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    THE Most Unlikely Leading Man of the Golden Era

    Kinda hard for me to look at that list and see Gene Kelly at the bottom :(
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Hi Violet! She is super helpful - I just ordered it from her as a matter of fact and yes I was very impressed with her service. Knowing 3322 is on its way is helpful encouragement to get Vogue 9558 done :)
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Simplicity 3322? Hello, I think it was Shrinking Violet who had posted about the Simplicity 3322 pattern? Any luck with that? I plan to buy the pattern from Eva or the Vintage Fashion Library on ebay but alas, the 18 is also large for me as well. Would be interested in hearing about it!
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    New to Antique Radios

    Hi everyone, I am so glad to see a post on radios as I've begun to collect a few myself. And glad to see the restoration/maintenance tips as my parents have an excellent Trutone console that they are keeping in direct sunlight and it bothers the crap out of me. There are many reputable...
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    Help identifying a sweater's era

    Herring Yessir, I sure will ship it to you. Just use the "contact member" function and let me know what your screen name is. Shipping to the UK is actually much easier with regard to Customs duties, textiles, etc. Good luck!
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    Chicks with Big Noses

    What's a brooklyn horn voice? Been there a few times but are we talking Janice on Friends?
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    Enjoying a cup of tea

    Tea.... *sigh* after a long hiaitus I've come back. I travel a lot for work and most of my teas are picked up along the way. Most of the time I have tea using my robin's egg blue Hall teapot which is far from perfect condition, and a teacup I bought on a trip - it has a scalloped edge to the...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    The "obnoxious" hat is great!
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    Heavy weight felt

    Wow, that's gorgeous!
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    Help identifying a sweater's era

    Hi Gentlemen, Baron I think I fixed the problems with the images! Herring - here are the measurements although just a disclaimer... it's in great condition but wow is it ever the itchy and scratchy show.... All measured flat: Shoulders seam to seam: 18.5 Sleeve 19.5 cuff 5 Armpit...
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    Help identifying a sweater's era

    Hi Folks, I have this wool sweater that's been in my collection for years, and I'd like to put it on Ebay. Trouble is, I really don't know what era it's from. The tag reads: Reg U.S. Pat. Off. 100% Virgin Wool "Radio" A Better Knit Jacket Pat. Sept. 1st 1925 I *don't* think the...
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    Features on Men

    I love being short. I've found that being "compact" has its advantages. Except with the hem on pants...
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    Features on Men

    1) a sense of humor 2) a sense of humor.... :) Okay really, - Broad shoulders (agreed) - Stocky, they just have to be stocky - Long thick eyelashes - A good, heavy and reasonant voice - Confidence. It's a deal-breaker!
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    Ladies suits

    Patterns.... thanks :) Thanks everyone for your input on this, I had suspected that the Vintage Vogue pattern envelopes were suspiciously larger than the average pattern :) I also ordered on ebay some fitting booklets from the 40's and I hope that will provide a few tips and tricks that I had...
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    Ladies suits

    Hello Lauren, I'm new here and enjoy reading your comments about fashion and fitting. You wrote that some of the rereleased patterns lost some of their attributes. Recently I bought about ten of the "vintage vogue" patterns and am wondering if you've had any experience with them and if so, if...

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