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Old 31-07-2012, 06:57   #20
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Re: Female 1912 fashion ?

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Originally Posted by susie123 View Post
Yes, I was bridesmaid twice around that time and had that style, with the headdress round the gap in the middle. Only difference between then and 1912 was that in the early 60s my hair was fairly short so the fullness was achieved by backcombing rather than piling long hair up.
I can remember watching my mum back-combing her hair in the mirror when I was a little girl and then using loads of hairspray. She had a red wig for going out too and a turquoise sparkly trouser-suit (sequinned -very Cilla Black!)
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