I didn’t even know the dress I was wearing was that much of a throwback. You know, there’s only so old style and only so many styles people can pull off. Some of the styles have changed a lot since then—and I’m not just talking about the women’s wear you see on the cover of…
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I need to see my dresser. (in disbelief) Oh my god… I’m supposed to be cutting off a flapper dress…. (more in disbelief) I don’t have a dresser!! (laughing) No, I get it. You think I would be more of a slob to have a dresser… but, you didn’t see what I’ve done with the…
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No one’s sure … What do you think of this latest flapper fashion trend? Let us know in the comments below. This slideshow requires JavaScript. It’s been a little over 1 year since I last had the chance to test this new and improved C-130W. I’ve been reading some reviews on this helicopter: http://www.aircraft.com/forums/showpost.php?p=267958#post267958 It’s…
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It is a type of synthetic hair that is made of a combination of silk and silk protein (or, gel), as well as other additives and fragrances. It has many of the same technical qualities as traditional silk, but is used to recreate a slightly softer appearance in synthetic hair. How does it feel? Meredy…
The “Rip Van Winkles” series, with that gorgeous black and white cover and its cover boy. What was the most difficult book to sell? My novel “Happiness” (a collaboration between one of my sons and a retired author/editor), which was very popular at the time. I tried to get it in three books in a…
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The most famous dancer? The most beautiful dancer? The most talented dancer? The most famous actress? The most famous singer? Or none of these, but I bet the most popular movie star of the 1920s was…you guessed it, the star of the original Hollywood strip club. And it just so happens that the woman who…
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My mother is from the 1920s and my dad was a doctor in the war. We grew up in a little place in Texas that was called the Hill Country. When we moved here we spent the first couple years living around Houston. The first two or three years — especially from the seventh grade…
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A petting party is just that. What did it mean to a woman at one time to walk into a hotel and be greeted with such delight and such affection by another woman? Or to one man who was invited with the hopes that his visitor may be a special one? Such was not always…
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Probably Marjorie Merriweather Post, and why? I’m not a history buff, so there you go. As you can see, I’m pretty biased (in a good way), and of course I’m biased about my favorite period; 1920s Hollywood, but that doesn’t mean I’ve never been able to catch a whiff of the “good old days”, and…
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The petting party was a public celebration at which couples kissed and petted their pets and their pets’ friends. The term petting or “pumping and spanking” (also spelled petting party or petting parties) was first used as a form of entertainment around the 1920s. Photo by Flickr user Michael Fischel How is the term petting…
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