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May 5th, 2010
- 1920s cloche hat – Avalon, PDX, Oregon
- 1930s repro bow blouse with kittens drinking out of tea cups – Jitterbuggin on etsy
- 1950s dress worn as skirt
- Obviously I can’t get enough of these striped stockings
- Brown/Black Tstraps from Target
I have a very small head (my mother always laughs at me) but it’s quite handy for fitting into tiny 1920s cloche hats, which are usually size 21 and smaller. The next time you’re at the beauty parlor, request for the back to be “stacked” and they’ll usually cut your hair shorter beginning at the occipital bone. Think Louise Brooks. It’s a very handy cut to have for making hats fit. There is your beauty tip for the day.
Most of my cloches are ill fitting at the moment because the back of my head is overgrown. I haven’t had my hair cut in a while because I haven’t any extra money – a ladies’ haircut in Austin is $50 in most places before tip! I feed myself on nearly $90 a month, so it doesn’t really make sense to spend food money on something that will grow back in 5 weeks. I can manage trimming the front and sides okay, but I can’t stack the back myself. I wish I could pay for just partial haircuts, because I would gladly pay $25 for just the back to be cut and the rest left alone. I have a special technique for cutting my hair that is probably not approved by most stylists. It involves dry cutting the ringlets and then twisting sections that I pincurl and thin them out.
Close up of kitten fabric! I borrowed this image from the Jitterbuggin Etsy shop. By the way, I own another blouse from this shop and I can’t say enough nice things about it. It’s all handmade in Portland, Oregon by the cutest girl, too!
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I love the cloche!
One of the main reasons i am growing my fringe (bangs) out is becuase haircuts are so expensive. My hairdresser does do free fringe trims but still I felt like i was forever going back for what wasn’t taking any time at all but paying proper hair cut prices for it.
you should look in to if any high-end salons near you have training programs. I get $15 haircuts at a salon that charges $200+ (in San Francisco) because I go on their student training day.
OMG, that top is the most adorable thing ever, I love it!
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Kittens drinking from tea cups!!
I have a huge head – vintage hats rarely fit. I’d like to think it’s all the brains, but I think it’s just that I have a huge head.
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I love your hair so you must be really good at cutting it
. Iam sadly in the same state as well.I need a haircut bad or something done with it ,but i dont have alot of extra cash. I want to grow out my hair and i dont want to dye my hair anymore and let the natural dark shine through,but while waiting my hair looks like total crap! The only time my hair doesnt look bad is when my hair is in a set. So i just try to make sure i do my hair in a set and my hair keeps it for 3-4 days. I always love your posts and its one of my fav sites to check in on! 
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