Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. Paisley

    Why are posh people so scruffy? Hilarious article

    That's it, I think. Same reason that some people live in squalor when their wife or mommy isn't around.
  2. Paisley

    Vintage-looking flats that go the extra mile

    The flats above didn't work out. The strap has a snap, and only 1/8" of give. I didn't see any sock liner, either. The soles are hard and stiff. I ordered these and they're terrific: http://www.zappos.com/clarks-unblend-bark-leather Soft leather, cushioned, supported, with a flexible sole...
  3. Paisley

    The Best Excuse for a New Wardrobe

    Talbots is good, too--I've had clothes from there last through literally hundreds of washings. Not cheap, but good quality. I don't like their shoes, though.
  4. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    I never heard that Columbine HS (where I went) was any better than Littleton HS (where I would have gone). I now live in an 800 s.f. bungalow a few blocks from the train tracks. Englewood HS (where the neighbor kids go) has a 90% graduation rate and turns out a lot of Boettcher scholars. A...
  5. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    They said they wanted a nicer house. In general, I think people remodel or move because they think it'll make them happier. If my experience is any indication, unless you have to move for work or school, or to assert your independence, you might as well stay put.
  7. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    Maybe it was just the people I was friends with when I was a kid in the 80s, but for the most part we cared more about independence than overpriced dry goods. Now that I'm 41 and doing well, I still feel the same way. My parents, on the other hand, both born around 1930, decided when I was a...
  8. Paisley

    Let's be honest here.....

    I agree about shoe technology being overblown. I've read that the more cushioning your shoes have, the less effort you make to come down softly on your feet. Consider that in beginning ballet--which is more strenuous than it looks--dancers wear shoes that have zero support.
  9. Paisley

    Let's be honest here.....

    A big part of comfort is fit. It could be that your vintage boots don't fit as well as they could. I have a pair of vintage high heels that are very comfortable. Modern heels with shallow toeboxes--I can't even wedge my feet in them.
  10. Paisley

    Dance Classes-What to wear, what to bring?

    Check out my thread on learning to dance--there is shoe info in the first post, if I remember right. Yes, the shoes you describe in the second paragraph sound fine.
  11. Paisley

    Pajama Jeans?!

    I think you're on to something: take what people will actually wear and make it more presentable. Today, the pajama jeans. Tomorrow, the pajama suit.
  13. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    Sounds like the *suburbs* of Denver--that's where people get shot around here.
  14. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    I pretend to be deaf. If it's too late for that, I say I'm too busy to go out, or something like that, and repeat it as many times as necessary. If he's really being tiresome, I get up and move to another seat.
  15. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    If your complaint is about people deliberately ignoring others, then I agree with you, although the problem isn't very new. People in the city might appear to be less polite, but nine times out of ten, we yield in traffic while listening to music, stop reading to make room for a wheelchair...
  16. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    Well, to be fair, the topic has drifted a little bit from the original post: Aside from saying "excuse me," this sounds more like people minding their own business (for better or worse) than a lack of manners. At least, it is in a city of two million people.
  17. Paisley

    Dance Videos, Online or Youtube lessons-

    One nice thing about the videos I posted is that all of those teachers will show you the right way. Nothing against Work that Skirt, I'm just not familiar with it. If you have a partner, you could start with jitterbug or wedding dances by Dan & Tiff. (The wedding dances should show basic...
  19. Paisley

    Dance Videos, Online or Youtube lessons-

    Isn't that the minuet? ;)
  20. Paisley

    Dance Videos, Online or Youtube lessons-

    Have you checked out lessons at dance clubs? I've found them to be way better, and a heck of lot cheaper, than studios. Besides, you'll need to practice, and if you take the lesson at the club, you're right there. Check out my thread on learning to dance...
  21. Paisley

    Dance Videos, Online or Youtube lessons-

    Some of my teachers have produced instructional DVDs: Dan & Tiff: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tiffiny+wine Joe & Nell: http://www.joeandnelle.com/instructional_dvd.html Frankie Manning put out some instructional videotapes that you...
  22. Paisley

    Pajama Jeans?!

    They look like regular pants to me. [huh]
  23. Paisley

    Are good manners now vintage?

    Respectfully, I don't think manners requires people to acknowledge random passers-by, especially in a city. As you say, it just isn't done. I don't make eye contact with men in particular because they see it as an invitation.

Latest posts

Members online

... and 36 more.
Total: 3,766 (members: 86, guests: 3,680)

Forum statistics

Threads
109,303
Messages
3,078,341
Members
54,244
Latest member
seeldoger47
Top