Excerpted from Modern Home Sewing by Drucella Lowrie and Sylvia Mager printed in 1952, this guide is intended to be a period style guide for those wearers of 1950s vintage clothing.

Dressing to Suit Your Figure Type

There is no “secret” to dressing well. If you will analyze your figure carefully, you will learn to select pattern lines that emphasize your good points — and that minimize your bad ones.

Women who have ideal or “average” figures can wear almost any line or style. But most of us are not that fortunate. You will probably find that you fall into one of the four basic figure classifications — or that you have one or more of the minor figure problems studied below. You may also find that you do not come under just one figure type of have just one problem. For example, you could be short with a short neck and full bust. You would have to look under the suggestions for the short figure and the full bust figure and under the suggestions for the short neck. On the other hand, you may be tall with a flat chest and wide shoulders. You would then look under the suggestions for the tall figure and under the suggestions for the flat chest and wide shoulders.

If you will combine the lines and style features suggested for your figure type with those suggested for your minor figure problems, you will find the styles that are flattering and right for you.

Basic Principles for the Four Figure Types

ARE YOU LARGE AT THE TOP? If you are “top heavy,” you will want to wear lines that emphasize your slimmer hips and draw the eye away from your bust. Never wear tight fitting clothes — do not try to wear clothes with “fussy” details.

ALL FULL-BUSTED FIGURES

1. Wear a simple untrimmed bodice with interesting skirt details. 2. Look for ease at waist if bust is large… a tight waistline accents a full bust. 3. Straight, boxy, collarless sports coats are excellent.

SLIM WITH FULL BUST FIGURES

1. Fancy low-cut necklines are good. 2. Try tapered fullness at the shoulder. 3. Boxy jackets with slim skirts are good.

PLUMP WITH FULL BUST FIGURES

1. Wear v-shaped vestees or dickies, with flattering ease in bodice. 2. Surplice style bodices are flattering. Coat dresses or redingotes achieve a slim line.

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Excerpted from Modern Home Sewing by Drucella Lowrie and Sylvia Mager printed in 1952, this guide is intended to be a period style guide for those wearers of 1950s vintage clothing.

Dressing to Suit Your Figure Type

There is no “secret” to dressing well. If you will analyze your figure carefully, you will learn to select pattern lines that emphasize your good points — and that minimize your bad ones.

Women who have ideal or “average” figures can wear almost any line or style. But most of us are not that fortunate. You will probably find that you fall into one of the four basic figure classifications — or that you have one or more of the minor figure problems studied below. You may also find that you do not come under just one figure type of have just one problem. For example, you could be short with a short neck and full bust. You would have to look under the suggestions for the short figure and the full bust figure and under the suggestions for the short neck. On the other hand, you may be tall with a flat chest and wide shoulders. You would then look under the suggestions for the tall figure and under the suggestions for the flat chest and wide shoulders.

If you will combine the lines and style features suggested for your figure type with those suggested for your minor figure problems, you will find the styles that are flattering and right for you.

Basic Principles for the Four Figure Types

ARE YOU SHORT? You are “short” if you are 5′ 3″ or less. You will want to wear lines that carry the eye up and down, giving a longer overall effect. Choose softness in line and detail. Avoid bold prints, dramatic or mannish clothes which tend to broaden your figure.

ALL SHORT FIGURES

1. Button-down-the-front dresses give a long smooth line. 2. Pockets should be high placed. 3. Unbelted, full length sport coats add height.

SHORT SLIM FIGURES

1. Short boleros and high-cut waistlines are good. 2. Princess lines — unbelted or with a very narrow belt. 3. Try pinafore effects with lowered waistlines.

SHORT FULL FIGURES

1. Wear gored or tucked skirts with matching lines in bodice. 2. Fullness in bodice just below bust is flattering. 3. Try variations of the princess style and contrasting front panels.

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Excerpted from Modern Home Sewing by Drucella Lowrie and Sylvia Mager printed in 1952, this guide is intended to be a period style guide for those wearers of 1950s vintage clothing.

Dressing to Suit Your Figure Type

There is no “secret” to dressing well. If you will analyze your figure carefully, you will learn to select pattern lines that emphasize your good points — and that minimize your bad ones.

Women who have ideal or “average” figures can wear almost any line or style. But most of us are not that fortunate. You will probably find that you fall into one of the four basic figure classifications — or that you have one or more of the minor figure problems studied below. You may also find that you do not come under just one figure type of have just one problem. For example, you could be short with a short neck and full bust. You would have to look under the suggestions for the short figure and the full bust figure and under the suggestions for the short neck. On the other hand, you may be tall with a flat chest and wide shoulders. You would then look under the suggestions for the tall figure and under the suggestions for the flat chest and wide shoulders.

If you will combine the lines and style features suggested for your figure type with those suggested for your minor figure problems, you will find the styles that are flattering and right for you.

What to do About Common Figure Problems

SHORT OR PLUMP NECK? The v-neckline will be the most flattering. Use only simple finishing details at the neckline. Try your hair in an upswept style — it will add to your neck length.

LONG THIN NECK? Choose high necklines, perhaps softened with ruffles, a choker necklace or a collar in contrasting color. Hair should be long to detract from neck length.

NARROW SHOULDERS? Build up your shoulders with pads. Avoid the raglan or dolman sleeve. Wide lapels, puffed sleeves, short capes, pinafore effect, bright colored yokes and neckwear, and double breasted jackets are all good.

WIDE SHOULDERS? Never use broadened, padded shoulders. Raglan and dolman sleeves, halter necklines and narrow lapels are good. Vertical lines in neckwear or trimming will draw the eye away from shoulder width.

LARGE WAISTLINE? Try to achieve an unbroken line from shoulder to hem with panel fronts, full length trimmings and coat-type dresses. Avoid accenting the waist with wide or contrasting belts.

LARGE ABDOMEN? Avoid tight fitting clothes, double breasted styles and narrow skirts. Skirts with front drapery or fullness are good.

THIN OR HEAVY ARMS? Avoid extremes in sleeves — too tight or too loose. Instead, choose natural, soft effects.

FLAT CHEST? Avoid tight fitting blouses. Wear shirred bodices, vestees, ruffles, jabots and fabrics with crispness and “body”.

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Toney Penna’s name, to the modern golf fan, has little significance. However, during his period as the head of golf club design for MacGregor Golf (until 1967), Toney was responsible for the innovative designs that put MacGregor on top of the golf world.

The most valuable Toney Penna MacGregor golf clubs are the TPT and TP Special persimmon woods and the famous WW woods. All of these clubs have MacGregor’s Eye-O-Matic inserts, a three piece, two color face insert. The WW woods are extremely rare, as the finish on them was white, thus the name, WW for White Woods. An all original, excellent condition set of WWs should be worth $1000 or more. I’ve once seen a complete set of 1-7 woods in all original condition. 5, 6 and 7 woods from clubs in this era (early to mid-50’s) are extremely rare.

Like all persimmon woods, time has passed them by. However, due to the tremendous design features of these old Penna MacGregor woods, there is still a collector following.

Also popular are any set of Penna MacGregor irons-these seem to be rarer than the woods. Of special note are the 1963-1967 Penna VIP irons. These are so rare it’s hard to place any particular value on them, especially the 1963 set-which features a triangle plated in copper on the face with little dot-punched holes instead of scoring lines. Arguably the most valuable set of irons on the collectable club market 44 years after they were produced. The VIP name was extended with the Jack Nicklaus VIP irons are woods produced in 1967 through the mid-1970’s. The 67 and 68 sets of irons are by far the most desireable. VIP clubs without the Penna or the Nicklaus name on them are worth only a fraction of their big brothers, so to speak.

The Toney Penna golf company, founded in the early 1970’s produced high quality clubs until the end of the persimmon era in the late 1980’s. Of special note is the 1976 Bicentennial driver, in red white and blue pain schemes. These are fairly rare and fairly desireable among collectors. You may also find some early Penna company woods with scoring lines that criss-cross the face. Very rare, certainly not as valuable as the Penna MacGregor woods, but they still have a niche following.

Excerpted from Modern Home Sewing by Drucella Lowrie and Sylvia Mager printed in 1952, this guide is intended to be a period style guide for those wearers of 1950s vintage clothing.

Dressing to Suit Your Figure Type

There is no “secret” to dressing well. If you will analyze your figure carefully, you will learn to select pattern lines that emphasize your good points — and that minimize your bad ones.

Women who have ideal or “average” figures can wear almost any line or style. But most of us are not that fortunate. You will probably find that you fall into one of the four basic figure classifications — or that you have one or more of the minor figure problems studied below. You may also find that you do not come under just one figure type of have just one problem. For example, you could be short with a short neck and full bust. You would have to look under the suggestions for the short figure and the full bust figure and under the suggestions for the short neck. On the other hand, you may be tall with a flat chest and wide shoulders. You would then look under the suggestions for the tall figure and under the suggestions for the flat chest and wide shoulders.

If you will combine the lines and style features suggested for your figure type with those suggested for your minor figure problems, you will find the styles that are flattering and right for you.

Basic Principles for the Four Figure Types

ARE YOU TALL? If you are over 5′ 7″, you fall into this classification. Avoid the up-and-down lines that add to your height. Instead, make an asset of your height by wearing the bold dramatic clothes that no other type can carry. Never try to appear shorter by “stooping over”.

ALL TALL FIGURES

1. Long torso effects equalize leg length. 2. Skirts should be slightly flared — never tight. 3. Jackets should be fairly long.

TALL SLIM FIGURES

1. Dramatic peplums cut height. 2. Wide belts and interesting details through the torso are good. 3. Double breasted suits are flattering.

TALL FULL FIGURES

1. Waistlines extending below the belt are slenderizing. 2. Two-piece dresses with a soft look are good. 3. Coats may be straight or full cut — either three quarter or full length.

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This guide is written to assist Ebay buyers with care of their tan desert combat boots.

1. Wear your desert boots with: 1 pair of socks, cushion sole, acrylic, polyester olefin or nylon/lycra blend or other depending on safety/uniform requirements; 1 pair of insole inserts if desired. 2. Sizes. Many boots are supplied in whole and half sizes 2 through 16 and widths N (B), R (D), W (EE), and XW (EEEE). In some instances, it may be necessary to select a slightly larger size than normally worn in order to allow for normal swelling of the feet and the use of insole inserts or cushioned socks. The boots offered in our Ebay store for example only come in standard sizes. Different manufacturers and widths are available however.

3. Pull on boot seating heel firmly into place, then lace. Boots should fit snugly but not tightly. There should be at least a 3/4-inch minimum additional length at toe.

4. Trousers should be bloused over the outside and below the comfort collar of the boot.

5. Break-in: DO NOT soak boots in water or bake in an oven to break-in. Boots should be worn in gradually at first with ever-increasing walking or marching distances while remaining comfortable. If blistering occurs, check to make sure that boots are fitted properly and that you are wearing recommended socks.

6. Your Combat Boots are made of water resistant materials. Keep in mind however, these boots are not completely water proof. Boots may become damp or wet due to excessive perspiration or water coming over the top of the boot or in through the drainage eyelets. If boots become wet, empty excess water, change socks, and continue to wear while changing socks regularly. Boots will dry much faster when worn than if left to stand and dry. DO NOT expose boots to excessive heat to dry, including hair dryers, heating vents, stoves etc.

7. Your Combat Boot is designed for maximum performance in a field environment. Do not apply polish to your Combat Boots.

8. Your Combat Boots are designed to be easy to care for. The nylon quarter side panels of your boots are as strong as leather and will last if cared for properly. To clean your Combat Boots, brush with stiff nylon bristle brush to clean and then use warm water. Do not use soap to clean your boots. If additional, more stringent cleaning is necessary, only water-soluble cleaning products should be used as oil- or alcohol-based cleaning products may damage your boots.

9. Your Combat Boots come with a durable rubber outsole. Do not wear sole past rubber outsole into the softer midsole material or permanent damage to your boots will occur. The midsole is the soft cushioned material between the rubber lug outsole and the boot upper.

Somebody has been listing GOYARD bags and not only are they fake, the seller is a fake. Unfortunately, I stupidly paid immediately (around$300) for two bags that I won the bids on. The person took my money and then relisted the same merchandise under a different name the next day. Unfortunately, I wasn’t the only one who was scammed They have been reported to , but will probably resurface under a different name trying to sell these Goyard bags. These GOyard sellers never answer questions about their merchandise - so beware.

Just a little FYI

99% of all Fake COACH key Chains will have a COACH box. Either brown or white.

REAL COACH KEY CHAINS WILL NOT HAVE THESE BOXES. COACH DOES NOT PUT KEY CHAINS IN THESE BOXES.

LOOK FOR THE BOXES~~~~ AND DO NOT BID ON THEM.

Ladies make-up kit,hand-bags and nail polish.

This is advice for anyone posting jeans for sale:

Show a photo of the back of the jeans! I’m never going to buy a pair of jeans if I can’t see what the pockets look like. Ugly back pockets on jeans are a deal-breaker, and I’m not going to risk it.