New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

[Miss 1929]

Where can a girl get a dry martini around here?

You're gonna fit right in...

 

[Serena]

Hello ladies!

I'm Serena and I'm currently living in Auckland New Zealand. I am originally from England and grew up between England and New Zealand.

My love of 1930s to 1950s style has just about taken over my wardrobe entirely (mostly reproduction pieces, but I do have a few cherished originals). I'm currently learning to knit and sew properly and have been busy knitting sweaters from vintage patterns

I also collect vintage china. I'm a huge fan of 1950s Midwinter Pottery and 1940s Royal Albert China - It all began when I was given a Royal Albert ‘Serena’ pattern plate from about 1945.

My avatar photo is of my maternal grandmother Jessie Disney in the 1930s... she was beautiful!

 

[playbelle]

Another newbie checking in. I found this place via the ebay vintage clothing and accessories forum where I lurk regularly. I'm more of a 60s gal myself, but I've been reading through the Lounge archives all weekend with great interest and fascination. It seems like such a fun and informative place, and I haven't felt this inspired in a long while. This might just be what it takes to bring me out of the winter slumber I've fallen into of not putting much effort in... at least I hope so!

 

[alexandra]

Okay so I'm Alexandra which I guess is stated by my highly original screen name. I'm 20, I found this forum by chance while googling to link someone to an example of the way I was wearing my hair that day.

My favourite time period is the 40's, my favourite year of those being 1942 for no real reason other than it just feels like it's the best. I've been fairly obsessed since childhood, mainly because I grew up around records and black and white movies instead of a walkman and cartoons.

I sing in a 40's inspired band which was originally going to be a Big Band but we're fairly fresh, so we don't really put the Big into Big Bands. I started dressing the part a few years ago by creating "1940's day" among my friends and then just carrying on with it.

So yeah, I'm new, but I catch on quick. I'm glad to see the two things I love combined together: internet and vintage. Oh the contradiction.

 

[alexandra]

I too have already introduced myself in the powder room, but I'm doing it again.

I'm Alexandra, I'm 20 and I was surprised and completely and totally elated to find this place because now I can talk about this kind of stuff to people who genuinely wish that people still dressed in such a lovely way and listened to such neat music and long to be a part of something so far away.

 

[playbelle]

I already checked in at the Bar, but I will probably be hanging out in here more often, so I thought I would make my presence known in the Powder Room as well.

I'm delighted I found this place! I have been reading through the archives ever since I did, and for the first time in a long while I feel as if there is a group of people I have something to connect over with. So if I sound silly-excited here, that is why.

About me: I only a few weeks short of 28, a teacher, and from the colder end of Europe.

I don't dress very "vintage" per se, and when I do, recently it has been more 60s-inspired than any other period. But it is more about seeking to convey a certain vintage aesthetic for me, not necessarily about staying true to any specific era. I've always been attracted to books and stories of the olden times, and the greatest compliment I've received to date was when a co-worker came up to me last fall, fingered my (surprisingly classy-looking) Forever 21-doing-60s coat lol and told me I was "as if from a fairytale".

 

[Panache]

Welcome, Panache! Glad to see you here.

-Nick
Kilted Blacksmith

Hi Nick! Nice to see a familiar face. You are looking quite smart Sir.

Cheers

 

[Harley Quinn]

Well, I figured I'd step up and introduce my self... I'm mostly called Harley on the web, due to an old joke around an Agatha Chrisitie character... Last count I was 43, married, owned by an elderly and eccentric rescue cat called Misty...

Former blue chip leg-breaker and project trouble shooter, I now work for a Holistic Centre on the Wirral (on the Cheshire end)

Noted wearer of hats and Italian cut suits (French cut seem to be made for bags of shavings and people build like Orson Welles in his Port peddling years...

any hints about getting Brylcreem and hats to peacfully co-exist without looking like one has been dragged backward through a hedge gratefully received!

 

[Erna Flora]

Hi, I'm...

...Erna Flora, and I'm very new here.
I was introduced to the lounge by my friend Laura Chase. First time I saw the creativity on this site, I was sold. It felt as if I arrived home

I don't dress very "vintage" every day. But when I do, I love to do it all the way.
I live in Denmark, and study danish literature and language.
It would be unfair to forse me, to chose an era. I love everything from the first 50 years of the 20th centery.
But if I have to chose a decade, it would be 1920s. I love art deco style.
It is the first time in the world history, that everybody, both women and men, just started to relaxe and enjoy life, and the posebilities in life.
Art, fashion, politics, litterature, music, everything is in progress, and everybody eksperiments with everything.

I love the music, the movies, the hair, the clothes, and often I daydream about the golden ages with me as the maincharacter lol .
:whistling


Well, I'm looking forword to join this forum..

Flora

 

[Laura Chase]

Yaay, Erna!

I believe I have never written about myself here. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark and study Art History. My special areas of interest right now are antique and medieval art, french 1700-century painting (Watteau, Fragonard, Boucher...) and photography. I read a lot, my favorite writer at the moment is Margaret Atwood, mostly her historical novels, I can warmly recommend her novel The Blind Assassin which takes place in 30's and 40's Canada. It has great clothing descriptions. I listen to jazz, classical, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Tori Amos, Tom Waits and other such artists. And of course, I love movies, both old and new.

I love both vintage and modern clothing, so I mix and match. For me, the most scrumptious era is the 30's. I think it is very down played and elegant, and I find the very slim silhouette and muted colors appealing. But really, every decade has amazing momentums, and which decade I love the most also depends on my mood. 20's clothing is not very flattering on my body, but 20's fabrics are so amazing (I especially love the orientalist 20's styles), and the 40's and 50's silhouette is very flattering.

As mentioned above, my mood often dictates my era of preference. That is the lucky thing about living today and being able to look at the styles in retrospect. I am happy to live in 2008 and would not like to go back and live in to 20's or 30's or 40's. I would, however, love to go back for a short while, like on a vacation.

One of my dreams is to learn to sew, but I find it very time consuming. This is one of the things I hope to get better to by reading this amazing forum. I think all of the ladies here (as I mostly read The Powder Room and Beauty) are amazing and such an important inspiration for me. I've learned so much since I joined this forum last year, so thank you all!

 

[TessTrueheart]

Hello Erna and Laura! Welcome! I am trying to set up a get together of loungers in Copehagen this summer, there is a thread in the Events-section about it. It would be great to meet you!

 

[oldnslow]

good evening ladies and gentlemen

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hello hello. I,m brand new to this so here i go. i,ve always liked the golden era and while cleaning out some rooms at my late grandfathers house i came across a couple of hat boxs, opened them up and fell in love with a couple of portis hats. one was my grandfathers and one was my greatgrandfathers. while looking around the web i found the lounge. as for me im a widower with young daughter im trying to raise and teach the morals i grew up with. look forward to talking with everyone.

 

[Erna Flora]

Hello Erna and Laura! Welcome! I am trying to set up a get together of loungers in Copehagen this summer, there is a thread in the Events-section about it. It would be great to meet you!

Wow.. that sounds great.. I'm in

 

[donCarlos]

Hello!
I have found this forum recently, while searching for some information on hats. And I have to say that this is the place I´ve been looking for! I am fascinated by the old times for quite a short time, but I think it is forever . I love old american cars, I love vintage clothes, I love this style and I don´t really like the world we live in nowadays - that´s why I ressurected the past.

I have noticed that there are not many users from Europe, especially from "eastern" block (well, Czech Republic is in the central Europe, but the recent history doesn´t say so). I hope I will be able to contribute by some photos of some vintage stuff I have found etc., maybe slightly different than the american style

From what I´ve read till now, I have to say that this is a really great and polite board, unlike many others. I am hlad I can be part of it.

(and for my english - I hope there are not many mistakes, there shouldn´t be, but if you find some, please be tolerant )

 

[GwenLake]

Hurray for Central Europe!

And don't worry, your English is fine.

 

[Big Man]

... (and for my english - I hope there are not many mistakes, there shouldn´t be, but if you find some, please be tolerant )

Your English is better than most people I work with here in the good 'ol USA.

 

[donCarlos]

GwenLake - Yes! But it´s definitely not the best place for us, vintage style lovers. The 40´s and 50´s were not exactly the best years and it´s not easy to get some clothes (or anything) in good condition from the golden era...

Big Man - Well, thank you! We were told that the americans can not speak proper english (no offense) However, my comment about the language was more about the idioms and this sort of things...

 

[Beowulf67]

Hi

Well I've been lurking for awhile so I might as well say hello.
I found this place while searching for info about reshaping an oilcloth hat that I wear a lot on the weekend, but have always loved the classic clothes, hats etc that are so popular around here. I have some old photos of my grandfathers when they were young and always thought the hats were very sharp. In fact I had a fedora for awhile when I was in college but got out of wearing them for years.
Recently I got a cheapo straw fedora and have been enjoying it, and just today got a vintage Stetson stingy brim fur felt fedora. I'm going to enjoy cleaning it up this weekend and maybe eventually reshape it somewhat.

I guess that was a little more than hello.

 

[kodou]

Hello Fedorea Lounge. I'm a Georgia lurker who finally decided to join in November 07. As you can see by my post count (11 or so at the time this was posted) I still passively enjoy the site.
The one thing that consistently draws me here, and to vintage clothing in general, are the men's suits. (sorry, fedoras don't do it for me right now. i feel i'm quite new to vintage) I enjoy reading all the great threads on FL, and it amazes me how many choices and options men's suiting once had. I think my interest in vintage started from modern classic clothing brands, and how they basically rip a lot of ideas from the 30's and 40's and such. I've also been frustrated at times because, knowing all of this, I've had to settle for suits from a certain Wearhouse that I absolutely hate, big ol' armholes and all. One day I hope to have better options and change all that.

 

[playbelle]

GwenLake - Yes! But it´s definitely not the best place for us, vintage style lovers. The 40´s and 50´s were not exactly the best years and it´s not easy to get some clothes (or anything) in good condition from the golden era...

I'm way up to the north-east of you both, but from the same always-lumped-together behind-the-Iron-Curtain area nonetheless! So there are a few of us here. As for the clothes from the era, yes, unfortunately so few have survived the turmoil of those decades at all... And anything from the years before WWII, forget about it, hopeless.