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[Lusti Weather]

My latest acquisition:

 

[Vanessa]

Is that fringe all over it? Fabulous!

 

[Lady Day]

I needed a deck of vintage playing cards

LD

 

[Lusti Weather]

Is that fringe all over it? Fabulous!

Yep, it's all over! Thanks!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

thanks PS...

I snagged some items from her. I love those bark cloth jackets she makes and sells- they are too cute!

Is vintage, I found it on Ebay.
The seller is janiesofmiami
She has a few others for sale!

 

[Lady Jessica]

I needed a deck of vintage playing cards

LD

Those are really neat.
The only playing cards I have are Indiana Jones ones. lol

 

[Lady Day]

Thanks

I know what you mean, before these my only cards were XMen

LD

 

[KittyT]

I bought this Nine West purse recently at a thrift shop for $2.99.

These are all things I bought in Mexico a few months back and never posted.

handmade pewter bowl

and trivets. pewter trivets are like $1 apiece there. I couldn't believe how cheap everything was!

small handbag made out of recycled candybar wrappers!

handmade vase. I don't know what this particular style is called, but I didn't see it very many places and I fell in love with it. All of the colored glaze is slightly raised and the patterns were all very intricate. Sorry for the slightly blurry photo!

 

[Vintage Betty]

I needed a deck of vintage playing cards

LD

Cute, cute! Do the jacks, queens and kings have a period look to them?

 

[goldwyn girl]

I know this sounds stupid of me , I did not know you had ration books. I have seen loads on the web about the UK and ration books / clothing coupon nothing about the USA .
Any how a great find as I bet most people destroyed there book after rationing ended as a celebration .

You learn something every day

Ration books were also used in Australia

 

[Medvssa]

Just won two nacre (?) art deco buckles on Ebay

Crappy pic, but I shall post better ones once I receive them, should be here next week. Damages €12.25

 

[texasgirl]

A new dress

 

[chanteuseCarey]

an amazing and rare 1940s dress

This amazing studded three color wool crepe dress was found on evilBay. Its in near perfect condition, and fits me like a dream! Its a bit long but has its original thread belt carriers, so the dress will be shortened and a belt made from the cut material. I wore this with cream/off white accessories.

 

[Lady Day]

Cute, cute! Do the jacks, queens and kings have a period look to them?

Naw, all the other face cards are as traditional as it gets. But I like 'em.

LD

 

[Lily Powers]

chanteuse Carey the detailing on that center section is really gorgeous. The dress suits you - you just glow in it. How short are you going to take it?

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

Oooooooooooooooh, I absolutely love this! Lucky girl!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Hello LilyP and thank you! I think I've found the ultimate 40a dress/style for me in this one! The final price I got this for was amazing too! I've got a master deco seamstress out here that I'll be taking this dress to to copy and create a pattern for me from it, and make it for me in various versions in other colors of wool crepe. She'll be shortening it and making the belt for me.

My early 40s style icon/role model is actress Isobel Elsom who played Mrs. Maria Castro, Rita Hayworth's godmother in the 1942 film "You Were Never Lovelier". She was my age at the time of the film (she was 49, I'm 50) and even my height (she was 5'4", I'm 5'3-1/2"). I've watched her carefully over and over again in every scene she's in in this film, looking at each ensemble she wore.

From what I can tell her dress and skirts lengths are practically all the same throughout, about two inches from the bottom of her knees. So I'm going with that, and will for all future vintage pattern dresses and suits I may have made for me.

They say if you find a skirt length that works for you figure and height to try to stick with that, despite the whims of fashion. So for my 40s clothes I'm going to try to work close to this for my wool dresses and any suits skirts.

chanteuse Carey the detailing on that center section is really gorgeous. The dress suits you - you just glow in it. How short are you going to take it?

 

[kamikat]

I haven't had much luck finding vintage undergarments in my size. If this one fits, I might take it apart and make a pattern from it.

 

[Shirin]

My new eBay bargain

Got it for 99 cents! wahoo! plus 2 bucks shipping. I think its a steal!

 

[KittyT]

Just picked up this little pair of shoes on Ebay. Nothing special, but very cheap and I really need a pair of white shoes to wear with several of my dresses!