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    Help me choose a vintage umbrella (picture included)

    I am thinking of how it looks when it's open. A big or tall person needs a big umbrella.
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    Help me choose a vintage umbrella (picture included)

    Choose an umbrella in proportion to your body. A big man with a little umbrella just doesn't look quite right.
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    Wear a lampshade on your head?

    Hey, I often wear a lamp!
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    Vintage Streetstyle Thread

    This is exactly what I was saying when I posted about the red, white and black outfit. I wasn't suggesting the outfit be scrapped, only that a few minor changes would make it look better on the lady wearing it. :)
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    Hey!... Are you popular?

    I've had a front-row seat and a supporting role in many of these dramas. Here is what I have learned. It's a sticky thing, being friends with someone with low self-respect. A friend isn't supposed to be a counselor. A counselor has to have objectivity and a knowledge of human nature that...
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    Vintage Streetstyle Thread

    I think young people in general have always disregarded whether something suits them to wear whatever happened to be in style. It takes time and effort to learn what looks good on you. Clothes can be both flattering and interesting. The redhead in the dark suit is a prime example of someone...
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    Vintage Streetstyle Thread

    That's the challenge--an outfit that is interesting and stylish, and flattering. I love 40s and 50s looks, but they don't fit me. Mostly, I wear vintage inspired clothes; I find they look good and make me look and feel good as well. :)
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    Calling Card Mystery Partly Unraveled

    From Miss Manners' column in the Washington Post, March 18: A calling card fell out of my copy of a 1905 edition of Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth" when I cut one of the many uncut pages (the better to read). The card measures roughly 2 by 3 inches and has the name "Miss Wallace" in the...
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    Great Depression Cooking

    I'm pretty sure this show was mentioned in a thread in the OB on 1930s cookbook portion sizes. There's also a thread on the Ration Book Diet you might be interested in.
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    Hey!... Are you popular?

    In fairness to the guys, someone who cared about Jenny might have felt hurt when he found out he wasn't the only one.
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    Making heels more comfortable

    Mostly, you just need to get better fitting shoes. If a shoe is a little too long, you can put heel liners in your shoes; you might also try orthotics if the shoe is big enough. Some really comfortable brands are Easy Spirit, Taryn Rose and Beautifeel. If you find the last two brands...
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    Hey!... Are you popular?

    If Jenny had enough self respect, she'd stop associating with people who wouldn't acknowledge her. But all the Jennys I've known would attach themselves to anyone who gave them any attention at all. I've seen them put up with more than a snub to avoid being alone.
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    Vintage Travesty: Beware or this could be your City:

    It's sad to see those beautiful old buildings in such a state of decay. However, there are at least two parts of the problem: Detroit is built on a commodity industry (cars), and there's too much crime. At a minimum, those problems have to be solved to give investors a reason to restore or...
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    Hey!... Are you popular?

    No matter how sensible a dramatized instruction video may be, it tends to end up being hokey because it's low-budget and the format is, well, dated. Imagine "What not to Wear" done in this format: Janet is buying the black dress in a simple style--now that's smart. She'll wear it a lot. But...
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    Vintage Streetstyle Thread

    As a former professional photographer, I respectfully disagree. The photographers have used good portrait lighting (the shadows are soft) and have shot at a low angle so that the feet don't look like they're 2" long. It's mostly the clothes. Take the red, white and black outfit, for...
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    When to Wear a Beaded Cap

    Thank you!
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    Hey!... Are you popular?

    I think it's different without the alcohol or the pick-up setting...and with possibly one or more parties feeling like a fool. One difference I see between then and now is that adults tried to steer kids into socializing in a mature way, like going to dances, eating dinner as a family, and...
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    Hey!... Are you popular?

    If anyone--a guy or girl--sat down to have lunch with two or more people he or she recently made out with, that could be uncomfortable, even in 2009.
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    When to Wear a Beaded Cap

    The Hat
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    Need ideas for hidden switches.

    Former mechanical engineer here: All those contraptions eventually break down and have to be fixed or replaced. Usually at 10 pm on a Saturday during a blizzard.
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