Thank you everyone! I'm moved and glad you are enjoying along
Gracie - I like this trumpet skirt too, it has a great swirling movement at the hem when I walk.
Keturah - aw I'm kind of a Gene Kelley girl myself -- a later era ;). I think you are right about the makeup really being key. Great advice for updated combos, thank you!
La Belle and Carter - naw, I just like to play dress-up, always have. Actually when I used to teach I'd sometimes dress up (combining cultural history lessons with the literature or art of the time). La Belle - The shoes actually I found at Goodwill and I think they are a Sears brand, but I really liked the buckle. More sitting shoes than for much walking, but they've earned their price.
rachylou and viva - I don't think I've ever seen the whole movie, got to rectify that tonight!
tulle - thank you! I think these early eras I have a better handle on, some decades I didn't have quite the right clothes to pull off the way I imagined.
