Frederick's corset on sale; cheap sort-of-Riff boots; star..

I see that Frederick's has put the Hollywood Dream corset on sale; it
is now $50 instead of the usual $65. Probably the standard
off-the-rack corset most folks buy for floor show.

I was at Famous Footwear the other day and noticed that apparently
Boots are Back (again). In addition to some interesting (but not at
all useful) women's boots, they had some boots which would pass for
Riff/Beatle boots, although they weren't tall enough (more shoe than
boot). Still, at $30, it's a good look while you are saving your
pennies for the pricey Beatle boots.

It's slowly starting to sink in that a lot of the stuff I could find at
thrift stores I can't find there any more; I grew up during the 70s and
a lot of that stuff has crossed over into "vintage" now. It is also
finally starting to sink in that eBay is like a thrift store, except
searchable and one has to pay shipping charges.

I was out thrifting the other day with a beginning Brad. I'd forgotten
how much fun that could be and hope I can help communicate that to the
rest of our cast (who are perhaps even more broke than I was when I
started). We fdidn't find much at the thrifts stores, but at one of
the vintage shops we found a tuxedo jacket and pants for $12 and felt
quite accomplished. I was so happy I took him to Michael's afterwards
and bought him a carnation and greenery -- next Saturday I'm going to
teach him how to use floral tape and make him a boutonniere!

Ruth

What great memories you just flooded me with Ruth...thanks for the
young Mr. Majors' shopping story.

Myk

Ruth F-W wrote:
> I see that Frederick's has put the Hollywood Dream corset on sale; it
> is now $50 instead of the usual $65. Probably the standard
> off-the-rack corset most folks buy for floor show.
>
> I was at Famous Footwear the other day and noticed that apparently
> Boots are Back (again). In addition to some interesting (but not at
> all useful) women's boots, they had some boots which would pass for
> Riff/Beatle boots, although they weren't tall enough (more shoe than
> boot). Still, at $30, it's a good look while you are saving your
> pennies for the pricey Beatle boots.
>
> It's slowly starting to sink in that a lot of the stuff I could find at
> thrift stores I can't find there any more; I grew up during the 70s and
> a lot of that stuff has crossed over into "vintage" now. It is also
> finally starting to sink in that eBay is like a thrift store, except
> searchable and one has to pay shipping charges.
>
> I was out thrifting the other day with a beginning Brad. I'd forgotten
> how much fun that could be and hope I can help communicate that to the
> rest of our cast (who are perhaps even more broke than I was when I
> started). We fdidn't find much at the thrifts stores, but at one of
> the vintage shops we found a tuxedo jacket and pants for $12 and felt
> quite accomplished. I was so happy I took him to Michael's afterwards
> and bought him a carnation and greenery -- next Saturday I'm going to
> teach him how to use floral tape and make him a boutonniere!
>
> Ruth