Ideal bodies for the eras

[Miss Sis]

Miss Hattie, the Riley Mascot is an eagle, not a lady. We have one.

 

[Miss Hattie]

Haha, thanks for that Miss Sis.- I can always change it , but I was thinking more along the lines of myself being the mascot inside the car ! (Lucky you btw! )

 

[Kitty_Sheridan]

I knew what you meant Hattie!

 

[Vintage Verve]

I don't think there is an ideal.
I get a little annoyed as a hefty girl being asked 'ooh where do you get all your 30s and 40s clothes, they were all so skinny then'
Not true. Then, as now we are drip fed a boloney view of modern womens figures.

Will women in 2060 look back and say 'oh they were all so skinny then! they all must have looked like Kate Moss'

Well, we don't and here in the UK the average woman is a size 16+ and frankly, I don't want to be a twiglet. I love Deco art, but I'd rather be Reubenesque than look like a car mascot, all sharp hip-bones and flat chested!lol K

Kitty I'm so with you on this one. As a more curvaceous gall (AU sized 14) I know I can find vintage to fit, it's just a bit of a challenge.

I think I saw someone say it previously, but we have to remember that pre 1960's that foundation garments were pretty much standard. I have a 34 inch waist, but if I found a good girddle or a waist cincher I could probably get this right down. Can any Aussie girls out there recommend a modern one I can buy perhaps?

I'd rather be Sophie Dahl in that gorgeous perfume ad when she was still a "plus size" model (paleeze ) than scrawny Kate Moss.

x

 

[miss_elise]

vintage verve...

apparently rago make very good cinchers and girdles. you can order them over the internet, but i also think Madame Circa who is also a member here, has some, or can get some in...

 

[Kitty_Sheridan]

I've been collecting since the age of 14 (when I was a flat chested skinny thing) but have a ton of clothing in all sizes and that goes from feedsack dresses to ermine trimmed evening wear and a couture label or two!

I like the Rago ones, a devil to get into lol and I have a few vintage ones that I wear for events.

 

[Vintage Verve]

vintage verve...

apparently rago make very good cinchers and girdles. you can order them over the internet, but i also think Madame Circa who is also a member here, has some, or can get some in...

Thanks Miss Elise, I will make sure I ask Madame Circa when I see her!

x

 

[Goldfish]

These are perfect vintage proportions! I am 36-29-39 and have no problem finding items from the 40s and 50s that fit me like they were custom tailored.

I have the same measurments!!! Any brands you can recommend?

 

[Sunny]

I have the same measurments!!! Any brands you can recommend?

I'm almost the same (34-27-38) and I also have very good luck. But I'm talking actual vintage stuff, almost exclusively from Ebay. No brands, sorry! The waist and hip measurements are the most important. Something big enough to fit my hips will almost always be fine in the bust.

 

[Goldfish]

Thanks for your response, Sunny!
Hope we will not outbid each other on ebay then! lol
If you see something with your measurments that doesn't match your taste / meet your expectations, feel free to PM me .
If you can give me some recommendations how to dress well with our measurments I would be very thankful... I don't want to get on your nerves though... It's just that I try to build a new wardrobe and have no idea what to buy...

 

[Sunny]

Thanks for your response, Sunny!
Hope we will not outbid each other on ebay then! lol
If you see something with your measurments that doesn't match your taste / meet your expectations, feel free to PM me .
If you can give me some recommendations how to dress well with our measurments I would be very thankful... I don't want to get on your nerves though... It's just that I try to build a new wardrobe and have no idea what to buy...

Well, I'm self-banishing myself from Ebay for a while - I've had VERY good luck over the last several months and my budget is very RED. :eusa_doh: But I may keep an eye out for things! What're your favorite years and styles?

The primary thing I avoid with larger hips is hip draping. A LOT of post-WWII styles (that weren't shirtdresses) had some kind of draping at the top front and/or sides of the skirt. It can be very flattering on slender or boxier figures, or even some super-proportioned hourglasses, since it adds curve. But for pear shapes, or hourglass/pears like me, it distorts the outline. It throws everything out of proportion and (in my opinion) it looks really bad.

 

[Vintage Verve]

Thanks Miss Elise, I will make sure I ask Madame Circa when I see her!

x

Unfortunately Madame Circa doesn't have any in at the moment, due to current Aussie dollar value.

I have found a cincher on ebay that I've bid for, so will have to wait and see how I go!

 

[Vintage Verve]

I went for the What Katie Did

I ended up buying an underbust corset/cincher from What Katie Did in the UK, but it won't arrive her in Australia until the new year:

I will let you know how I find it.