DIY Vintage Fashion
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Spring Hairstyle Inspiration: Paper Daisies
I've mentioned before how I like to use vintage millinery flowers with wire stems in my hairstyles. The only difficulty is they can be hard to find, come in odd colors and sizes, and often are crushed, stained, or have… Continue reading
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The Verity Vintage Wedding Dress, Part Three – The Finishing Touches
After various delays, here's the final installment chronicling the adventure of making my wedding dress! (Read part one and part two.) I toyed with the idea of draping the skirt somehow, over an underskirt of the lace, but couldn't come… Continue reading
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The Verity Vintage Wedding Dress, Part Two – The Creation
In Part One I talked about the search for the perfect fabric for my wedding dress, and the evolution of pattern ideas until a final direction was decided on. With all the pieces together, it was time to take a deep breath and…start… Continue reading
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The Verity Vintage Wedding Dress, Part One – Ideas and Fabric
When it came to planning a wedding, I did not have the details worked out months in advance like many girls do. When I suddenly realized I realled needed to seriously start thinking about this, I realized I had… Continue reading
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Colorful 1950s Picnic Outfit
Today I'm going to show a new project and an old project, combined to make a rather unusual outfit that (I'm hoping) kind of works in a slightly zany way. The blouse was recently finished, as a badly needed… Continue reading
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Blue and Tan 1930s Dress
So, this image caught my eye one day recently when scrolling through images on Pinterest. I loved view 2's use of contrast, and instantly realized its similarity to a 1930s pattern already in my stash. My pattern: Of… Continue reading
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Leaf Green Late ’30s House Dress
Yet another addition to my new lineup of green garments this spring (funny how I tend to sew in spurts of color and/or era!) is a late '30s/early '40s house dress, in a leaf-green and white large flowered smooth cotton that reminds… Continue reading
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Green Rayon 1940s Suit
So, I made up a 1952 pattern and when I was done, it looked more 1940s to me, so that's how I'm styling it. It's been a while since I've done anything 1940s, since lately I've been on a 1930s… Continue reading
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April Tutorial – 1940s Hairstyle with Scarf, Three Ways
After a week's delay because of a crazy schedule (this week hasn't been much better so far!) I finally got the pictures taken for the April tutorial. I'm super excited to share it with you because ever since I wrote… Continue reading
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Item of the Week – 1950s Skirt Sewing Kit
This vintage sewing kit is complete with everything you need to make your very own 1950s skirt. It is Item of the Week in my Etsy shop, half price for one week only – slashed from $20. Continue reading
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