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  • Event: Henry Ford’s 150th Birthday Party at the Nat’l Automobile Museum

    July 31, 2013

    From a huge Duesenberg  Warning: Lots of pictures of old cars.  I like old cars, and I like to take pictures of their shiny bits, so if cars don’t interest you, this…

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  • Madame Demorest’s Illustration Portfolio of the Fashions for 1880 – Full Catalog – FREE!

    July 30, 2013

    It’s taken me a little while to work it all out, but I’ve finally fully digitized this wonderful catalog given to me by a dear friend, so that all may enjoy the…

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  • Sugarpine Living History Day, 2013 – Two-Person ’20s Invasion

    July 28, 2013

    Yesterday our army of costume-clad amazons, all two of us, invaded a nice little local event at the Ehrman Mansion on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe.  We go every year in…

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  • Loose and Lovely 1790s Locks

    July 26, 2013

    Costume College is fast approaching, and while I think I’ve burnt out on trying to get everything done, I *did* fully finish the 1790s Chintz gown. When I started this blog several…

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  • 1790s Chintz Gown – The Home Stretch

    July 22, 2013

    It’s that time of year – that special time just before That Big Annual Costume Event when the mad “must-get-it-all-done!” sewing commences.   I wonder why I do this to myself: I…

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  • The Real Mod Cloth (Pssst! It’s Polyester!)

    July 17, 2013

    Last night I was invited by Lady Carolyn to dress in one of my favorite decades of fashion, the 1960s, to appear with a couple other gals as a visual aid in…

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  • Bastille Day Picnic 2013

    July 16, 2013

    This past Sunday, our local costume club, the Great Basin Costume Society, held a little picnic in honor of Bastille Day.  We called it the “Off With Her Head Tea.”  The costume…

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  • Vintage Pants: Simplicity 5409, from 1972

    July 13, 2013

    A couple posts back, I shared my plan to “bring sexy back” with at-waist pants.  I was intrigued by the many wonderful responses on Facebook – some of you are all for…

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  • Small Biz Betties (and Shoe News): Things Don’t Always Go According to Plan…

    July 13, 2013

    It’s been some time since I’ve written a Small Biz Betties post, but I thought now would be a good time to talk about the best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men,…

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  • Vintage Pants – 1930s – 1970s

    July 9, 2013

    I think I’m done with low-waisted jeans forever.  I hate the way they squeeze the fleshy bits of my hips up and create a belly where I didn’t have one before.  I’m…

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  • Little 1920s Jersey Dress – In Progress

    July 2, 2013

    Last week I thought I’d put together a simple little 1920s frock, made from a bold floral jersey fabric given to me by Vintage Dancer. I devised a little plan, after looking…

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