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Permalink Reply by Suzie La Mignon on May 8, 2013 at 3:33am

What an interesting question. The dress doesnt make the doll, the doll makes the dress. I work in legal publishing, in which i look after judges and solicitors requirements for resources before they go to court. Come night, i throw away the corporate bunny outfit and i become the crazy ass rockabilly chick. I ran into someone real cool last week, with a quaff, high pants and ink all over....and she is a reverend. Btw i have sworn off black suits and only wear 1950s tea dresses to work with a white shirt underneath. It works! You never know....i have 2 masters, i speak 7 languages and i am doing another masters.

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Permalink Reply by Denise Cox on May 8, 2013 at 4:40am

After the worst nine months ever of my working life, I took the plunge and started my own business. I had wanted to do it for years but couldn't make myself take that final step until finally I had all I could take and decided 'if that idiot/monster I just worked for can run a business, then what the hell is my excuse?'

No doubt about it, it has been tough but I do love it. I have an online store, selling retro/pin-up clothing (PUG is next on my wishlist!) to Australian women. I love it but I'm trying to figure out how I can live in opposite land and open up an actual retail store - people think I'm crazy but its the interaction with customers that I love... and you don't get that so much with an online store.

Fingers crossed I can make it work! :-)

Funny thing is, since I opened the store I actually wear less vintage and pinup than when I was working in an unrelated job... working from home definitely has its pitfalls and tracksuit pants are one of them!

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Permalink Reply by Desilu on June 6, 2013 at 5:18pm

Lol, mine pitfall is yoga pants... I bet you're awesome at customer service with your online buyers though!!

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Permalink Reply by Denise Cox on June 6, 2013 at 6:45pm

You bet Double O Jenn... been on the receiving end of craptacular customer service one too many times. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Dottie on June 19, 2013 at 12:44pm

I'm a Marketing Manager. I currently work for an oil company, so they have no problem with the way I dress, although they think I am too dressed up all the time. But they all love it.

At my previous job, I was also a Marketing Manager, and my boss HATED me for the way I dressed. Obviously dressing this way is not offensive, it's classy. But my boss just looked down on me for being the slightest bit different. I'm great at what I do and that is all that should matter. He ended up getting fired. I had no other problems with management from there rather that women talking about me. Women just hate anything they can't be, or women who are classy and still get attention. 

My other most recent jobs were performing jobs that didn't get to show off my style. Lets just say I was some very characters created by Mr. Walt Disney ;)

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Permalink Reply by Nina Osegueda on July 1, 2013 at 6:51am

By day, I'm Reception/Security in DC. I have to dress nicely every day, so I'm collecting PUG clothes like a madwoman because they fit me right!! I've got a small waist/wide hips, and current fashions don't help me in the least. Going shopping in normal stores is crappy. Sheathe dresses are my worst enemy. So it's PUG almost every day, for me!

By night, I'm a heavy metal vocalist. No skirts allowed.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Bunny on July 3, 2013 at 12:29pm

I love this!!!  I'm a single mom of three kiddie kats and a not-so hard working attorney!!  I always wear vintage and PUG in the court room!!!  I think most of the PUG clothing transfers over into my profession beautifully!!  I'm also tattooed and it's not so common in my profession, but I need to be me.  I've been judged for it, but I'm a damn good lawyer! If someone doesn't want to hire me for it, well then that's their loss!!  

All you ladies are an inspiration!!  XXOO

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Permalink Reply by Arietta on July 5, 2013 at 2:22pm

Hello everyone!

I didn't know where to start so I thought I could introduce myself by answering this question. I'm a Make up Artist, I live in Greece and I'm a huge fan of everything vintage. My favorite eras are from the 20s-60s, but my style is mostly 40's or 50's.  I haven't always been brave enough to dress vintage/pin up etc, until recently when I decided that this is my style and I shouldn't care what others think. I haven't had any bad comments so far and I'm lucky enough to be in a profession that supports creativity and personal style!

xxx

Arietta 

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Freeman on July 9, 2013 at 3:13pm

I am a Early childhood teacher and have been teaching for 5 years , the children love my tattoos and hair. I'm currently on maternity leave and have decided to have a career change and have began training as a Make up artist to complement  our lifestyle. Outside of work and mummy hood I run the Atomic Fest here in New Zealand and I  teach at Bombshell Burlesque alongside performing.

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Permalink Reply by Miss Morbid Kitty on July 11, 2013 at 12:18pm

I freakin' love your display pic! I'm actually a model, I used to be a bartender but as my health deteriorated I couldn't spend so much time on my feet. I can't say I make a steady living as a model, I do a lot of free shoots in between my paid ones, but it brings in some money and loads of fun! Oh, and my husband just loves telling people he's married to a model! :)

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on July 26, 2013 at 6:22am

I'm a stay at home mom to my five kids- ages 10 months to 8 years old, and an army wife. Being that we have little ones that would need a nanny or daycare and that we move frequently, it's never really been worth it for me to do any work outside of the house. I love it though. I can run all my errands and such while the oldest kids are at school and my husband is at work. I never have to worry about missing time from work if a kid gets sick and has to stay home from school, I'm free to meet my husband for lunch, go to the gym, and just generally do whatever I feel like needs doing or nothing at all if I feel like I need a break. Maybe once the youngest ones are in school, too, I'll go back to school or get a job. Maybe I'll just stay home so I can volunteer for the kids stuff. Growing up I always wanted my mom to be one of the moms that volunteered with my extra curricular things. Who knows?

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Permalink Reply by Lil Miss Lunatic on July 31, 2013 at 8:17am

I sit on the sofa and get jumped on a lot. Though starting from september, I will only be jumped on by one small body a day as the bigger one starts school :(

Yeah, single stay at home mum here - hoping to get back into work soon though as I'm well aware of the stigma single parents get here in the UK. I used to work for the Job centre, doing admin and clerical duties.

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