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  1. swinggal

    Can you help me date this item??

    The squarish toe is pretty typical of the late 60s very early 70s.
  2. swinggal

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Holy moley Shelley!! Want!!! You always find the best 30s stuff. I need more 30s patterns.
  3. swinggal

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Tried Edelweiss beer last night. Really nice and the smell...yum. Almost violety as it is infused with alpine herbs. Smelt wonderful.
  4. swinggal

    The first Aussie made car = the GM Holden 1947

    Wow! Maybe it's made of silver for that price ;)
  5. swinggal

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    Yeah, but in the 50s 3D was generally reserved for only a few movies here and there, to make them 'special'. Too many movies are 3D these days. Makes it very passe'
  7. swinggal

    1920s - fashion with fun, whimsy and chic

    Some stunning pieces there!! Wow! I love the first one with the cut-outs on the chest.
  8. swinggal

    Vintage Shopping in Los Angeles (on a budget!)

    The most 40s dresses I saw in LA were at Playclothes in Burbank when I was there twice last year, but not for $40. Also saw a fair few in the vintage clothing stores in Long Beach as well. 30s dresses are geneally hard to come by. I have a quite a lot but most come from ebay and it has taken me...
  9. swinggal

    Old smells, that immeditately transport you back in time?

    Ah yes, that was called a Gestetner here in Australia. Named after a British guy who invented it. Same thing...a spirit duplicator. We all used to sniff the paper when they were printed...hehe. I remember when i was around 10 that they started using green and pink ink on the paper as well :) If...
  10. swinggal

    Swing Dancing - great outlet for Fedora Lounge type

    I've been Lindy Hopping since 1999 and am a committee member of the Perth Swing Dance Society here in my city. It is indeed a great way to find people with similar interests and a lot of people used to dress vintage here to dance up until about 6 years ago. Not so much these days, but for big...
  11. swinggal

    Show us your hair do's....

    I hope it looks ok. I worry about not being feminine enough looking sometimes with shorter hair. I think different length bobs work well with any face shape, which is why they were so popular and sported by almost all women in the 20s and 30s. Some women still had long hair but they wore it in...
  13. swinggal

    Show us your hair do's....

    I'm amazed at the versatility of the my new style actually. I can part it in the middle, to the side, finger wave it all over, pin-curl it and do classic short curled/waved bob of the mid 30s, have a straight fringe (bangs for US buddies), push the fringe across. Who would have thought! Just...
  14. swinggal

    1920s - fashion with fun, whimsy and chic

    Gorgeous. I have an amazing 20s blouse that I need to show post here to show you Mojito. I will post when I take some pics.
  15. swinggal

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Gorgeous DPD. 30s patterns illustrations always look so long and lean. Wish I looked like that in a 30s gown ;)
  16. swinggal

    I don't own a...

    Well, I love the style of the 20s, 30s and 40s and the standards of dress, manners etc but I see no problem in owning modern technology. If people from that era could have the technology we have today - they would jump at it. My nana, who was 96 when she passed away in 2007 said she would have...
  17. swinggal

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    3D movies - why does every action movie or animation have to be made in 3D these days? It's so overrated, costs more to go see and I'm seriously over it. I honestly don't care about movies being in 3D, in fact, I will happily go see the non-3D version of anything!! Used to just be for special...
  19. swinggal

    Old smells, that immeditately transport you back in time?

    Cashmere Bouquet soap - reminds me of my Nana's house in the 70s
  20. swinggal

    Lovely Ladies of the Fedora Lounge

    I'd like to find a man with vintage style too. I spent a fair bit of time in LA last year and it has a big vintage scene, more-so than most other places in the world. But dating within a 'scene' has its issues too and I'm not sure if I would want that. Eg, if you split you are still in one...
  21. swinggal

    Any Human Heart

    I am watching this down. Dowloaded it and I'm really enjoying it. It was very typical in a time of no therapy and mental health help after times of great trauma to move on to new people like he did after Freya. In this day and age we are taught that time alone to grieve and work on one's self...
  22. swinggal

    The Antipodean thread

    I'm looking forward to Underbelly Razor. We'll see how well they handle 20s costuming. Australian and Brit drama's are pretty spot on when it comes to wardrobe though, love watching old Aussie drama like the Sullivans and ANZACS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljz5u0LlNF0&feature=share About...
  23. swinggal

    Vintage and Childfree

    I hear you. That has been said to me, not so much these days. But one of my best friends, male and not gay (38), has had a vasectomy recently, because he has never wanted children and is tired of the women he dates constantly lying to him. They say they don't want kids to get to BE with him as...

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