My Utterly Ridiculous Pierrot Clown Costume - Halloween 2013

Well, I might have been stitching up to the last day, but I did finish my utterly ridiculously Pierrot clown costume.  Here it is, in all its silliness:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMup6A_-nzNqBzKm5ZuhV67xpnu1utl7Ey8amnTrsBXUgV18IPj2-768A6iHsJeKNIQW3PaK8-NHc9Q62iBp5t7qy40pMSGv3ttvsBsoKva6E5g4YmsLuVbS5m2wcbqyWbT-Hzzm5Pp-9F/s1600/pierrot+costume+2013+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s Pierrot clown costume" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMup6A_-nzNqBzKm5ZuhV67xpnu1utl7Ey8amnTrsBXUgV18IPj2-768A6iHsJeKNIQW3PaK8-NHc9Q62iBp5t7qy40pMSGv3ttvsBsoKva6E5g4YmsLuVbS5m2wcbqyWbT-Hzzm5Pp-9F/s640/pierrot+costume+2013+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" title="" width="346" /></a></div><br />From <a href="http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/09/vintage-halloween-pierrot-adorably-sad.html">my initial post about this project</a>, I decided to go further into lunacy by making the onesie version of the pattern, instead of the more traditional two piece, and to cut the legs off short while leaving the arms long.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKkuLubV21Lm2K6VPxPqjeXjsf_5u9rl7jLIUsZkXbT_O83B2E1CaNIZfgpNOmj6xrRIEh3iJHUBpQw41vYxcgWJye0BTA30fDMxrQpFSUeCr7wW1QkkKReyvPbsOrqR3DbNqXzBGWzsL/s1600/il_570xN.481862959_y1t7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Simplicity 9800 clown costume pattern" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKkuLubV21Lm2K6VPxPqjeXjsf_5u9rl7jLIUsZkXbT_O83B2E1CaNIZfgpNOmj6xrRIEh3iJHUBpQw41vYxcgWJye0BTA30fDMxrQpFSUeCr7wW1QkkKReyvPbsOrqR3DbNqXzBGWzsL/s640/il_570xN.481862959_y1t7.jpg" title="" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simplicity 9800, which has a Pierrot costume in it already,, but I fancied the onesie, because...it's a onesie.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was inspired by the 1920s illustrations on the left:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi794e3j811unGxp3RalxtrBnRRVU-fOowRJKGP_A0_nITA6Dz_ZMXGGHH5gjtwTgD82rjW6i9OmakmI3bMnxYyymHbl1RDjOmuFMsq0uuhxj57SvbYwNJTg37zdPtPodyXhsf9K4gU6Lb1/s1600/pierrot-costumes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s clown costume" border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi794e3j811unGxp3RalxtrBnRRVU-fOowRJKGP_A0_nITA6Dz_ZMXGGHH5gjtwTgD82rjW6i9OmakmI3bMnxYyymHbl1RDjOmuFMsq0uuhxj57SvbYwNJTg37zdPtPodyXhsf9K4gU6Lb1/s640/pierrot-costumes.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div><br />I didn't follow the directions precisely.  The arms and legs are gathered with elastic zig-zag stitched on the inside, instead of taking the time to cut and press all the bias and make gathering channels (sorry! just didn't care that much!).  The neck ruffle was gathered to the neckline, which was then gathered again, instead of being made up separately.<br /><br />My roomie and I went out dancing. We were the only people at the club, but had lots of fun being weirdos.<br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="710" scrolling="no" src="//instagram.com/p/gLspKwJaVS/embed/" width="612"></iframe>

My Utterly Ridiculous Pierrot Clown Costume - Halloween 2013

Well, I might have been stitching up to the last day, but I did finish my utterly ridiculously Pierrot clown costume.  Here it is, in all it...

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Vintage Halloween: Pierrot the Adorably Sad Clown

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1211/christmas-illustrations/2-F14-K1-1915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1211/christmas-illustrations/2-F14-K1-1915.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>I seldom make costumes for Halloween, or even ever dress up, but this year I'm going out dancing with a friend, and I need, well, something.  I've been thinking about making a Pierrot costume for years, but the moment never came...<i>until now!</i><br /><i><br /></i>So, sometime between the end of my wedding and Halloween, I need to acquire a bunch of white sateen or some such, and make a whole lot of black pom poms.  Here's the inspo...<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRETTY-GIRL-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-RP-PHOTO-1920s-/160850773949"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/PRETTY-GIRL-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-RP-PHOTO-1920s-/00/s/NTUxWDQ5Mw==/$(KGrHqZ,!pQE-vqiwYDFBPvcOeuqM!~~60_3.JPG" width="572" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRETTY-GIRL-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-RP-PHOTO-1920s-/160850773949">via Ebay</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittXz_j85jCsytl34ZDHkNj-VqJ_rO0P-hPx__ZqYXaapSSgi9Qqnnbyuaq9WuFzhwOA15lQj8CsEj3wkGmb2jUX6RbePHI1rFRUiBcdP4fbWmVLHRk4Lrxl2cQVmHtPFyM4l4zJ3z81HV/s1600/0e007e1c20605790338d5e78b8b9e799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittXz_j85jCsytl34ZDHkNj-VqJ_rO0P-hPx__ZqYXaapSSgi9Qqnnbyuaq9WuFzhwOA15lQj8CsEj3wkGmb2jUX6RbePHI1rFRUiBcdP4fbWmVLHRk4Lrxl2cQVmHtPFyM4l4zJ3z81HV/s640/0e007e1c20605790338d5e78b8b9e799.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOY-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-PHOTO-1920s-/160850776133"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/BOY-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-PHOTO-1920s-/00/$(KGrHqIOKpcE3J,RS2B8BN5zMWvI)w~~_3.JPG" width="612" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOY-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-PHOTO-1920s-/160850776133">Via eBay</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/irishandmore?ref=exp_listing"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eNiMG1bRVg8RGkNeWapfzV91O_1xOWgBtOFnLHCFAe3OnhjI1Lt_8u5XJdUinwJhDn6RQWhmKI2YOtYbpjFowtRTDA1BqXXCKpuv-XxHIj8OUCH2BxZaJane14Z55ydxSZSKKWszFT4F/s640/153f6da33f0ec36e4f3e7269cb410464.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/irishandmore?ref=exp_listing">from Etsy, but no longer available - etsy seller IrishandMore</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://theatreoffashion.co.uk/2012/02/07/no-people-like-show-people-joseph-grimaldi/"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://theatreoffashion.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/pierrot-costumes.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theatreoffashion.co.uk/2012/02/07/no-people-like-show-people-joseph-grimaldi/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Since we're going to a club, I think I'm going to make little shorts gathered at the legs, so they are puffy, then wear the pagliaccio shirt over them.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Pierrot&offset=0"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkfmVHHxuBdeWo2TtXfdXLv5Ikv9OO3V-lY8vMoYj0403VS_8Yzargd4__gI5ILCNdYeg24cp7JLLsjmi1rEs3k5xKoocLdgf8yctmc8yDDE0_ZkKvCdn7eVWOAN1dZ-m3jXT7YkzpZ5j/s1600/Pagliaccio.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Pierrot&offset=0">Traditional pagliaccio - via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I hope this is as easy as it seems.  Here's the pattern I plan to use:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/howtobooksandmore?ref=l2-shop-info-name"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39HCLa7Pjl7Puxa8uyuPgGYv0eU9qt4vLkuxt1sxOhMpARL38tdfvtuEA8ia1JuHn6FB5RKqJsJKjkJJI18m7wbQFjbLfxMlSVksNx5XU979yonn53rzNmVC71aA-UbUTds9IGD0HRO4j/s640/il_570xN.481862959_y1t7.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/howtobooksandmore?ref=l2-shop-info-name">via Etsy</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I'll just cut the pants off short and gather them on elastic.  The rest should be pretty straight-forward :-)

Vintage Halloween: Pierrot the Adorably Sad Clown

I seldom make costumes for Halloween, or even ever dress up, but this year I'm going out dancing with a friend, and I need, well, someth...

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Guest Post: Debbie of Vintage Dancer, on Her 1920s Reproduction House Dress

<div style="text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHXZxpmbyWEgvPtks8EnYui5PS5X7auyyuYnl7KbNW3gKJoUhnGnWbuH3HU1W8WZGz4cGSnVSM2jCwV1LBBrjqcQYBnAOlneoBd4gGisuk9qSxtncT94rtSgWKPPlbM7Z8DOwtWXqK_eo/s1600/1922-NAT_Page_041-house-day-dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="1922 Nationals Catalog of House Dresses" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHXZxpmbyWEgvPtks8EnYui5PS5X7auyyuYnl7KbNW3gKJoUhnGnWbuH3HU1W8WZGz4cGSnVSM2jCwV1LBBrjqcQYBnAOlneoBd4gGisuk9qSxtncT94rtSgWKPPlbM7Z8DOwtWXqK_eo/s1600/1922-NAT_Page_041-house-day-dress.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1922 Nationals Catalog of House Dresses</td></tr></tbody></table>So much attention is given to 1920s evening dresses that reproduction afternoon, day and even house dresses are almost completely unheard of. A year ago if you asked me if I would ever make a house dress, I would have said, "Why? I have no event to wear it to." Well that all changed one day while I was writing a post on the history of <a href="http://www.vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-day-house-dresses-aprons/" title="1920s Day / House Dresses and Aprons">1920's house dresses</a> (part of the free <a href="http://www.vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-style-guide/" title="Official 1920′s Style Guide Blog Series- 1920′s Fashion History">1920's Style Guide series</a> I have going on now on my blog.) I ran across an image of a 1922 house dress from my Nationals catalog (shown above). I fell in love with the blue gingham dress in the upper left corner.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0963sSWoYRA50TWbNu-XoVLBMtC3DFOgVYtNEXzeRKIUyJriM8uvfGC6SoTx48yB4RjLxpv2biWVlobDZboe54cA0xbDc1umZlxHCfUjIcdSpZjaCUdebkYDNZrprQKb_vo2w8Jqnr_M2/s1600/1920s-house-dress-collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s house dress reproduction" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0963sSWoYRA50TWbNu-XoVLBMtC3DFOgVYtNEXzeRKIUyJriM8uvfGC6SoTx48yB4RjLxpv2biWVlobDZboe54cA0xbDc1umZlxHCfUjIcdSpZjaCUdebkYDNZrprQKb_vo2w8Jqnr_M2/s320/1920s-house-dress-collage.jpg" title="" width="205" /></a></div>There is something just so sweet and charming about early 20's house dresses. Colorful, loose, simple and girly, they make we want to frolic through a field of wildflowers. Day dreaming aside, I just so happened to have some blue gingham fabric in my stash begging to be made. That in itself is amazing but even more so is that I wanted to sew again. Gasp!!!<br /><br />Sixteen months ago I had my baby girl and even since then I have next to no time to sew a full costume again. I have managed to make a baby a few costumes though : ) The dress dress description reads: "<i>A very novel trimming touch in this pretty dress is seen in the smart little "flowers" of white pique outlined with hand embroider stitches in bright colors and applied to the front of the waist and the pockets with charming effect. It is made of good quality checked Gingham, and trimmed with vestee, piping and sash of white pique. Ribbon ties at the neck and sleeves are very effective.</i> <i>Dress slips on over the head and snaps adjust the neck closing."</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm_1SGWEYUCYCt6wEpM1s2EK7Nun9pCSIl78ep2WAO1bZduRLXDhgi5MrXKSNUvc6bqo6PwDEGqluQFNUeR4Ve4aneDVkJ8UGaukx7D340Kx4cWOKsfWL7ukh0lKfGC4jOgtHHnSBGVT_/s1600/1920s-gingham-dress-final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s dress gingham check reproduction" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm_1SGWEYUCYCt6wEpM1s2EK7Nun9pCSIl78ep2WAO1bZduRLXDhgi5MrXKSNUvc6bqo6PwDEGqluQFNUeR4Ve4aneDVkJ8UGaukx7D340Kx4cWOKsfWL7ukh0lKfGC4jOgtHHnSBGVT_/s320/1920s-gingham-dress-final.jpg" title="" width="185" /></a></div>Since I had the main fabric plus some white eyelet for the belt and trim and 1/4 velvet ribbon for the bows, all I needed was a pattern. Last year I drafted my own pattern for a 1926 dress. I then proceeded to lose those notes. Ack! So I did the next best thing and ran to the fabric store where I flipped through the pattern catalogs trying to find a simple, straight cut dress, with drop waist, a round neck, and sleeves. What I found was Kwik Sew K4002 "Misses Tunics" a knit dress/top. I loved that it had a keyhole already in the design (the back) that I just copied to the front as well. I also lengthened the skirt, lengthened and narrowed the sleeves, and made the cut outs on the sleeves like the picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For the pockets I cut out a flower from my eyelet material and appliqued it on the pocket with some pink embroidery stitching (note to self: take embroidery lessons.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigccF0JfQ-o3_1dmgezL2GVzZLi_YafPlUUcVERiy3Pm-tWAqo39AFt6zP59Iw4DyHu4wNMFwUfLX3t2Go7V-AkxiG0dgoLWZ9ITh0OfTGzc2QDY51yNg958f2-3Me6Av05q9RuolAD1A9/s1600/20s-gingham-dress-pockets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigccF0JfQ-o3_1dmgezL2GVzZLi_YafPlUUcVERiy3Pm-tWAqo39AFt6zP59Iw4DyHu4wNMFwUfLX3t2Go7V-AkxiG0dgoLWZ9ITh0OfTGzc2QDY51yNg958f2-3Me6Av05q9RuolAD1A9/s640/20s-gingham-dress-pockets.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />For the keyhole on the front I backed it with eyelet fabric again and trimmed it, the collar, and the sleeves with some vintage (70s?) lace.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGJUlLFl_lOWW9U45yPtLCgIzdBzmPcu37WOlfGb9_iiYNzbGYhqw2A7_wxs-4oDKGSI5JgufLw1xrhCel-hE8CXpHWvfU9PHho8QIrwmsDuE3SCjXESlW1ZD7-8VoAb1wc80AvUISSOb/s1600/1920s-gingham-neckline-dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGJUlLFl_lOWW9U45yPtLCgIzdBzmPcu37WOlfGb9_iiYNzbGYhqw2A7_wxs-4oDKGSI5JgufLw1xrhCel-hE8CXpHWvfU9PHho8QIrwmsDuE3SCjXESlW1ZD7-8VoAb1wc80AvUISSOb/s640/1920s-gingham-neckline-dress.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br />The whole project took me about 6 hours, mostly do to all the handwork and trim. I had to sacrifice my sewing room into the hands of my baby, who pulled all my trims out of the boxes, unraveled thread, discovered fabrics I thought I had lost, and *helped* me push the sewing machine pedal as I stitched along. It was the only way the dress could get done and it was worth it! I love how it turned out. I think it could be my favorite 20's dress I have ever made.<br /><br />But that's not all. When I saw I had one rectangle piece of gingham fabric leftover I naturally thought, hmmm, that's just enough for a dress for my little sewing room destroyer. I found a 1924 pattern for a dolls dress that seemed simple enough. Dolls/babies, kind of the same, right? I used more eyelet to make the top blouse and the gingham check for the skirt. Trimmed the collar and cuffs in lace, added pockets (where I finally discovered how to use the zigzag stitch on my machine to make machine applique edging) and lots of pink bows and a long pink belt. Isn't it adorable?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWROlHPIhjGz53ae7IlrAuiUZlVSZmNgzIYRfNOM6PNG1W0X1eHHC1rqdmzxFo3z3vLB0BzvlIrOsJaX-X_28XK7m6-pNCh_VpedAu1RI9VPXyYThqOBXXGkPmfEt9f4rXhWNZw-wRqbEl/s1600/1920s-autumn-dress-complete-with-pattern-jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWROlHPIhjGz53ae7IlrAuiUZlVSZmNgzIYRfNOM6PNG1W0X1eHHC1rqdmzxFo3z3vLB0BzvlIrOsJaX-X_28XK7m6-pNCh_VpedAu1RI9VPXyYThqOBXXGkPmfEt9f4rXhWNZw-wRqbEl/s640/1920s-autumn-dress-complete-with-pattern-jpg.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.714285714;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.714285714;">Together baby and I and dad (who is also a vintage costume loving guy) went to the Great Gatsby Festival in Lake Tahoe. Its our favorite event of the year.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7HSsPhtp16zOCZ50YOkEYhOJHJlHcqxI6qbNff-lCfp4pbeczIoreDjDdH6nQFf9xJfBqLqkn1y9pwjeBhAjoANbnyV5_TUOsNF6adWugEwL5njvD_34ypQo7JRxY4zBA5yCtDHiEbWz/s1600/gatsby-family--oscar-debbie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7HSsPhtp16zOCZ50YOkEYhOJHJlHcqxI6qbNff-lCfp4pbeczIoreDjDdH6nQFf9xJfBqLqkn1y9pwjeBhAjoANbnyV5_TUOsNF6adWugEwL5njvD_34ypQo7JRxY4zBA5yCtDHiEbWz/s640/gatsby-family--oscar-debbie.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br />For you fashion history buffs, a house dress would have been completely inappropriate to wear to an afternoon party. House dresses were worn at the house only, maybe to visit a neighbor, but never in mixed company. So I broke the rules for this year's event. Maybe next year I'll make a more appropriate afternoon frock. Here are some more pictures of our day: First stop was a museum tour of a 1920s house with the original kitchen still intact! A perfect place for a photo op in a house dress.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzYPc5GPHPYOiKyQPPTtWCoH1nwe9FSEuiF3UD1jJLMp0bndwMUvuKYE7e345uMcw8SQefzuqJt5k9T4osQc1HjMb7gLFgnP12JaG5yWwGTBAaNLD27Hjx_1Ccg82tPkpe_46Pk1sO4xJ/s1600/1920s-kitchen-sepia-vinatgedancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzYPc5GPHPYOiKyQPPTtWCoH1nwe9FSEuiF3UD1jJLMp0bndwMUvuKYE7e345uMcw8SQefzuqJt5k9T4osQc1HjMb7gLFgnP12JaG5yWwGTBAaNLD27Hjx_1Ccg82tPkpe_46Pk1sO4xJ/s640/1920s-kitchen-sepia-vinatgedancer.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />I took my hat off inside but otherwise it stayed on my head all day. This was a great blue velvet sun hat, almost identical to one worn by Margaret in Boardwalk Empire.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUwkwErsIBTu0VZIsP57zZ4p_pj5QeNS2ilM2TG4baAyIu8Le9VkpBi94efI5xOlDebbgsAWi8NHjEk4zo94a59OCWr8NqwiAx7HtVBOALnIc1ZUi_jMy5FRBuQh69puqTEXWjOm1MXHz/s1600/1920s-hat-downton-abbey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUwkwErsIBTu0VZIsP57zZ4p_pj5QeNS2ilM2TG4baAyIu8Le9VkpBi94efI5xOlDebbgsAWi8NHjEk4zo94a59OCWr8NqwiAx7HtVBOALnIc1ZUi_jMy5FRBuQh69puqTEXWjOm1MXHz/s640/1920s-hat-downton-abbey.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br />Stopping for a spot of tea and a picnic is a must at Gatsby's party.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YbWth_2VBzGcb0sm4dplHe57WJkeOn53HJOF948HXzPZv95K8-nMTqrH_MWowyvSEXDJL_mWEqM_q7c_8iSGAzVQT0voWUGbSOB898w276o3-CGrfzh8xj1fSteGZXNO8Zn8gMKe-JZR/s1600/1920s-gingham-dress-summer-gatsby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YbWth_2VBzGcb0sm4dplHe57WJkeOn53HJOF948HXzPZv95K8-nMTqrH_MWowyvSEXDJL_mWEqM_q7c_8iSGAzVQT0voWUGbSOB898w276o3-CGrfzh8xj1fSteGZXNO8Zn8gMKe-JZR/s640/1920s-gingham-dress-summer-gatsby.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br />Baby says this was the best event yet, thanks Mommy for my dress!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0itGZkpfrjVKJTzBAAIANr6k1SmScen8iUB65ez0KLLUN-I5N34PrVJx-wL4xVO-W-fNy0o4F4Hug9Q0pNaD_hiPnzGhKL45iBdi1e0mpGOyIpvw26Mp58foLY4Mee3xdN83RRGeM699/s1600/Autumn-1920s-gatsby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0itGZkpfrjVKJTzBAAIANr6k1SmScen8iUB65ez0KLLUN-I5N34PrVJx-wL4xVO-W-fNy0o4F4Hug9Q0pNaD_hiPnzGhKL45iBdi1e0mpGOyIpvw26Mp58foLY4Mee3xdN83RRGeM699/s640/Autumn-1920s-gatsby.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />-----------------------------------<br /><i>Debbie Sessions is  a vintage clothing and lifestyle blogger, entrepreneur, and owner of <a href="http://www.vintagedancer.com/">Vintage Dancer</a>, an excellent shopping resource for those seeking vintage inspired men's and women's clothing and accessories from the Edwardian period through the 1960s.</i>

Guest Post: Debbie of Vintage Dancer, on Her 1920s Reproduction House Dress

1922 Nationals Catalog of House Dresses So much attention is given to 1920s evening dresses that reproduction afternoon, day and even house ...

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Event: Henry Ford's 150th Birthday Party at the Nat'l Automobile Museum

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVVKfGS1D-nFeUYSWt-g6I-s5CG3BVWp3EOmFViHHLpfpxYAPhENrGABwsn5c6LnWmuBt1xyAioE4j2axhGK1LCOBTEZRwQ-5lc7xiGBZChYDLWNInxvcbDzzqMTBU-Mn6NU3ekNpe5IP/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252811+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVVKfGS1D-nFeUYSWt-g6I-s5CG3BVWp3EOmFViHHLpfpxYAPhENrGABwsn5c6LnWmuBt1xyAioE4j2axhGK1LCOBTEZRwQ-5lc7xiGBZChYDLWNInxvcbDzzqMTBU-Mn6NU3ekNpe5IP/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252811+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From a huge Duesenberg </td></tr></tbody></table>Warning: Lots of pictures of old cars.  I like old cars, and I like to take pictures of their shiny bits, so if cars don't interest you, this post may be dull.<br /><br />Last night Mr. C and I attended Henry Ford's 150th birthday bash at Reno's National Automobile Museum downtown, along with my parental units.  See?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqVEMWxUOSYa20L8Ls7MKMODvMyOmDS61KKjZnIW7Ai9BagW22whzsqxyKUprQZf__qbd78eHiyy7uv7dMGXlDWCRTGu55POZCnkeMugWTuONPwrSAJ6D2HFZKjk1uqhd8tzCIjVSGRSY/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25288+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqVEMWxUOSYa20L8Ls7MKMODvMyOmDS61KKjZnIW7Ai9BagW22whzsqxyKUprQZf__qbd78eHiyy7uv7dMGXlDWCRTGu55POZCnkeMugWTuONPwrSAJ6D2HFZKjk1uqhd8tzCIjVSGRSY/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25288+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. C came to an EVENT!?</td></tr></tbody></table>  It seemed like an occasion to dress up, so I wore an awesome vintage dress that was a gift from Sharon R.  I don't know if this dress was a 1920s-altered-in-the1950s, or a 1950s-throwback-to-1920s, but after repairing the side zip and removing the front dart, it fit like a dream.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4eOyFuBxjs3HLiNLhXHCzRt8GIn_VSWUfMwQrLyHQTKQjqYaEaSfwCGJ53p3W_vm9H2So_9chweauCQ4hX2y3jyGZxz7exJrxbggFIdVYc-S6pRrsR1I1QtKqKCWRyw1TAtq53cjnaIC/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25283+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4eOyFuBxjs3HLiNLhXHCzRt8GIn_VSWUfMwQrLyHQTKQjqYaEaSfwCGJ53p3W_vm9H2So_9chweauCQ4hX2y3jyGZxz7exJrxbggFIdVYc-S6pRrsR1I1QtKqKCWRyw1TAtq53cjnaIC/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25283+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue dress, blue car - is it '20s, is it '50s? who knows!?</td></tr></tbody></table>I worked my hair into a vaguely '20s waved style, with pincurls and my vintage wave clips I found at Sacramento Antiques Faire, though the wind in this town has a way of demolishing a carefully coiffed crown in a matter of minutes.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROUCUWrEU3egW1NoldEUVTLZKBIjpuNFg6Wuv94hmyCtWlH90GSeuMMs8D7nbnjkDgR3y3l0QA45gMJsis_CE_6kstMLoLCvDXqQjW149a2beDrMJgTX873IPvPnH7RYJftBvk5SuZwtW/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROUCUWrEU3egW1NoldEUVTLZKBIjpuNFg6Wuv94hmyCtWlH90GSeuMMs8D7nbnjkDgR3y3l0QA45gMJsis_CE_6kstMLoLCvDXqQjW149a2beDrMJgTX873IPvPnH7RYJftBvk5SuZwtW/s400/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+hair.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting under the dryer, roasting the carefully set hair</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfeh_sNrVWmIS7vj_EV_s7pZrBwiwCdYD-w10ZE0qnqq8PQe72w3J-pWDpFb0MOwtPsfGEGvmktjyQ9oIZHrkQVOs-jX-6xspD_wTUvZzG97zZOOa55Y6j21pBE0NZKH72dXuGyDQEyqU/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252815+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfeh_sNrVWmIS7vj_EV_s7pZrBwiwCdYD-w10ZE0qnqq8PQe72w3J-pWDpFb0MOwtPsfGEGvmktjyQ9oIZHrkQVOs-jX-6xspD_wTUvZzG97zZOOa55Y6j21pBE0NZKH72dXuGyDQEyqU/s400/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252815+of+15%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hair - taken at the end of the night.  Sorry it's a bit blurry.</td></tr></tbody></table>The event was lovely - Mr. Ford was in attendance, talking about conspiracies and vanity and farmers and unions and how terrible General Motors is.  It was madly enjoyable.  There was cake.  It was a grand time. :-)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqbsz0K6zZRiALRs3rqUnlYCGFpIEMGlmfeyY15_iHeu-TP8epeYknavm6CZ0MIKjHQ4uVycM86ZMmHyY3CKN55MyUJ-hi0PeW7Fc24t9hyphenhyphenhFQ86wKk8WC6SI96XPWft1RHZMw9VnAPSS/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25281+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqbsz0K6zZRiALRs3rqUnlYCGFpIEMGlmfeyY15_iHeu-TP8epeYknavm6CZ0MIKjHQ4uVycM86ZMmHyY3CKN55MyUJ-hi0PeW7Fc24t9hyphenhyphenhFQ86wKk8WC6SI96XPWft1RHZMw9VnAPSS/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25281+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EM4NvSNoVmKkN4OG9CGXKPtBl8S9bKK_spxLrPGzN11SvYELm6_fJJYPMdFcAmjnLIuL3y8zkhVUwblS1v3IH0yuR4jvoq9CVkklAxGIvAptB6cqf7IX7GmrGpI7JWX8Fve6T0YFW6HW/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25285+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EM4NvSNoVmKkN4OG9CGXKPtBl8S9bKK_spxLrPGzN11SvYELm6_fJJYPMdFcAmjnLIuL3y8zkhVUwblS1v3IH0yuR4jvoq9CVkklAxGIvAptB6cqf7IX7GmrGpI7JWX8Fve6T0YFW6HW/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25285+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an engine.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOGO-Rfa7erJV49Koy_WDKdKvFFY6xYD-ozqk7MmrR6poG9vlsD0wtpRFqoD_vPhJj58nU0kpaBBlK612Aelh4w9aFL-BVLRhegIehT84xaU8H3Z6b_RmD0TRBnSYhfA_O-252QFmpcFA/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25287+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOGO-Rfa7erJV49Koy_WDKdKvFFY6xYD-ozqk7MmrR6poG9vlsD0wtpRFqoD_vPhJj58nU0kpaBBlK612Aelh4w9aFL-BVLRhegIehT84xaU8H3Z6b_RmD0TRBnSYhfA_O-252QFmpcFA/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25287+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my dad.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW_ROA1hrIE1scHvmifCaddWHfCzFkU4FLD_8u49BaX6h2lqvR12UruDNYx7Z3H6mWKCZVJciv4coaUQi1FWzcXwyGhA3RZtbzaECDerpYjepimwAIGWdInmUxkKCFR9PoN9tBfT12Poj/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252810+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW_ROA1hrIE1scHvmifCaddWHfCzFkU4FLD_8u49BaX6h2lqvR12UruDNYx7Z3H6mWKCZVJciv4coaUQi1FWzcXwyGhA3RZtbzaECDerpYjepimwAIGWdInmUxkKCFR9PoN9tBfT12Poj/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252810+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Merce-drool-es</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgeA_KeChVvox38kJcKbIrDqneLzgbGUjV8eDM5IRnenGzLVyL7FlF1p30-6OCMNlHQ7LSfTZV1Q-lIADAZ-f5SWgxBP4ZgR8nSQD5DC_d5nxBa-lDkphtrJVfh-TXodkREXCRIa49gjA/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252813+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgeA_KeChVvox38kJcKbIrDqneLzgbGUjV8eDM5IRnenGzLVyL7FlF1p30-6OCMNlHQ7LSfTZV1Q-lIADAZ-f5SWgxBP4ZgR8nSQD5DC_d5nxBa-lDkphtrJVfh-TXodkREXCRIa49gjA/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252813+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a wooden wheel.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75a45xkSfysBPnM5_AkwITGwSYfF_XOpjjm-2MJHunJnj7qSom__6MBQeQaHr99rWKay5VbRbwwIy_Hvd06mo5qTCwu_i-sepy26MYz6m_4e_vQx6nHPw2G93JlMiyC4BQeLJDhc9Qbyn/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252814+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75a45xkSfysBPnM5_AkwITGwSYfF_XOpjjm-2MJHunJnj7qSom__6MBQeQaHr99rWKay5VbRbwwIy_Hvd06mo5qTCwu_i-sepy26MYz6m_4e_vQx6nHPw2G93JlMiyC4BQeLJDhc9Qbyn/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%252814+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the dress. I paired it with Gibsons in ivory, to go with the little white beads on the bodice.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVchwWaY6YAzNwS42rjj1JMl6QXhZp-dQ4GUxEC5L97LTcR48hVx8MdHTHVixLajOvblsk92PDaaakZb_0s9Lw9QHyEJ4M6ULJ1QWvPZXnMsKqwytUWDA6GFak1mHUDAaYuvz7YaPV5zZ5/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25284+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVchwWaY6YAzNwS42rjj1JMl6QXhZp-dQ4GUxEC5L97LTcR48hVx8MdHTHVixLajOvblsk92PDaaakZb_0s9Lw9QHyEJ4M6ULJ1QWvPZXnMsKqwytUWDA6GFak1mHUDAaYuvz7YaPV5zZ5/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25284+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBolLGl9TQzayjkTHXyNbcGwpsLikAN5tXIqxRZ57Ac4vH-5Jn-qpNkwhXYepMLNPUEZNXwJUW2o5HE2SNQR4uWKEgLI-uj_Z8ULwtEXu-xXssgQ-LJYcv9BdPg1X1m4IWn6cLr0OWGOjL/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25282+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBolLGl9TQzayjkTHXyNbcGwpsLikAN5tXIqxRZ57Ac4vH-5Jn-qpNkwhXYepMLNPUEZNXwJUW2o5HE2SNQR4uWKEgLI-uj_Z8ULwtEXu-xXssgQ-LJYcv9BdPg1X1m4IWn6cLr0OWGOjL/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+%25282+of+15%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoVk82k1vVd0p_WW_ih74NXXaEdfls3LPqcmfUoMNGjYJi73__egWhCtZgza35K2DR9QnT5Lm0fls6JieO7jQR84MtRTlOtZ9XPjicT3BsnMQrfsdrXOWKI_4JO2eW5RZWNyXOh2xIDE0/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+(1+of+1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoVk82k1vVd0p_WW_ih74NXXaEdfls3LPqcmfUoMNGjYJi73__egWhCtZgza35K2DR9QnT5Lm0fls6JieO7jQR84MtRTlOtZ9XPjicT3BsnMQrfsdrXOWKI_4JO2eW5RZWNyXOh2xIDE0/s1600/Fords+150th+Bday+jul13+(1+of+1).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Mr. Ford's talk, Chris and I went shopping...</td></tr></tbody></table>

Event: Henry Ford's 150th Birthday Party at the Nat'l Automobile Museum

From a huge Duesenberg  Warning: Lots of pictures of old cars.  I like old cars, and I like to take pictures of their shiny bits, so if cars...

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Sugarpine Living History Day, 2013 - Two-Person '20s Invasion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgP6TQQiAzjoGjgjsmRpw0CUFo11R2GkAvkE4Bf2QjmbeNj4GwOeMbrSClocAVA4Fh1T3pVkASXNFJ-5xvtKdsvI3GT91u0Cpf8_32Xjh4BtsQfzQE4h3lrXc88LeEmFUiYKu3sXkO4-r/s1600/sugarpine+2013+(3+of+15).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s costume Ehrman Mansion Lake Tahoe" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgP6TQQiAzjoGjgjsmRpw0CUFo11R2GkAvkE4Bf2QjmbeNj4GwOeMbrSClocAVA4Fh1T3pVkASXNFJ-5xvtKdsvI3GT91u0Cpf8_32Xjh4BtsQfzQE4h3lrXc88LeEmFUiYKu3sXkO4-r/s640/sugarpine+2013+(3+of+15).jpg" title="" width="426" /></a></div><br />Yesterday our army of costume-clad amazons, all two of us, invaded a nice little local event at the Ehrman Mansion on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe.  We go every year in '20s and '30s attire, confusing the event staff and generally making a spectacle.  This year we were few, but we were saucy.<br /><br />My adorable mother wore a 1920s bathing costume.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLakKXEOk5KpHXwdAFRkoPhYeFYLpf3qmT4xUhtaxw7Yacdlr0luLU-rs6DIic64IToTvgKb84rS0pSCgd62wyi8Egt8nFm9DznjKGF9iZxpYOsIQvajiRaFfEUCzZ-GC70dWrv3gAx5z/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%25285+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s bathing suit costume" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLakKXEOk5KpHXwdAFRkoPhYeFYLpf3qmT4xUhtaxw7Yacdlr0luLU-rs6DIic64IToTvgKb84rS0pSCgd62wyi8Egt8nFm9DznjKGF9iZxpYOsIQvajiRaFfEUCzZ-GC70dWrv3gAx5z/s640/sugarpine+2013+%25285+of+15%2529.jpg" title="" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ji83CKccA4Ua1dtgNOYRV8_MOXi_OTWNetTNZXYZCmFWiWtD9jAqeKE55EP91LhKqqIXPMzXZ2bNFTAcrc6hpo_j_nwSf_WEaQ_sczINTanB_-LDFVBcgEmMDVWlhHuTWGp15dvNB_17/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%25282+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ji83CKccA4Ua1dtgNOYRV8_MOXi_OTWNetTNZXYZCmFWiWtD9jAqeKE55EP91LhKqqIXPMzXZ2bNFTAcrc6hpo_j_nwSf_WEaQ_sczINTanB_-LDFVBcgEmMDVWlhHuTWGp15dvNB_17/s640/sugarpine+2013+%25282+of+15%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFMcrNSL4E0IzEmfKSYzZjAv7M5cYJ8PLc3EE9XMJoadihVj-HELJ1_R5CCkXhkXx_bdRDgT3dhmmmjAQLSplBp2SWa0lEl76fVyiwK2F4stWBEEq9ZzU7hKXCb8ylvAWTlc6sbtwG3ta/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%25289+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFMcrNSL4E0IzEmfKSYzZjAv7M5cYJ8PLc3EE9XMJoadihVj-HELJ1_R5CCkXhkXx_bdRDgT3dhmmmjAQLSplBp2SWa0lEl76fVyiwK2F4stWBEEq9ZzU7hKXCb8ylvAWTlc6sbtwG3ta/s640/sugarpine+2013+%25289+of+15%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I wore the "just-in-time" <a href="http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/07/little-1920s-jersey-dress-in-progress.html">Little Jersey Dress</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpHwmbhUOhcDtIZy4EmbleV7MJU5oxkrPkCrokVrvVqpvucWdDQw6GaIdgteRqs9jFN32WeV4hQLGX6C4N4i0g3mi5F-OqZ66mBkIV-yxEsONxBYOYepfaB8NKi-1geaMJCR7I4RjxKV7/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%252811+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s gatsby dress MG TD roadster Lake Tahoe Sugarpine event" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpHwmbhUOhcDtIZy4EmbleV7MJU5oxkrPkCrokVrvVqpvucWdDQw6GaIdgteRqs9jFN32WeV4hQLGX6C4N4i0g3mi5F-OqZ66mBkIV-yxEsONxBYOYepfaB8NKi-1geaMJCR7I4RjxKV7/s640/sugarpine+2013+%252811+of+15%2529.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div><br />There were lots of mid-century British Roadsters to delight us, and take pictures next to, which had me scouring eBay later that evening, hoping to find one fully restored, in perfect running order, for a steal (yeah right!)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVUr3Ip_RCM4B-3EIa7y7KZtyj_6pm3agabdzV4ZnrJUxfNT_Meccn1MfdQvwQ-fHi1hCG_tNJ8c-bmlM3osexx-EwQR1xOAJzB9Hys5TuVje6viYmuy-WiuCS9cZ7kdjryOE4lk-dBsh/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%25286+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Morgan classic car roadster grill" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVUr3Ip_RCM4B-3EIa7y7KZtyj_6pm3agabdzV4ZnrJUxfNT_Meccn1MfdQvwQ-fHi1hCG_tNJ8c-bmlM3osexx-EwQR1xOAJzB9Hys5TuVje6viYmuy-WiuCS9cZ7kdjryOE4lk-dBsh/s640/sugarpine+2013+%25286+of+15%2529.jpg" title="" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morgan</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1cbM2lA2tQFp6CcED8r2RN1dA9FB6JlIDTgdz23_Pbo1qqq1QTlVDHs9xxqDWGlQB_Rcg0Jy_1Id1IgsQXnMP-nPPduFAtWURikw8dQU3NrGrVK7v7mWXU0SNZkvtcYVPJrqpKTmwmhx/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%25288+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="classic car MG TD roadster" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1cbM2lA2tQFp6CcED8r2RN1dA9FB6JlIDTgdz23_Pbo1qqq1QTlVDHs9xxqDWGlQB_Rcg0Jy_1Id1IgsQXnMP-nPPduFAtWURikw8dQU3NrGrVK7v7mWXU0SNZkvtcYVPJrqpKTmwmhx/s640/sugarpine+2013+%25288+of+15%2529.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MG</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rj3RBILk1K2wBlPVsSDYo75bbNHhAL0RlN8VlMFa8KH8AEFVzy-epVaV7N9vXSs7iCBAJHCHphlNvUcDAzhTBUKD6AVEEhTvCr1_KT742bW3h5WoKtMraTT9JnGOEf9wk-6Zo5mHgOC3/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%252810+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rj3RBILk1K2wBlPVsSDYo75bbNHhAL0RlN8VlMFa8KH8AEFVzy-epVaV7N9vXSs7iCBAJHCHphlNvUcDAzhTBUKD6AVEEhTvCr1_KT742bW3h5WoKtMraTT9JnGOEf9wk-6Zo5mHgOC3/s640/sugarpine+2013+%252810+of+15%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkfWPix5scxBMutqEQgNbUCsz9GIHYvTzm1c2QZ0egrO_GgkOnVplNaqY73_4mk6cz1nOa2YQiVrgSsbGOB5zQkXl2EtmrfdoPHNq9YlDCxCbHcmmBjGn4gSi9WJPh1M6VfJKPwZCSLGt/s640/sugarpine+2013+%25281+of+15%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />...but then it was all okay, after chasing some chipmunks and rolling in the grass...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd4Me-Dc5lOeDWaxw0SgB37rXYfiIlzBaaAkhMGOkg8pNBPTWXtDSpzW3q2tuHQa9wH9FowqiUqKwQJ2DnFQDSHhISrdFuO_PA8O1DX1GPzozFM5tkmomgCtnvJ_TqguhYm_Grulu9jOG/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%252813+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd4Me-Dc5lOeDWaxw0SgB37rXYfiIlzBaaAkhMGOkg8pNBPTWXtDSpzW3q2tuHQa9wH9FowqiUqKwQJ2DnFQDSHhISrdFuO_PA8O1DX1GPzozFM5tkmomgCtnvJ_TqguhYm_Grulu9jOG/s640/sugarpine+2013+%252813+of+15%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was a lovely day, nice weather. We ate sandwiches while a trio involving an accordian played "La Vie en Rose."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflqbybzHunhOteVa4Phhhm8P7tEYtA7q1AQh_Vowf5-Uqc9_52vBSOp-w5sv1Olu7HwQ6e_vjf7cOy3fkLErF08stjEblT9Nl8g7tpYYFgxdxAQB638cVHL4zYmbQe7ydkU8-tsmbiQXh/s1600/sugarpine+2013+%252814+of+15%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflqbybzHunhOteVa4Phhhm8P7tEYtA7q1AQh_Vowf5-Uqc9_52vBSOp-w5sv1Olu7HwQ6e_vjf7cOy3fkLErF08stjEblT9Nl8g7tpYYFgxdxAQB638cVHL4zYmbQe7ydkU8-tsmbiQXh/s640/sugarpine+2013+%252814+of+15%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The End.

Sugarpine Living History Day, 2013 - Two-Person '20s Invasion

Yesterday our army of costume-clad amazons, all two of us, invaded a nice little local event at the Ehrman Mansion on the West Shore of Lake...

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Little 1920s Jersey Dress - In Progress

Last week I thought I'd put together a simple little 1920s frock, made from a bold floral jersey fabric given to me by <a href="http://www.vintagedancer.com/">Vintage Dancer</a>.<br /><br />I devised a little plan, after looking at some inspiration.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7xlEeem-59UAwY83S65coBEsGl2pX6RAiM8UnXLKxrgMGKW3IghytWTQA94LIMt4EAre2JmsvcvX1EGZo6vyAIybIc2IvBlEdEN6S0gUpu1OyKx7xqLKg2GKEMKE7peILGVGzka-1K5X/s625/Musee+McCord+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7xlEeem-59UAwY83S65coBEsGl2pX6RAiM8UnXLKxrgMGKW3IghytWTQA94LIMt4EAre2JmsvcvX1EGZo6vyAIybIc2IvBlEdEN6S0gUpu1OyKx7xqLKg2GKEMKE7peILGVGzka-1K5X/s400/Musee+McCord+dress.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Musee McCord dress - this is an evening gown, but has a similar construction to what I was going for</td></tr></tbody></table>I didn't want to bother going out for a pattern, so I tried the single piece pattern indicated on this original catalog page.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16vmKrkC6aQ6pU53ODoE2SzDMVoxfr04TScEI1k1ZCH5x1OQ_xS4PV5LZ6EEUdQX8F7b-FaexZhU9Nzp7_Zvb43LIMeDUVja8oM7IWW3jyAb_UxODtBMkH1pOHGSfdKrrl6cuEBWTTfsu/s930/1920s+pattern+catalog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16vmKrkC6aQ6pU53ODoE2SzDMVoxfr04TScEI1k1ZCH5x1OQ_xS4PV5LZ6EEUdQX8F7b-FaexZhU9Nzp7_Zvb43LIMeDUVja8oM7IWW3jyAb_UxODtBMkH1pOHGSfdKrrl6cuEBWTTfsu/s640/1920s+pattern+catalog.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dresses in the top left and top right, with the tiny pattern diagrams...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQJPZ5bweAkVPJllci9PTCSRIi5OLkuW3lXRkOZNuJiwnDSRkx_Ay8xY465krq8tej1-Dx9w8A2290mca4ovFQIjZIaIK8L6PATUdHwZCyJ4Hozuae83ISoknvh4k0NkrYIh2Ex-kyiio/s800/20s-jersey-sketches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQJPZ5bweAkVPJllci9PTCSRIi5OLkuW3lXRkOZNuJiwnDSRkx_Ay8xY465krq8tej1-Dx9w8A2290mca4ovFQIjZIaIK8L6PATUdHwZCyJ4Hozuae83ISoknvh4k0NkrYIh2Ex-kyiio/s640/20s-jersey-sketches.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sketches</td></tr></tbody></table>I had quite a lot of trouble with this supposedly simple pattern, particularly through the gathers at the sides.  How, exactly, do you achieve these side gathers and have this area hang nicely?  I tried cutting at an angle, cutting straight, you name it; no matter how I fiddled with it, I just couldn't get it right.  In the end, I didn't have enough yardage to accommodate such a huge pattern anyway, so I went with plan B...<br /><br /><br />I cut the side gathers off into their own pieces, and made them trapezoids instead of straight rectangles, for added flounciness.  The front piece is cut on the fold, but the back piece had to be seamed at CB due to yardage restrictions ... not perfect, but it works.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesAQREPrzfzHu_u8BmlmE_Y82FxEyF8B3boyJYWx8uaMiyDUu7ae1ccbFQt6pemIYZymPs7p6_AYalcVAlBtQjlmTpslIPzipfVJehSYFFntHtw83krGgKouVlRSB3tKSidEeEcaSU3NR/s800/20s-jersey-prog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesAQREPrzfzHu_u8BmlmE_Y82FxEyF8B3boyJYWx8uaMiyDUu7ae1ccbFQt6pemIYZymPs7p6_AYalcVAlBtQjlmTpslIPzipfVJehSYFFntHtw83krGgKouVlRSB3tKSidEeEcaSU3NR/s640/20s-jersey-prog1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gathered, inset panel at the side.</td></tr></tbody></table>At the moment, its working quite well.  Despite the straight line silhouette through the bodice being historical, I'd like to wear this dress outside of costuming events without looking too weird, so I'm going to carve out a subtle waist through the side seams.  I also bought some black jersey in the same weight to extend the skirt for both visual weight and because it's just a tad too short at the moment.  The black jersey will also make the hip belt, and possibly a neck tie.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rinyDCr8euqP1dt9cthBkrTiohQA5xKCw9OZnBN-RHW02pEnTmajlrPos_lSTTiOffB7PsLjVKaQ0UsG6idaSaXP4WP1AvrZt1quzJTCiGoL7AB1Kpbl9koGWYF6QMAjDrEY23FGtbnF/s1272/20s-jersey-prog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rinyDCr8euqP1dt9cthBkrTiohQA5xKCw9OZnBN-RHW02pEnTmajlrPos_lSTTiOffB7PsLjVKaQ0UsG6idaSaXP4WP1AvrZt1quzJTCiGoL7AB1Kpbl9koGWYF6QMAjDrEY23FGtbnF/s640/20s-jersey-prog2.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somebody needs to clean her camera lens, yeesh!  This is the dress without any hip belt or waist</td></tr></tbody></table>Onward!

Little 1920s Jersey Dress - In Progress

Last week I thought I'd put together a simple little 1920s frock, made from a bold floral jersey fabric given to me by Vintage Dancer . ...

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