• German glass bead earrings – made by me
• 1920s onesie as blouse – from Uncommon Objects, ATX
• 1970s Sailor Pants – Military Supply store, Seattle
• Green Greta Shoes – From Remixvintageshoes

Here’s my spin on a 1930s Chorus Girl outfit – I’m ready to dance!
I love this color of peach – and the garment has little floral embroidery and a rotting silk ribbon at the front.

I check this book out through interlibrary loan a few weeks ago and it has literally reshaped my techniques of pincurling. It is an invaluable resource for understanding curls and has the most ridiculous details of how to set them, how to brush them out, and how to sculpt them into different styles. Information about it here: Vintage Hairstyling on Amazon, but check your local library to check it out first.

Speaking of pincurls – everyone PLEASE check out the newest issue of Zelda, Bellewether and I are contributors to a full-color pincurl tutorial. It also features:

• COVER STORY : Like a Melody: Doris Eaton Travis (interview)
• A True Classic: Robert Osborne (interview),
• Marsha Hunt: On Golden Era Fashion (interview) ,
• Cocktails : Dead Men Tell No Tales, But Their Spirits Do!,
• Pincurling Tutorial,
• A Dress Shoe for the Man of Action (in 1922),
• Illustrations by Fyodor Pavlov, Lawrence Gullo, and Joslyn Zoe, Gelber & Manning,
• Vicky Butterfly : Vintage Burlesquer,
• Sage Advice : Mister Burton,
• Vintage City 101: Los Angeles, On the Town
• All of this for $7.50!! That’s less than a cocktail!

My hair is set to make the curls above by backwards curling them and pinned at the scalp so that they strand strait up. When they are combed out they make big corkscrew curls that boing into shape and stay that way for a few days (with resetting at night). Upon talking about flapper ‘fros, Nika recommended washing my hair with BIG from Lush because it has salt and citrus in it, so I tried out my salt face scrub instead (because I already owned it) and it turned out so well! It’s very fluffy and clean feeling, even four days later! I think when I run out of the scrub I’ll just make a paste of sea salt and citrus along with my normal combination of Apple Cider Vinegar and baking soda. Yes, I like to cook with my hair.

Top Left: The gals from “Gold Diggers of 1937″
Bottom Left:Chorus girls from “The Singing Kid”
Top Right:From “Dancing Lady” (1933)

Kiss Curl with Paper Crane

Little Seuss, the Circus Dog, and I listen to country music records at Belleweather’s house.

Hello twenty ten! My January thus far has been very quiet. I’m refreshed after a spell in the woods underneath the blue moon.I went camping with Angel on her family’s land NW of Austin for the New Years, where we slept in a giant Tipi and hunted blue crystals on dried up creek beds.

Snow White and the DeZurick Sisters combined into some kind of all mighty country singing dainty dame, they might make an outfit that looks a bit like this one. I love the silhouette of this dress! I rescued it from Buffalo Exchange a few years ago for a mere $11. It was marked down because of a rather simple rip at the neckline, which I turned into a lower geometrical neckline with a little mending. I just adore the puffy sleeves, the lace trim, and the simple blue/brown square pattern.

I topped the outfit off with lots of loopy kisscurls and a big red bow to compliment the Snow White vibe.

• Red satin bow
• Russian Red lipstick – by MAC
• 1950s? cotton cowgirl dress – Buffalo Exchange, Eugene, OR
• Black flats – Target

It’s still an amazing 107F in Texas! I cannot wait for a month to pass… I know in September that I’ll be able to wear real outfits again! It’s so bright outside today that this was my best squinting shot that still shows off all four kiss curls!