Get What You See: Diary of a Lost Girl
In my Review post, I showed a ton of dresses, then boiled the key points down to 5 basic elements, to reiterate, they are: The fabrics are incredibly lightweight, but […]
Diary of a Lost Girl, 1929
Diary of a Lost Girl offers fascinating insight into the late 20s/ eary 30s culture in Germany. [Spoiler] The basic plot follows Thymian (Louise Brooks) a young girl who has an […]
How-To: Authentic Retro Circle Skirts II: Half-Full
Here is a second tutorial if you, like me, are a female who is shorter and/or a bit curvier. A really full skirt (like the full circle skirt in my […]
How To: Authentic Retro Circle Skirts (Post #1)
Circle skirts have been around for a long time, and they were a particular staple in the ’50s. The iconic poodle skirts are simply donuts of fabric where the inner circle […]
Get What You See: My Favorite Wife
First things first- the mother of all accessories. I think I am going to explore this further in a separate how-to post. I have a book, Making Vintage Bags by […]
My Favorite Wife, 1940
“Oh, by the way, how was my funeral? … I wish I had been there.” My sister-in-law selected this movie for me, and requested that I put together a how-to […]
Fashion Goddess: Resort, Spring/Summer, and Pre-Fall 2012
Now that there are three fashion cycles where there used to be just one, there is a lot more to sort through for a post like this! Resort used be just […]
Attack of the Puppet People, 1958
TERROR COMES IN SMALL PACKAGES! DOLL DWARFS VERSUS THE CRUSHING GIANT BEASTS! I’ve been talking about this movie forever, I know. I love really bad horror movies, especially if they […]
Catching Up – Again
I just realized it has been more than 6 months since my last post- that is shameful! I’ve left all sorts of things unresolved, including that promised safari brooch (the […]
Get What You See: All About Eve
We’re going to do things a bit differently this time around- there were so many looks in my Review post that I’m a bit nervous to go look-by-look. There’s just […]
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