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Category: 1940s

1940s, Costume College, Hair and make-up

COCO LOSERS

July 27, 2018by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on COCO LOSERS

It's here! I'm reclining on a king bed at the Woodland Hills Marriott in LA which is currently full of fantastically dressed ladies. I flew in yesterday and proceeded to have a major freak-out. I am not good at groups, guys! And costuming royalty is here-- I might've freaked out when I walked past Merja [...]

1940s, Hair and make-up, Renaissance Spain, SCA

*Assorted life updates*

June 1, 2018by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on *Assorted life updates*

I'm on my couch with a miserable head cold and went "hey, do you know what I haven't done in a while? Written a blog post!" This is not because I haven't been doing anything, but because I've mostly been trudging along on projects without really documenting them or making definitive progress. The PEERS 1942 [...]

1940s, Hair and make-up

Adventures in pin curls

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Adventures in pin curls

Soooo here's a question I've been working on-- how the fuck do you get a vaguely 1940s look to your hair when it's long enough to sit on? The internet has been unhelpful in this quest. If you search "pin curls long hair" you get instructions for bra strap length hair at the longest. Not [...]

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