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ITA, GK.
I keep scrapbooks of editorial pieces from US, UK and Paris fashion magazines just for inspiration. I download stuff from the web and of course tpf for the same reason. I do purge stuff from the scrapbooks b/c they're like any fashion report, they can get dated (i.e, what was I thinking?). But these reports are so useful for the way lengths and colors change back and forth, and how colors are combined. Don't "give away" your kellys, I was doing that with the HS I've sold and so quit selling. I've put energy into trying new combos of [seemingly outdated] scarves and clothing to (as Tim Gunn says on Project Runway) make it work!

I need to acquire a shoe stretcher for the same reason, to go up half a size. Can you recommend one?

Thank you @Croisette7 for posting these monochromatic teal ensembles, they are lovely and I'm printing them out.
The shoe stretcher is made by Dunkleman, London. I bought them on amazon,com
 
This one is only 10-12 years old, but it is hot again as a straw bag. I just love it and it matches the buttons on the sale white Chanel jacket that I picked up a few weeks ago. I find that to be rather amusing. View attachment 3788603

Hmmm, I am seeing a theme here about wood handles on a bag....

Lol! How I miss the 80's! They heyday of prep. :smile: These are new versions of the Bermuda bag that were available at one point on Mark & Graham. The monograms! Sadly, I just don't think I can pull it off anymore. Lol! Isn't there some rule about how if you lived through the trend the first time you're too old to do it again?

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What an interesting bag! Why can't you wear this now. Brown and rusts are big for fall and it would be perfect

Straw bags have been in style this summer. I went shopping in my closet and found a super pretty MiuMiu from about 10 years ago and wearing it again. Pulled out a vintage Enid Collins of Texas too.
Yea for vintage Enid Collins-- love mine!!! So different & unique-
 
I think vintage is the point of view of the owner/beholder. Some say a piece has to be 20 years old to be vintage. I mentioned upthread that I had pulled out some older pieces to use this summer. Here is an Enid Collins of Texas bag from the early 60's. They are now considered very collectible. View attachment 3788587 View attachment 3788590
Lovely!! Do you have any of the wooden box ones from the 60s/70s?
 
Lol! How I miss the 80's! They heyday of prep. :smile: These are new versions of the Bermuda bag that were available at one point on Mark & Graham. The monograms! Sadly, I just don't think I can pull it off anymore. Lol! Isn't there some rule about how if you lived through the trend the first time you're too old to do it again?

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I had a friend in college who wore one of these all the time. I don't see why you can't wear it. It is a classic like a Kelly!
 
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The boxes are the ones I have- I should carry them, but I have such dear memories ❤️ and I'm afraid something will happen to them if I carry -- but they make me smile when I see them in my closet
I understand your feelings, and I relate to them very well, but I have decided that there is no point in having something and not using it. It something happens to it, it happens. I think they are much sturdier than you realize. They have been with us a long time and mine is still in pristine condition. Worse case if something falls off, you glue it back. Even if lost, there is so much going on in the designs, it won't be missed.
 
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What an interesting bag! Why can't you wear this now. Brown and rusts are big for fall and it would be perfect

Straw bags have been in style this summer. I went shopping in my closet and found a super pretty MiuMiu from about 10 years ago and wearing it again. Pulled out a vintage Enid Collins of Texas too.
GK, the art nouveau bags hold very little. They hold far less than a constance. They are about 7 inchs by not very many inches and they are hard to get open. I think they were meant for a handkerchief, some "mad money" and maybe a key and a couple of calling cards. They would easily accommodate a smart phone and very little else. I carried one of these bags to a gathering and I couldn't get the darn thing open or was it closed? They open by a turnlock but it has a little doo-dad to secure it. The doo-dad's the problem. Also, they're not very noticeable, being small and having quiet colors.
But I like tooled leather and eventually, I figure I'll find a bag that's a reasonable size. Because, you're right, tooled leather would look cool with some autumnal tweeds.
 
I think vintage is the point of view of the owner/beholder. Some say a piece has to be 20 years old to be vintage. I mentioned upthread that I had pulled out some older pieces to use this summer. Here is an Enid Collins of Texas bag from the early 60's. They are now considered very collectible. View attachment 3788587 View attachment 3788590
I'm glad Dolce & Gabbana among others have flowery decorated bags. Your bag fits right into the spectrum of decorated bags and looks like it would be fun to carry.
 
"But it has pretty pretty clothes...Otherwise known as "goths discover brown".
How much do I love this quote!?!
I agree with everything you said, but you said it in such an entertaining way :smile:
I would be into steampunk clothing and accessories, but it's just a little too costumey for me, luckily many designers are incorporating steampunk-type elements into their clothing in recent collections (Victorian type blouses etc) and of course Alexander McQueen.
I love victorian frills, hatty-hats, and long skirts.
 
It sounds very pretty. For some reason I thought Prussian Blue was more a grayed-out blue. I must be mentally extrapolating from the name. :smile:

I don't know if my eyes see things weirdly or what, but I frequently see outfits that are not quite matches - that clearly were meant to be. It's hard, of course, because things match under one light and not another, but it bugs me, which is one reason I'm scared of color. I've learned to mostly ignore non-matching blacks, because then I'd never leave the house. :lol:



That also sounds lovely, and nice and summery. I learned a while ago that long skirts (especially broomstick skirts, remember those?) and rolling office chairs are a bad combination for me, though. If I was lucky I ended up with the waist around my knees until I could grab it. If not I ended up sitting on the floor unwinding the fabric from the wheel casings... :annoyed:

Steampunk is kind of an alternate history, revisioning the Victorian age with clockwork-based high technology instead of transistor-based. A seminal book was probably Neal Stephenson's A Diamond Age, and another the comic book Girl Genius. It's kind of based on penny dreadfuls, with swashbuckling adventures swinging from zeppelins and the like. So if you're into it you build a whole mad-scientist/explorer/secret-spy persona. It can be a bit problematic regarding class, race, and gender issues, which some people address, but I'm not into the scene so I don't know how effectively. But it has pretty pretty clothes.

Otherwise known as "goths discover brown".



Ooh, sounds lovely! May I see an example?



I saw the picture! Amazing!
Thanks for your reply, Fizzy!

There was a discussion not long ago in this thread about the difference between teal and petrole. I don't think of teal as a grayed color but I have a petrole HS and it's definitely a deep grayed blue. Does not combine well with a teal outfit bc it's too grayed. It's almost like a deep blue spruce color. But others here consider petrole to be a teal color and I am certain they have evidence to prove it! But then, there's also Mallard, Duck, Colvert . . . however, Petrole seems to be used by H as a scarf color.

I remember broomstick skirts -- they were fun to wear, girly and swirly. My 140 cm plume silk is now my current hazardous item b/c it can hang to the floor when I'm sitting in my office chair. If I roll too much I could flame out like Isadora Duncan.

I didn't think that as a rule cities in Germany got hot humid summers.
 
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