From My Closet - The Better Dresses Vintage Blog

Finished parasol bag.

Making a Parasol Bag

... I'd seen a single example of a parasol bag, and that was for at-home storage. But that didn't mean a carried version never did or could exist. Surely some enterprising woman had whipped one up back when, right? ...
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In a Box, With Tissue Paper

In a Box, With Tissue Paper

... I've been buying both reproduction and original antique garments and accessories. Not for collecting. I intend to wear and use them ...
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Lining an Antique Reticule

Lining an Antique Reticule

...  I was determined to do a fine job and most important to "first, do no harm."  ...
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The No. 1 Ladies' Costume Designer - BDV Interviews Jo Katsaras

The No. 1 Ladies' Costume Designer - BDV Interviews Jo Katsaras

... JK: I think clothing is your first aura, it's what the world sees of your personality ...
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These are a size 2?!

Vanity Unfair -- What's Up With Modern Sizing?

... Do we move into negative numbers? Or just go to Baby Gap? ...
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Silent Movie - "The Loves of Pharaoh"

Silent Movie - "The Loves of Pharaoh"

... What scenarios from our current dramatic cinema will send future audiences into fits of giggles, while wondering what our long-ago reaction had been? ...
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Fashionable Silhouettes at the Mint Museum
The Lady With 400 Long-Sleeved Blouses

The Lady With 400 Long-Sleeved Blouses

... I was greeted by towering stacks of clothing arranged along a sizable sectional sofa, a coffee table, and a wing chair ...
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Behind the Scenes at the Biltmore Hotel

Behind the Scenes at the Biltmore Hotel

... Unlike the hotel, the apartment lobby retains much of its original charm, with black and white marble tile and delicate crystal chandeliers in the entrance hall ...
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Going for Baroque: an Interview With Kat Peng

Going for Baroque: an Interview With Kat Peng

... I was mesmerized. By the time it was over, and she'd won "Best Historical Costume," I was fascinated ...
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It's Vintage, Dahling - an Interview With Carmen

It's Vintage, Dahling - an Interview With Carmen

... if they just go with their heart's desire, instead of what is dictated by the fashion tyrants, their confidence will soar to great new heights ...
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Our house - a 1965 split-level ranch

Exhibit Visit - Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

... women were given lots of choices -- not of careers, mind you, but of appliances ...
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