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  1. Tourbillion

    Has anyone used Vintage Vogue 2241?

    I bought that pattern last time Joann's had a sale on Vogue. I haven't even thought about making it up yet. I am thinking cream charmeuse, I just wish I had enough of the rust silk charmeuse that I have been hording, but no. Hopefully we won't both wear this dress to the same event!
  2. Tourbillion

    Snow boots

    Yay, thanks Decodoll! those non-rationed rubber thingys are exactly what my grannies wore. I specifically remember one pair of item #31 that my dad's mom used to put over her heels for rain or light snow. It seemed like a lot of bother to me, but I guess you can shovel the driveway before...
  3. Tourbillion

    Snow boots

    I think I must have been imagining something. Still what did run of the mill boots look like in the 40's? Does anyone even have a photo? Your booties are cute, but they won't cut it in a heavy snow storm. I've seen high heeled stiletto 50's boots, but 40's boots seem to be missing.
  4. Tourbillion

    Snow boots

    I was wondering what do vintage snow boots look like? I know my grannies wore rubber booties over their street shoes. Also, I'd imagine that boots were hard to come by during the war. But what did they look like? I've seen cowboy boots, combat boots, granny boots that are vintage. But...
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    GENEALOGY Experts

    There are a few, but the main one is on ancestry.com. You can post information you are looking for, and though you have to give a good description, names, dates, states--preferably in the title to get good results, people are pretty helpful. I've received scans of gggg-grandmother's photos...
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    Best false eyelashes?

    I don't wear them often, but I do have a few pairs, Maybelline, Wet N Wild, Ardell, but my favorite are Red Cherry (dist by Troika) because they are burgundy colored. I wear burgundy mascara too (since they aren't full lashes). They are very fun!
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    GENEALOGY Experts

    Rosie, my mom and I pay for the Ancestry membership, so if you need a lookup I can try (my time may be the problem, genealogy is a time-sucker). Getting information is pretty easy, but proving it is difficult and expensive. I've found that posting on the gene discussion web board helps, I...
  9. Tourbillion

    Out of the Closet?

    I see people dressed in vintage in LA & Long Beach (and not just FLers) somtimes. Where I live there is even a guy who dresses like Charlie Chaplin in San Pedro (he might be crazy though). I am still amazed at the 45 pairs of gloves!
  10. Tourbillion

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    I love the 30's and 40's pants patterns. I had also completely forgotten about the existence of EvaDress. Duh. Thanks jitterbugdoll!
  11. Tourbillion

    *Snoods*

    Yay! Thanks for the lead on the snood pattern. I thought I was going to have to learn to make netting for a while there. Though I suppose that (making nets) could be a useful skill, if I am ever stranded on a desert island, I could make nets and catch fish to survive.
  13. Tourbillion

    *Snoods*

    I have a black rayon one, no idea from where. I haven't worn it since the late 90's. I would like to make one though, anyone know where I can get crochet patterns?
  14. Tourbillion

    1930's fashion help

    Here's a photo c.1940 inside the Casino at Catalina. The ladies are pretty casual, but this was a ballroom on a beach resort. The gents still have coats and ties (and white bucks!). My understanding is that the ladies in the 30's wore those lovely long dresses with their high heels to...
  15. Tourbillion

    In THEIR closets...

    How does one have a girdle that is so loose that it can fall off? I wouldn't bother if it wasn't a little bit tight. However, my mother did lose her panties on Third Street in Santa Monica, CA during WWII. She was walking with my grandfather, and they were both so embarrassed that they...
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    In THEIR closets...

    My dad's mom had a dressmaker for a mother and a good job (airplane and helicopter test pilot coordinator) all through the depression and WWII. I am sure that the war limited her purchases, but I recall that she had a bunch of old ladies suits(very conservative--I was shocked as a kid by them...
  17. Tourbillion

    Do it yourself perm?

    My Toni home perms came out pretty good, so I guess my mom was talented. My only bad perm experience was a frizzy salon perm. I also have pretty thick hair, but even though I don't dye it I can't find anyone (professional) willing to perm my hair anymore. :( Although I have a co-worker...
  19. Tourbillion

    Colors for Redheads

    I regularly break all the color rules, so I might not be the best person to follow. However, here is what I have been told not to wear: Orange, as in bright shades (I do anyway, some are scary on everyone) Pink (OK, some shades don't look good) Magenta (clashes, even I don't wear most...
  20. Tourbillion

    Analyzing the 1920's Fashion

    Well here's a different take on the shorter dress thing. Children would have bare knees until about age 3, even in the teens and twenties. Girls wore their dresses right below the knee. It was only after puberty that they wore their dresses above the ankles during this period. Even...
  21. Tourbillion

    Rundown of 30's & 40's Shoes

    What do you ladies think of these shoes? Do they look 30's to you? I think they are more 20's (can be ordered with a Louis heel), but I am frothing at the mouth. Are they worth 85 Euros? I think so.
  22. Tourbillion

    Vintage Dance Clothing

    Obviously I am going to have to start my own reproduction shoe company. Just so that I can be properly shod. How about these? They are still not strappy, and I am not entirely happy with the heels, but these are okay too: The above shoes are from www.laducashoes.com They do...
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    Vintage Dance Clothing

    How about these? They are at www.22tangoshoes.com I'm sure I can come up with better ones given time...

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