Vampy, I don’t understand your logic. Should we not try to understand what led to oppression of women or slavery or other things in the past we’d rather not see repeated? Just because something is long over doesn’t mean it should be forgotten or forgiven… or that it is pointless to think about it. We should try to learn from the past, no?

mberkie0- as this is Cute Overload, I won’t be needing Nasty things, thanks. I’ll just make up a batch of Old Mother Katrina’s finest, um, biscuits,that’s it, warm, fresh from the oven, so light and airy with butter dripping off them, and oh, look there are more over there, yes, by God, they have cheese in them with light herbs and oh, look, more butter dripping off them. No, no you don’t have to eat the whole thing, dear, just let me get you a piece of fresh chocolate CAKE that I just frosted and decorated with YOUR NAME ON IT.
(Mess with me, huh? I’ll make you talk! No-sir-eeeee-I’ll get that recipe if it ki….wait a minute…) that was the point, wasn’t it? (Flern), grumble, grumble, teeth nashing…
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Well, for a start, not all old photographs are damaged. My family has several old photos from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that are in perfect condition. Those that do have damage on them get scanned and corrected/cleaned up.

As for the footwear, the shoes look quite period to me. Not all women then wore the fancy small heeled mary jane type shoes that one sees in fashion plates, that was hardly the only style of footwear. Just like not all women today wear 4 inch heels or Ugs or whatever other high fashion shoes one sees in fashion photos nowadays. The woman in the photo doesn’t look like she’s dressed up to go party, so why would she be wearing what are essentially the dancing shoes?

I’m kinda with you, cat among. Do those look like 1920′s shoes? I dunno, not an expert. I am, however, a little taken with the price tag still on McPiggerson’s leash. How gauche!

Erm, does anyone else thing that photo’s slightly dogdy? It’s awfully clear and crisp for something taken 90 years ago…

Mmmh, it´s the fur coat that bothers me too…. I´m sure they didn´t have fake fur coats back in 1925 so surely that must be real…

Mmmmh.

Corona: I hadn’t noticed her bodacious honker :} your right, and her plates (plates of meat=feet) are on the largish side.

I love pics from this period. Everything in the pics bring up mystery. The time of year. The fog. What that path looks like in Summer. The courteous tendant. The notoriety of the piglet. The immense mansion. The bodacious honker on that woman. All good.

I think it’s the cats pajamas!!!

And I love the chauffeur, he’s all “Grumble, grumble…”

I’m only hoping that the sexy nazi comment was sarcasm.