns or...
  8. ShoreRoadLady

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Better than ramen, at any rate. :) It's a beautiful pattern!
  9. ShoreRoadLady

    What's your best beauty/household tip?

    And that's why there are rice cookers! lol Of course, I can't say I haven't burned a batch or three of rice in my time... shhhhhhhh
  10. ShoreRoadLady

    What's your best beauty/household tip?

    No tips on the pan, but I can give you rice-cooking advice! It's really simple lol, although I've never seen anyone else do it this way. First off, we use a wide steel skillet (about 2" deep or so). Maybe aluminum just doesn't work well? Anyway...put 2 tablespoons oil in the skillet, add...
  11. ShoreRoadLady

    Ideal bodies for the eras

    See Sunny's post a few back for lots of good info. I think what Hunt was saying was that wide-hipped women shouldn't go for 30s styles (although 40s I'd consider to be perfectly fine). I think it has less to do with *size* than *shape*, AKA silhouette. Presuming you're at a naturally healthy...
  13. ShoreRoadLady

    Dresses: Which Decade?

    I can't really decide, but I picked 30s. The silhouette isn't the best on me, but I love the creative draping, seaming, and details that went into even everyday 30s dresses.
  14. ShoreRoadLady

    Bringing service back to Department Stores?

    What the gentleman said! Nothing's worse than having an employee who's stocking shelves roll their eyes at you when you ask, like, a question. :rolleyes: A lot of it depends on the company itself, sadly enough - I've worked retail both where the company truly cared about what the customers...
  15. ShoreRoadLady

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Beautiful! Don't you just love all those little details? *wishes all the modern jackets she's been shopping for had cute details*
  16. ShoreRoadLady

    What Are You Reading

    After wrapping up more Cool & Lam mysteries, I've started William Shirer's Berlin Diary. I've only barely started, but it looks very interesting. I may have to go back and forth between the Diary and The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich to get a better handle on the specifics he's talking about...
  17. ShoreRoadLady

    Ideal bodies for the eras

    Remember that those magazine models often had not only a waist cincher, but hip pads - to make the waist *look* smaller! :)
  19. ShoreRoadLady

    What's the Funniest Things to happen to you in vintage?

    Re: "swastika" buttons. I stopped by the fabric store and happened to spot a bunch of brown plastic buttons, stamped to look like leather. Sure enough - they were dead ringers for the "swastika" button pictured. I have a feeling they were only pegged that way because of the coat style...
  20. ShoreRoadLady

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Sunny, they're all gorgeous, but the blue velvet is *especially* gorgeous! *swoons over the pretty* LorenaB, that book looks great. I love colorful fashion coffee-table books. :)
  21. ShoreRoadLady

    Old fashioned names new again....

    Oh boy! Can you imagine what the kid will think 5-10 years later? "Mommy, why did you name me Edna?" "Well, honey, we went to the cemetery, and there was this fabulous headstone, and the lady who was buried there was named Edna Jane Merryweather..." lol
  22. ShoreRoadLady

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    Too true. Most of the 1930s film fare was escapism from everyday life, not reality - who would pay good money to see downbeat reality? Even though gas is going back down (yay!), I'm being more careful about consolidating trips and avoiding unnecessary ones. I'm trying to sew more of my own...
  23. ShoreRoadLady

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I Dream of Jeannie. I want her blink - especially when it comes to fabulous new outfits. :D
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