OK, 20s, I can go with that. Colors? Fabric suggestions? Websites that don't require a subscription? I'm not committed to perfect accuracy but I'd like to be in the ballpark for whatever date the dress is trying to be, and make a pretty, wearable dress.
MaggiRos --- Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd have to agree. When looking in my trusty > Patterns of Fashion c 1860 - > 1940 by Janet Arnold, the gowns pictured definitely > have higher waists than > the Butterick pattern--they almost look Victorian. > The Butterick pattern > gown more resembles the styles of the 1920's. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Gilbert > author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set > Georgian England > www.marjoriegilbert.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "h-cost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 6:16 PM > Subject: [h-cost] Out of my period again - 1914 > > > > MaggiRos, > > That seems like a remarkably low waist line for > 1914. The W should be > > quite high, right under the bosom & the shape > generally columnar. > > > > As for what that is, um, dunno, but I'd bet it'd > look lovely in > > something strongly colored; perhaps a wispy > chiffon over charmeuse? An > > encrustation of beads? Embroidered lace? Metallic > lace? > > --cin > > Cynthia Barnes > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:58:51 -0700 (PDT) > > From: MaggiRos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [h-cost] Out of my period again - 1914 > > To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm in over my head again, although the pattern > itself > > isn't the problem. I want to do this Butterick > > historical (1914, they say) dress for Costume > College > > in August, > > > > > http://www.butterick.com/item/B4093.htm?search=B4093&page=1 > > > > But I don't know anything about this period, > realy. So > > what colors and fabrics can anyone suggest? Silk > seems > > perfect, but does it have to be pale and watery? > I'm > > not really a pale and watery sort of person, as > some > > of you know. :-) > > > > MaggiRos > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ~Fog is just a cloud that lacks the will to fly. Bill Bryson, A Short History of Practically Everything _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
