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November 30, 2011

Forgotten Bombshells: Sari Maritza

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November 28, 2011

Yaaaaaawn!

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November 23, 2011

Vintage Christmas: events in Trowbridge

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November 19, 2011

This week's telly: Pan Am

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November 17, 2011

The Vesuvius Club, Mark Gatiss [books]

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November 14, 2011

F, You're Fedorable

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November 14, 2011

Vintage embroidery styles: cutwork

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November 12, 2011

Remembering

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November 10, 2011

The Scar-Crow Men, Mark Chadbourn [books]

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November 09, 2011

Pastiche? Unhealthy fantasy? Why I love vintage

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November 03, 2011

A Stitch in Time Volume 2: the trunk show

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Mim: This blog is a sort of mini-magazine about things I'm interested in, all with a vintage, alternate reality or retro-futuristic theme. There is no commercial aspect to this blog: no sponsorship, no advertising, no affiliations. However, if you need to contact me, crinolinerobot AT yahoo DOT com is the email to use.

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