[ please click for the sources of these lovely images! ]
Hello, everyone! How has your weekend been? We swapped our outdoor plans for stayin’ cool in the air conditioning, as it got brutally hot yesterday (and I just don’t do well in the heat all day!). Instead I have been spending my weekend in some creative pursuits–namely taking apart a straw hat to salvage the straw braid. Remember my resolution for 2010 to learn hat making? I’m finally starting to get into gear with that, and am slowly acquiring all the tools necessary for making myself a little straw hat (I’m coveting one of those small, early 40s “tilt” hats!). Hopefully more about this in the coming weeks–I want to document the process thoroughly. But for now, I’ve still got my nose buried in books (namely From the Neck Up by Denise Dreher and several of the millinery books available online here) and going through all my inspiration images to decide on the style!
- How to recreate Gene Tierney’s hairstyle in the film Laura–one of my favorites!
- I love these serviceable but pretty smocks from the 30s.
- Tips on wearing white during the summer, from Couture Allure.
- Jen has been sharing some excellent tips on sewing with vintage patterns!
- Have you checked out the catalog Sunday posts over at the New Vintage Lady blog?
Ahh Gene Tierney is so beautiful – Whirlpool was on telly this morning, so I watched it in my pyjamas (bliss!), in awe that her hair still looked so neat after a week in prison – they must’ve had in-house coiffeurs in those days!
Lovely inspirations! Good luck with the hat!
These are so beautiful, how inspirational!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue
Good luck with the hat making! Like you, I absolutely covet a 1940s tilt hat, but they’re always out of my price range.
xx Charlotte
Tuppence Ha’penny Vintage
yay! I love vintage sewing info – and completely forgot about the site again…again…thanks for reminding me about it
I look forward to see how your hatmaking goes…
I’ve been looking for hairstyle ideas for a wedding I’m in, so thank you so much for the link to the Laura hair tutorial! I may be able to pull that off.