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  1. shindeco

    What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up?

    Elementary School, it was a chemist High school, a butler...really! (Still think I'd enjoy it)
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    Classic leading man or dame test

    Cary Grant! (See above)
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    HELP!

    Thanks, that's probably in the "what size?" thread, isn't it?:eusa_doh:
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    HELP!

    Check in the yellow pages for "Dance supplies" and see if there's anyone who sells ballroom dance stuff. They usually have stiff shirts and collars (warning, collars are usually made of celluloid!) LA is sure to have something. I have no idea what the price would be. Probably not overly cheap...
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    Old Time Radio on your iPod

    He posts some great show. I've been downloading from him, off and on, for a while now. Enjoy!!
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    Detachable Collars

    Oh, the cardboard collars are FUN!!! They're made on the original machines and have, in fact, been in continuous production. The company has changed hands a few times but the collars are still available. Those are the collars I used for dancing because you can get 2" collars. They are really...
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    Detachable Collars

    I've always startched my own shirt fronts and collars. It's dead easy. I follow the instructions from a 1912 laundry instruction book I have (which gives some amazing instructions--I can tell you how to clean swan's down fur, too!) Laundry starch is really just rice starch so if you can't...
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    Formal Wear Primer

    Thanks and welcome. Half an inch seems to be the definition of "showing a lot of cuff" nowadays but It's by no means the only or "must have". Certainly, in previous days, more cuff was considered fashionable. I know that Esquire in their Winter, 1932 issue said that three quarters of an inch...
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    Formal Wear Primer

    Hey, Tony. Technically, the jacket in the picture is a morning coat; not evening wear. It's what you wear to formal events before 6:00 pm. Not having seen Titanic, I can't comment on the coats in the movie. As for MTM tailcoats; any competent tailor should be able to make one. I may have...
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    The classic Chesterfield

    Jacket that's cut shorter than the standard. It exposes the glutes to the winter wind hence the name.
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    Any plus four aficianados out there...

    I have a pair of plus twos. I've worn them a couple of times. They are extremely practical but you do get a few gawkers.
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    What to wear with this dress?

    My first thought was either faun (the colour) or alligator (the skin; for the colour and texture). I keep seeing an alligator bag with that. The complementary colour would be a blue. How about turquiose jewellery? Oooh! Or navy and white spectator pumps, white gloves and a navy hat?
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    What is your expertise?

    Hmmm...I'm not sure about "expert" but, in terms of vintage, I suppose I'd have to claim an affinity for formal wear and etiquette. They've been my obsessions since I was in my early teens. One of my academic specializations (secondary, not primary) is the history of English profanity. I...
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    Show us your TIES

    More Green Ties I love green ties. I finally got around to taking a couple of pictures.
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    A Month By The Lake

    I saw this on an airplane. It's the only time on a plane when I actually wanted to watch the movie! I really enjoyed it. It's been so long since I've seen it (it was shorly after it came out that I saw it) that I can't really remember it well but I do remember the swimsuits--fabulous...
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    The Golden Rule

    Check this thread Vintage Lutterloh System?
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    Necktie Storage

    I hang mine. I tried the box/suitcase thing but they got messed up and wrinkled very quickly. I know other people use it successfully, though.
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    Detachable Collars

    Complete opposite viewpoint here. I always starch my collars stiff, stiff, stiff and don't find them uncomfortable. Size and shape are important, though. Your collar should be half a size larger than your shirt collar (it does have to go over a band of cloth). Manufacturers were/are not...
  22. shindeco

    Tea Suggestions

    Hmmm, sibling rivalry being used for good and not for evil; not a bad idea!!
  23. shindeco

    Tea Suggestions

    Sounds like a great plan. The party should be a roaring success. Here are two links to a couple of "training" films from the forties about how to give a tea. They take quite a while to load but are fun. Worth the download time. http://www.archive.org/details/lets_give_a_tea_1946...

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