Today’s tutorial is inspired by several things – primarily Bette Davis and Clara Bow, and their ridiculously huge eyeballs, but also a blending of original flapper smokey eye makeup, and 21st century…
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V300: Vintage Stockings, 20th Century
from Wearing History – 1939-40 – novelty stockings The other night at the Bomber Girl’s Pageant, I was asked if we carried vintage style seamed stockings in the A-D shop. I had…
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V299: Real WWII Bomber Girls
Today is the Battle Born Day’s Bomber Girl Pageant. I’m getting my ’40s on right now, and will be dancing the night away, and hopefully impressing the pageant judges with my authenticity,…
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V277: Working With Ostrich Feathers: Plumes, Drabs, and Spads
Today I would like to share my experiences with ostriches. … or… at least their feathers. Ostrich feathers are not as straight-forward as one would think. There are three different types of…
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V271: First Look at “23Skidoo” 1920s Spectator T-Strap Shoes
Those of you who follow along on Facebook have already seen these, but I wanted to share them here on the blog too. I’m *so* excited about the new “23Skidoo” 1920s t-strap…
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V267: Bomber Girl Pin-Up Photoshoot
Behind the Scenes at Junkee Yesterday Stephanie and I went down to Junkee Clothing Exchange for a “Bomber Girl” photoshoot. We don’t find out if we’d made the Top 20 for the…
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V265: Vintage Haul of Random Things
I should have known when I popped down to Junkee Clothing Exchange (one of the coolest stores in Reno-Land, choc full of all manner of sweet costumer swag, from hot pink ostrich…
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V253: 1940s “Bomber Girl” Photoshoot with Stephanie
Today my buddy Stephanie and I got together to take her submission photos for a local “Bomber Girls” 1940s pageant coming up in October. I did Steph’s hair and lent her my…
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V252: Midnight Vintage Shoe Finds on Etsy
Nothing teaches one the construction and detailing of a vintage or antique shoes as, well, an actual vintage or antique shoe. I was thrilled to find quite a few shoes on Etsy…
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V237: Absinthe
I’m going to a Steampunk Absinthe Party tonight. I’ve never tried the stuff, and I’m not much of a drinker, but I am a little curious, at least to taste it. So…
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V234: What Kind of Heel Is That? A Quick Guide to Historical Shoe Heels
Following yesterday’s post about why we no longer have proper French heels on shoes, I thought it would be good to add to and define some of the terminology, and create a…
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V226: Advertisement Fans, or Fans of Advertising?
I ran across this cool advertisement fan on Bobby Pin Blog awhile back, and thought it was a nifty idea… Advertisements on fans seem to have been pretty common in the past,…
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V210: Sugarpine Living History Day 2012, and 1933 Vintage Vogue Dress
As promised, here are pics from today’s lovely event at the Ehrman Mansion, Sugarpine State Park, Lake Tahoe. Our Great Basin Costume Society group – Oscar, Debbie, Baby Autumn, Sarah, Maridy, Carolyn,…
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V209: 1933 Vintage Vogue 2671 Throwtogether
In the midst of all the mad sewing for Costume College (next week!), I thought I’d put together a simple “recharge” dress for a 1930s picnic tomorrow. So then why did I…
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V204: Repro Vintage Butterick Pattern Haul
Okay, so maybe Butterick patterns were on sale for 99 cents at JoAnn’s the other day, and…and maybe I bought a whole bunch of Vintage Butterick reproduction patterns. I have a weakness…for…
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V197: Summer Tea at Carolyn’s
Today I attended a delightful Summer Tea, hosted by Carolyn and Debbie of the Great Basin Costume Society. There were lots of lovely things to eat, and lovely people with whom to…
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V193: Interview With Lauren Maringola, “Wearing History” Patterns
Today’s interview is with a fantastic, successful, lady entrepreneur and seamstress, Lauren Maringola, of Wearing History, a wonderful company producing authentic, reproduction vintage patterns for a wide range of sizes. Lauren M…
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V186: Happy 4th of July
Happy Independence Day! Enjoy your BBQs, fireworks, and fun time with friends! The 4th is a great time to dress up patriotically, too. I tried the “Happy Pompadour” hairstyle from “Vintage Hairstyling:…
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V176: Lovely 1920s n’ 30s Textiles
Yesterday Debbie (Vintage Dancer) and I attended a delightful show-n-tell of 1920s and 30s clothing. The select pieces the presenter brought were goooorgeous. Here are some detail photos of a handful of…
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V175: Rockabilly Outfit Day
Today I went to a presentation on vintage clothing, which gave occasion to wear something, well, vintage-y. I didn’t want to mess with hair or girdles, so I wore this… The End.
