tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18551543551477530862024-03-05T06:36:52.365-08:00Fashionable FortiesThe building of a 1940's wardrobeIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-26529406783483971412014-06-17T05:20:00.002-07:002014-06-17T05:38:09.985-07:00Help creating "Perfume X"
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If you have read this blog for some time, then you know that I love
perfume, especially vintage perfumes. I also read a number of perfume blogs and
my favourite is Yesterday’s Perfume, written by Barbara Herman. She has also written
a wonderful book about vintage perfumes, Scent & Subversion. Now she is
taking it a step further and will be creating a modern perfume with a vintage
Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-30760783775309777582014-03-12T04:44:00.000-07:002014-03-12T04:49:51.208-07:00New knitwear with a vintage feel
I don't knit. I know how, but I'm not good at it. Or let me phrase it like this; I started a knitted sweater 20 years ago. It is not finished. But I'm also picky and though I love knitwear, I very rarely find models I like. I have a few of Rocket Originals sweaters and though I really like the model, they are a 100% acrylic and after a while that will show. They just don't wear well.
Enter EmmyIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-81081129852147289472013-09-25T07:37:00.001-07:002013-09-25T07:37:25.781-07:00Bloglovin<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/2304074/?claim=4bk7gm2xbvg">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-30223083803365201672013-07-25T16:04:00.004-07:002013-07-25T16:06:49.663-07:00On instant gratification and long term goalsCross-posted to Isis Wardrobe
The Reader by Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1771
All in all
I am in a very good place right now. Relationship, family, living, work,
economy, health, they all work and I’m very happy about it. But there are a few
kinks that I’m working on and one is the kick of instant gratification. You get
it when you blog- I love getting comments on what I Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-30428295468324489952013-04-13T06:04:00.000-07:002013-04-14T01:35:08.339-07:00Goest perfumes revisited
Sometimes
I think that every perfume review should be preceded by a disclaimer, saying
something like “How a scent is perceived is subjective and what is one person’s
love may be the next person’s hate”.
That is true not just for perfumes but for smells in general. I, for
example, can’t stand the smell of bananas. Just the thought of them makes me fell a bit queasy. I got train Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-54015772017503002572013-03-27T11:00:00.000-07:002013-03-27T11:15:34.900-07:00Goest perfumes
I think I have
found a little gem. Last week I stumbled over a picture of a perfume bottle
that I felt compelled to look at a little closer. It had a nice Art Deco feel
to it and when I followed the link I found this little perfume company, Goest,
on Etsy. As you may remember I really love perfume and investigating the wonderful
world of vintage perfume has been a joy these past years. ItIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-78286872887754703212013-03-22T13:05:00.001-07:002013-03-22T13:06:42.742-07:00Fitting your body
Madame Grés fitting a model in the 1940's
Last Wednesday
we had our first tailoring meeting. The usual difficulties in getting a time
when everyone is able to come, applied, so it was just Pimpinett and Betty and
I, meeting up at my place. After scones and tea, we talked tailoring and Pimpinett
worked on her jacket and I on my first mock-up. Which is bringing this post, as
some of the, for meIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-14651738777289708582013-03-19T03:30:00.000-07:002013-03-19T03:41:52.864-07:00Tailoring a jacket
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Am I right
in thinking that everyone who enjoy sewing clothes, there are one thing that
completely daunts you? Me, I have never dared to tailor a garment. I know the
theory, but I have never dared to try it. My wardrobe list, however, contains
several suits, jackets and coats and I have known for quite some time that I
really need to do something about my tailoring fear. Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-83749128484901990782013-03-11T13:33:00.002-07:002013-09-26T07:43:05.242-07:00The shoe problem
Fabric and snakeskin platforms, 1944
I have a very particular taste when it
comes to shoes- I always know exactly what style I want. I also need shoes that
are comfortable and don’t make my bad heel flare up. Unfortunately this means
that I almost never find shoes I want to buy. I do have a lot of shoes, but I
have recently culled six pair and more will probably go soon. And most of my Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-35717596768150908782013-02-25T01:49:00.001-08:002013-02-25T01:49:08.406-08:00Playing vintage tag
Jessica
at Chronically Vintage posted a game of vintage tag, which was very fun to
read, so I thought I considered myself tagged and post my answers. Consider you
ALL tagged.
{21 vintage lifestyle questions and answers}
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1. Who are your style icons? Tricky question, actually. I love so many old-time movie
stars, but style icons? An important Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-61756363992737531112013-02-08T09:11:00.000-08:002013-02-12T09:37:46.398-08:00A review on What Katie Did's Baby corset
I recently
bought the Baby Corset from What Katie Did and as it inspired by the waspies of
the New Look-look, I thought a little review here wouldn’t be amiss.
In case you
have missed it, WKD is a UK-based company that makes lingerie, stockings and
corsets inspired by the 40’s and 50’s. I have purchased clothes from them before
and always been pleased with both customer service and the Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-47992854301359461852013-01-23T12:28:00.002-08:002013-01-25T02:30:10.636-08:00A Swedish tigerThis cute creature was created in 1941 and was part of a vigilance propaganda campaign in Sweden. The slogan "En svensk tiger" is a pun. Tiger is tiger in Swedish as well, but it can also mean "to keep silent", meaning that a Swede don't blab secrets to strangers.
The designer was Bertil Almqvist and in Sweden he is also well known for a series of children books, mainly written in the late 40Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-49808320217220197352012-12-19T04:51:00.002-08:002012-12-19T21:52:58.182-08:00A review on Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing
I’m sure most, if not all of you, know about Gertie's New Blog For Better Sewing and so you already know that her book, Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing by Gretchen Hirsch. It is a sewing book for those interested in sewing vintage, heavily inspired by the book that started out Gertie's blog, once upon a time, VOGUES New Book For Better Sewing from 1952. It’s been out for a while,Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-4730562935369305712012-11-16T10:33:00.002-08:002012-11-16T11:03:51.271-08:00Bathroom dreams
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I have mentioned before that we live in an apartment in a house that was built in 1954. Lots of the original décor is still there, but the bathroom was, to our big disappointment, completely remodeled. The previous owners were very proud of it, but we found it absolutely horrid. The lovely tiled bathtub had been removed, a shower had been installed and the sink was made of stainless Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-54394381058787693092012-11-07T05:14:00.000-08:002012-11-12T02:42:39.021-08:00Wardrobe musingsStill trying to come to terms with wearing uniform and came up with another positive: I will be able to drastically clean out my closet. I guess most of us have clothes that we don’t really like but wear anyway on the days when the dirty laundry is piling up. I quick survey of my wardrobe revealed that about half of what I have falls into this category. Clothes that are perfectly fine, but don’t Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-83667846310787516242012-10-18T03:22:00.001-07:002012-11-07T22:59:29.961-08:00Accessories for work
Bought at Lisa Loot
Thank you for all the pep and suggestions in yesterday's post. I feel slightly better about it now. There is another nice thing about the uniform- it actually fit me. Shirts are hard on me as I have a narrow back and shoulders, but not a very narrow front... So it was a nice surpise to find that it fitted quite well. several of you suggested jewelry, which I honestlyIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-77653828107899243232012-10-16T05:56:00.000-07:002012-10-26T08:47:36.591-07:00Be smart in uniform?
I’m currently in a complete clothes-funk so I need cheering up. Come January it will be mandatory at my workplace to wear uniforms. That would be great if that meant well-tailored elegance. Something like this perhaps.
Air stewardess
But that is not to be. For me it will mean a shirt, black straight skirt and a little striped scarf. I worry about getting cold at my air-conditioned Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-78836861786431495522012-10-15T10:11:00.002-07:002012-10-22T01:12:48.113-07:00Beauty patches anno 1948
I’m currently doing research for a post on Madame Isis' Toilette on the history on beauty patches for and I came across this little gem that I thought would interest you here. Beauty patches as fashion assessor in 1948.
Found in LIFE, 2 February 1948
BEAUTY PATCHES
The romantic looks get a boost from still another old custom
Tiny adhesive pieces of black silk are Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-4433878806582576262012-10-12T01:32:00.000-07:002012-10-12T01:32:00.178-07:00Make your own hats
A lot of people find the idea of hat making completely daunting, but in reality it isn't so hard. True, some models demand a hat block, but it is also possible to construct hats with the help of wire, sewing them from a pattern or crochet. At the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections website I found several books on millinery, ready to be read and learned from. My Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-32756654029281211582012-09-26T01:21:00.003-07:002012-09-26T01:21:57.862-07:00A new Swedish vintage forumAs you may know I'm Swedish, so of course I was delighted when Betty of Rags of Time opened a forum for vintage lovers in Sweden:
Vintage Swedish Models
It is a newborn forum, just a few days old, but I am sure it has great potentials and have a void to fill. So if you are Swedish, or understand Swedish, then I urge you to go an join!Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-80013091513887400542012-09-24T11:21:00.001-07:002012-09-24T11:21:55.202-07:00A tea party (for mad hatters?)Pretty as a picture? Well, at least I didn’t pull a silly face. The event was a truly magnificent tea party at a store called Alla tiders handelsbod (A convenience store for all times). If you visit Stockholm, then I urge you to visit this very charming shop located in Gamla stan (Old town). It is, as the name suggest, a store for all sorts of useful things, all in an atmosphere of the early 20thIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-80882281987707648242012-09-13T08:41:00.005-07:002012-09-13T09:11:29.107-07:00A review of WWII Era Flight Cap from Mrs DepewAs I told you recently I bought a few pdf-patterns from Mrs Depew Vintage & Notions and the first I tried was the WWII Era Flight Cap. The very short review is that I have only good things to say about the pattern.Customer service Excellent! The owner stated that she was on vacation, so it could take up to 48 hours to get the pattern, but it took about 20 before I got them. There was a mix-up so Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-9878850757853821422012-09-09T21:47:00.006-07:002012-09-10T01:28:17.479-07:00Mrs Depew's patternsI am sure many of you have already heard about Mrs Deprew Vintage & Notions at Etsy. I have known about her for some time, but only recently bought a few patters, and though I haven’t really finished anything, I’m delighted enough to point the store out for you. Apart from vintage patterns and a few notions, like a reproduction bra buckle.Mrs Depew also sells pdf-patterns made from vintage Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-41394846479398973422012-08-29T08:46:00.002-07:002012-08-29T08:48:58.311-07:00I read blogsI’m in a bit of a forties funk at the moment, as you may have noticed. Partly because I’m packing, there are going to be extensive renovation of the plumbing in our house and we can’t live at home for five weeks, starting on Monday. I’m not very happy about that. And partly because I started to read up on makeup history and got a bit submerged in the subject. I will try to pull myself together Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855154355147753086.post-71087409750678451302012-08-26T01:54:00.000-07:002012-08-26T01:55:20.374-07:00Guest blogging at Rose WaterEarlier this summer I was asked by the lady who runs the blog Rose Water if I wanted to guest blog in a feature called “Exceptional Vintage Ladies”. I have known her for years on LiveJournal and I was very happy to say yes. It is the first time I have guest blogged and it was great fun writing the post. So I urge you to pop over there and get a little glimpse into my home. Make Rose Water happy Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.com1