Well, you could go to Shanghai and ask the people there. According to this article in New York Times, wearing a pajama in public space seems to have become more or less high fashion in Shanghai, which, however, the authorities – out of embarrassment – tried to make the inhabitants NOT pursue...
The Vintage of Vintage...?
I really like this tread, and I must confess that I have been doing a lot og thinking & soul searching about my own sartorial preferences. Like LizzieMaine I just seem to feel more at home in a skirt or a dress, and for me, when i dress in the morning, it is also...
Wouldn't hair spray make your legs feel sticky...?
In my experience a girdle or garter belt with six garters keeps the seams straight—and at the same time it allows the stockings the freedom to flexibly adapt to your movements.
What a beautiful ensemble—it is just so elegant...!
I understand perfectly well that you can't remember how to tie that knot again.
Matrix guys, on the other hand, who live more or less in a world turned inside out, can course also any time re-turn the inside out on a tie...:D
Modern – But Vintage Style
The Swiss manufacturer Auguste Reymond has a wonderful model combining modern high tech production technology, traditional handicraft and vintage inspired design: 20 micronized gold and steel case, dark blue steel hands, sapphirecabouchon in the crown, mother of pearl...
A little time ago, I went to the seaside to relax, and in a thift shop in a nearby village I stumbled upon this skirt from the 50s: Brownish and warm – and regardles of it's modesty, I really like it and can't help wearing it all the time these days...!
Winter Wardrobe Plan Inspiration
Glamour Daze has a beautiful page on her blog about 1940's Fashion – Betty's Winter Wardrobe Plan 1948 – where you can find inspiration & instruction:
http://glamourdaze.blogspot.com/2010/09/1940s-fashion-bettys-winter-wardrobe.html
Among others, you will...
Thank you, MissToniJo for those sweet & encouraging words...! I also really like those shoes myself. Unfortunately they had some rather visible miscolourings when i thrifted them, so I can only use them for really informal occasions—fortunately, on the other hand they occur more often than the...
My new floral skirt
This is my first picture posting. Nervous? A little bit—who wouldn't be in this company of very stylish ladies...
Well, I just wanted to show the floral taffeta skirt I found the other day. It is hand made, and for some reason it has the zipper on the wrong side, but that...
I shouldn't be dificult for you to find nice and well fitting stockings with lycra that also look reasonably authentic. Have you ever tried Jonathan Ashton stockings; they come in black and natural...
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