A Vintage Tribute: "L'armadio di Elia"
... honoring Elia's life through a creative display of her beautiful, mostly home sewn, mid-century wardrobe ...
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The Lady With 400 Long-Sleeved Blouses
... I was greeted by towering stacks of clothing arranged along a sizable sectional sofa, a coffee table, and a wing chair ...
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What Can *You* Make From Three Bath Towels?
... It looked like some sort of ultra-plush dressing gown (that's a bathrobe you can wear beyond the bathroom, for you youngsters) ...
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All Washed Up: Salvaging the Green Dress
... First step: assess the condition, check for damage, and decide how much (time, effort, and money) to invest ...
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! Replacing a Vintage Zipper
... hadn't I read somewhere how to fix this exact problem? Ah! a challenge ...
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Costume Drama
... The dress was headed to a young enlisted woman on active duty, living on a battle ship stationed somewhere off the coast of Japan ...
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That's About It for the Clothes, Do You Want To See My Donkeys?
... If you get there and find his dead mother's things, that's great. If you find his dead mother, run like hell ...
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Queen of the 60s Shift Dress
... I can already see desirable vintage goodies peeking from the stacks ...
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