tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post6566990523059102386..comments2023-08-25T07:13:38.866-07:00Comments on Nothing Elegant: The Death of the Coiffure{Tara}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-84946252846301721122008-12-01T13:12:00.000-08:002008-12-01T13:12:00.000-08:00I need to track down repro hair nets. I love the ...I need to track down repro hair nets. I love the look of them in 1940s photos.s.i. michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327405906167939684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-40825671103112882882008-11-21T12:21:00.000-08:002008-11-21T12:21:00.000-08:00grace -- thanks!! The NYPL has amazing images that...grace -- thanks!! The NYPL has amazing images that I can get lost in for hours!{Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-44416192134270947282008-11-21T10:55:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:55:00.000-08:00This is a wonderful, magical post. Those images yo...This is a wonderful, magical post. Those images you found are amazing.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571209383447209604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-74703407268409289732008-11-21T08:53:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:53:00.000-08:00I would love to try that once but I can't ever ima...I would love to try that once but I can't ever imagine to do that every day! even though it's very beautiful..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-18778748011405385672008-11-21T08:44:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:44:00.000-08:00carrie -- thanks! You just don't see beautiful hai...carrie -- thanks! You just don't see beautiful hair accessories very much like these anymore.{Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-64653353620038657042008-11-21T08:11:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:11:00.000-08:00Exquisite post! Love these antique pictures. What ...Exquisite post! Love these antique pictures. What amazing hairpins and styles!<BR/><BR/>xoxox,<BR/>CCCouture Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401719580947285891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-50263988484343483322008-11-21T07:29:00.000-08:002008-11-21T07:29:00.000-08:00miss karen-- it seems every detail was so importan...miss karen-- it seems every detail was so important. I can see how they felt very creative in this pursuit but also how it could become so stifling...<BR/><BR/>ana-- I agree...well, I would try it once at least!{Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-30329387643233780542008-11-21T06:26:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:26:00.000-08:00looks like a lot of work! i can admire it from an ...looks like a lot of work! i can admire it from an esthetic point, but not enough to try it.ana maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489450163251652939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-12633629731443100902008-11-21T00:51:00.000-08:002008-11-21T00:51:00.000-08:00I love these pictures you posted! I'm always mesme...I love these pictures you posted! I'm always mesmerised by the old images of decadent beauty. The men and women always looked so perfect and really treated their external appearance as a work of art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-72149606137463560792008-11-20T20:09:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:09:00.000-08:00mrs french -- I know! I would love to have just on...mrs french -- I know! I would love to have just one of these lovely hair pins!<BR/><BR/>michiko -- Thanks! I think people have become lazy with parties...and it is expensive ;){Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-46731229224429222332008-11-20T20:05:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:05:00.000-08:00I totally agree with you, I love vintage styles bu...I totally agree with you, I love vintage styles but I wouldn't go back and live in the time, no way lol<BR/>I'd love to attend masquerade though, it's a shame there aren't many fab parties like that anymore (especially in japan. japanese suck at parties)<BR/>Beautiful hair and hair accessories!lune_blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316109253205716460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-34357162056997299352008-11-20T19:23:00.000-08:002008-11-20T19:23:00.000-08:00I like to appreciate this from afar...so, so beaut...I like to appreciate this from afar...so, so beautiful! xoMrs.Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538695099376546483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-54543721071725382442008-11-20T19:09:00.000-08:002008-11-20T19:09:00.000-08:00savvy -- no kidding! we have it so easy in compari...savvy -- no kidding! we have it so easy in comparison!<BR/><BR/>lacouturier -- People need to have masquerades again...but, yes, no matter how beautiful those styles were, there is no way I would trade my wash-n-go hair and blue jeans!{Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-13646202483779105992008-11-20T16:26:00.000-08:002008-11-20T16:26:00.000-08:00i'm on the same page as you - beautiful, yes, but ...i'm on the same page as you - beautiful, yes, but i wouldnt sacrifice the now to go back for those vintage styles. a masquerade would be amazin tho. minus the wig.<BR/><BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>La CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-64238573278239162022008-11-20T15:15:00.000-08:002008-11-20T15:15:00.000-08:00i completely agree with you. imagine if we have t...i completely agree with you. imagine if we have to hand wash clothes, make butter, jam and bread from scratch....Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274781443181176710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-4619409424176033802008-11-20T14:59:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:59:00.000-08:00brigid -- I don't have enough hair either, but fro...brigid -- I don't have enough hair either, but from what I understand, women used to use crazy attachments and hair pieces...but a wig might be easier, LOL!{Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-55853957161352340722008-11-20T14:56:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:56:00.000-08:00airam -- people really should bring the masquerade...airam -- people really should bring the masquerade back...it seems so sexy and mysterious. You should throw one! Invite me, LOL ;){Tara}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00983868577862685234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-8785020533539625952008-11-20T14:55:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:55:00.000-08:00I'm totally with you. I appreciate the styles on a...I'm totally with you. I appreciate the styles on an aesthetic level, but I would not go back in time just to wear them! If I were to attend a masquerade, I'd need a wig. I don't have any where near enough hair to fancy up that way!Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621891389131097604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057450028150007198.post-6722523455821016102008-11-20T14:49:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:49:00.000-08:00The masquerade is a dying art form, I'm afraid... ...The masquerade is a dying art form, I'm afraid... and it's such a shame, for what's more fun than attending a fabulous party where nobody knows who the others are, and everyone acts more freely since their identity is hidden? Perhaps I'll have to throw a christmas-masquerade... or even better, a February-masquerade, since February is the saddest, darkest month up here, I think.Airamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353860355703853334noreply@blogger.com