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I'm about to draw myself a bath, and...
This is a great question. I can tell you that I use vintage Youth Dew Bath Oil by Estee Lauder, which you can still find on ebay. It's not that much of an extravagance because you only need a drop or two. Youth Dew was first marketed to women as a bath oil in the mid-50s because Estee Lauder... -
My Personal Nine-Day Challenge
In nine days I'm flying overseas for a work-related trip to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. I've been thinking about this trip all summer, and have been concentrating on preparing the work -- but forgot all about clothes and style! I don't want to go to England looking frumpy. And I've been wanting to...- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Is the powder room dying on it's feet.
I haven't been on this forum long enough to know whether there's more or less posting. I will say that I don't feel I know enough to be able to answer most of the detailed questions, but I do very much appreciate LizzieMaine's suggestion that even a reaction is useful. I'm often astonished and...- St. Louis
- Post #64
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Linen handkerchief
Regarding ironing tips: I kind of enjoy doing all my starching and ironing at once. I find it soothing. I guess I'm easy to please: I like having an old wrinkled mess that turns into a neat little pile of folded hankies, tea towels, and collars. As someone else mentioned, I put those things...- St. Louis
- Post #12
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Favorite Vintage Perfumes
Heavenly heavenly heavenly ... today I received the ultimate score. I've been yearning to find the original Coty Chypre, which for many vintage perfume enthusiasts is the Holy Grail. It's almost impossible to find, and when it does show up on ebay or etsy, it goes for sky-high prices-- prices... -
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1939 New York World's Fair Home Movie w/Lindy Hop
There's so much to love about this! I like that loose, casual, swingy feel of the clothes. 1939 is my favorite year for fashion because of the fitted tops and the flared or pleated skirts. That's a really flattering look. I love the fact that at least 3/4 of the women are wearing socks with...- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Dumbest movie quotes
From Casablanca (I don't remember who says this) -- to a young couple who have just escaped from the Nazi invasion of Eastern Europe, "Go back to Bulgaria." My brothers and I first watched this when we were kids, and to this day, whenever someone does something particularly self-destructive in...- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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That vintage feeling
I think one reason we like the golden era material culture is that the textures and lines are so beautiful. Looking around my living room, I see mohair velveteen, burnished wood, bakelite, leaded-glass and stained-glass windows, and best of all, no plastics, no modern electronics (I agree with...- St. Louis
- Post #15
- Forum: The Golden Era
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That vintage feeling
That's exactly it for me too. A sense of comfort and homeliness. Also a sense of decency. I know that things weren't perfect then, and there were a lot of terrible human tragedies, but there are today as well. And there are some things we've lost (okay, setting aside medical advances for...- St. Louis
- Post #6
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Film Noir Favorites
That is truly a brilliant movie, but the zither gets to me after a while.- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Ladies I need your help!
Vanilla-scented perfume: she would wear Emeraude if she was middle-class, or Shalimar if she was prosperous. -
The ones that got away
That is a stunning hat pattern, but seriously, $700 for a pattern? What am I missing here? I was surprised when vintage patterns were starting to up into the eighty and ninety dollar range, but this really seems completely wacko to me.- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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What gives you that vintage feeling?
So this is off the smoking topic, but I thought of a few more. This thread has been making me aware of how much vintage stuff appears in my daily life. Hanging my vintage bathrobe on the same wire hook on the back of my bedroom door that has been used for bathrobes since 1929. Reading vintage...- St. Louis
- Post #82
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Some things that have disappeared in my lifetime (though I'm doing my best to bring them back): portieres -- I love the idea of curtains in indoor doorways. Makes the room feel cozier and definitely keeps out chills and drafts. Saying "glad to know you" when introduced to a new person. So...- St. Louis
- Post #2,316
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Wearing vintage at home.
Summer: cotton vintage dresses, vintage-repro sandals or white keds with bobby socks. Winter evenings: a pink chenille bathrobe (from a 1940s pattern).- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Correspondence - Find a Pen Pal
This is a wonderful idea. I enjoy writing letters, but can't get my friends and family to send so much as a Christmas card, unless it's the electronic variety. I would love to have a pen pal or two, particularly anyone who is interested in recreating the daily life of the 1930s and 1940s. I...- St. Louis
- Post #365
- Forum: The Reading Room
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Show us what you've made!
Tuppence, if that photo were in black & white, I'd be convinced I was looking at a period photo. Grant Fan, really pretty dress. You both look adorable.- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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What sparked your fascination with the "Golden Era"?
I love all the posts in this thread. I read them all the way back to the beginning and found myself agreeing with just about everything. There seem to be come common experiences that I shared as well: being partly brought up by grandparents, for example. I grew up in a house that had...- St. Louis
- Post #173
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Golden era mug shots - Newcastle.
Hmmm ... I'll be visiting Newcastle for the first time in a few weeks. I wonder if any of these fellows have grandsons?- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Film Noir Favorites
Of course your avatar starred in many of my favorites, such as Laura (1944), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945) in which she plays a horrific villainess. Laura is actually one of my all-time favorite films. I should say, though, that although I love all film noir, I...- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
