[h-cost] Edwardian School Attire Question

Well, I'm finally stumped. I got this email from a friend who is a playwright. I don't have an answer for her and time is of the essence. Do any of you know what she's talking about? Dear Cheryl, The current work refers to a pre-adolescent boy wearing his school scarf - it's 1907. I

[h-cost] Pitti Palace Costume Collection

I visited the costume exhibit at the Pitti Palace in early June. It was interesting, but underwhelming. Perhaps I was jaded having recently visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Fashion Museum in Bath. The method of presentation was interesting at the Pitti Palace,

[h-cost] Penny's link re: archeology of a dress

Penny; This link isn't working on my end. Cheryl Odom ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] hooks and bars

Kimiko: Are you sewing the tops of the hooks down as well as they eyes? If not, they will flop around and be visible. Cheryl Odom ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Temporary quick change tattoos

seems like leotards with painted tattoos on souffle or lightweight power net would work the best. This is a wonderful suggestion and exactly what I would do myself. You can also buy net tattoo sleeves and full bodies. You might be able to cut them up and reapply them to another net

[h-cost] 1880's ballgown

I would be prettier if your strips were cut on the bias. They would drape better and the edges wouldn't have to be finished off, just pressed lightly under. Cheryl Odom Should I ultimately just drape strips of fabric along the edge and sew it down? I would. After the gown is

[h-cost] What are these ladies doing? (because we're no longer talking about just the lady in the middle...

Actually the second lady is using a position more like one would use for crochet and her other hand doesn't seem to have a needle as much as it seems to be holding taught thread. Her work resembles crocheted lace more than knitting. Had to get my 2Cent worth. It's amazing how much comment

Re: [h-cost] Curtain tape as costume supply item?

Thanks. I knew 'how' to use it, but was not certain about costume applications. The bulk issue had not entered my mind and was exactly what I was looking for. If there is a costume application for this product, it needs to be seriously considered against the more traditional techniques. I

Re: [h-cost] cleaning a straw hat

Jennifer: I attended a workshop several years ago taught by a milliner who specialized in straw.? She just dunked the whole hat in a bucket of water and reshaped the wet hat over a form followed up by judicious use of a regular steam iron.? I didn't know until then that straw was so forgiving.?

Re: [h-cost] Trim question

Suzi: You can still find bullion braid and fringe from certain suppliers.? It's used a lot in theatrical costumes and would look spectacular on your dress.? Costume houses or theatre groups in the UK?could probably help you find a source there.? Sometimes military supply?companies also carry

[h-cost] Blood/costumes

Only if you have friends to help you hide the body. :) And a product to help you get the blood out of your clothes. BTW, If you can't convince your director you mean business, you might want to try Reel Blood which is easier to remove than any other blood product I've tried. Pig's blood

[h-cost] Director-designer professional standards

I had a difficult situation with a play I designed last summer.? The director didn't have much of a clue what he wanted before the rehearsal process started but he did have one conceptual concept he wanted visualized by the costumes and I agreed it would be a good one, so I designed the show

[h-cost] Blood in costumes

Sharon Collier wrote: Just get rid of the director. It's easier. :-) ? Only if you have friends to help you hide the body. :) Dawn And a product to help you get the blood out of your clothes. Cheryl Odom College of Santa Fe BTW, If you can't convince your director you mean business, you

[h-cost] Designer standards

I assume that the material posted so far regarding professional behavior and expectations of costume designers has related mostly to community theatre.? May I comment as a professional costume designer.? I learned very early in my career not to work without a signed contract.? Every contract I

[h-cost] Professional pleaters

Hi Suzi, Could you tell us who you use, and approximately what it costs to have this done?? I have seen these adds before, but just assumed you had to have stuff done in such huge amounts that it probably wasn't affordable. Thanks,Sg It may be worth looking for somewhere that does permanent

[h-cost] Costume shop

?I? should note that UMSL has a brand-new brilliant performing arts? center. I hope the consulted some costume designers when they built the costume? shop--and didn't put it in the basement! With no windows and no place to store anything.? Oh, and no ventillation. ? Ann Wass Cheryl Odom

Re: [h-cost] Tux, tails and vests

In a message dated 10/17/2007 8:42:17 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ann's right; tuxedos were originally a kind of informal wear; they did not become formal wear until the 1920s.Unfortunately, I don't remember enough to be more detailed than that.

[h-cost] Tux, tails and vests

My students are designing a production of Dracula (1897) and are required to do research and designs for the costumes. There has been a lot of discussion of vest colors and appropriate coats for various occasions. I learned (Esquire Book of Men's Clothing, mostly) that the rule of thumb

Re: [h-cost] Inner Stiffening

In a message dated 6/5/2007 7:00:46 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm not certain, but I would guess not. I imagine the dry-cleaning solvent would remove the sizing even more effectively than water! I'm happy to be corrected, though, if anyone has experience

Re: [h-cost] Inner Stiffening

In a message dated 6/4/2007 3:31:39 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm looking for advice on a lining material to stiffen the stand-up collars of my husband's cotehardies. I've got some lightweight linen that I'm planning on using for him this summer, and it will

Re: [h-cost]fabric widths (was Theater vs. Historic)

In a message dated 5/4/2007 6:41:52 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A nearer time period for this study of the constraints of fabric width/usage and its effect on clothing design is the Utility rules in place during WW2. There were strict rules for manufacturers

Re: now costume design, was Re: [h-cost] new Butterick pattern 5061

In a message dated 5/2/2007 6:54:45 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Of course, actor safety, comfort, and the ability to do quick- changes, dance moves, sword fights, or whatever else needs to happen in the show also often have an impact. I once draped an HMS

[h-cost] 60's dress code

My students have been asking some really good questions. These questions I only know the answers from personal experience. I lived in Mississippi at the time and do not know if we were really far behind fashion or not. If you answer these questions, please let me know your location and

[h-cost] Asian-inspired

This is being described in the promo literature as asian inspired. Anyone got a better idea what this embroidered coat is based on? That looks like an embroidered seam line at the back of her shoulder, and an underarm gusset. After that, I'm not sure. Looks a lot like stuff from the area

[h-cost] Costume design degrees

Has anyone come across any online sites that list colleges/universities that give degrees in fashion and/or MFAs in costume design or technology? I want to share them with my students. Sylrog The USITT home page has a link with most of the reliable colleges and universities in the area

[h-cost] 17th Century question

My costume design class is researching the 1660's for Tartuffe. They had a question about the strange little head piece seen on some ladies of the period. It is a little disk attached to the forehead with a protruding stick and ball attached to the end. What is that? Is it worn for a

Re: [h-cost] duvetyn

In a message dated 8/26/2006 11:01:47 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For blocking out lightin theatre and film. And it does it very well too. The fabric is thick and felted. It doesn't have a nap. It doesn't ravel much either if at all. It's kinda like

Re: [h-cost] amusing fashion plates

In a message dated 7/30/2006 10:32:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The pictures are from a book, The Elegant Beast by Leonard Lubin, 1981, Viking Press. The ISBN is 0-670-29097-1. I own a copy and I have delighted in the illustrations for years. Kathleen

Re: [h-cost] amusing fashion plates

In a message dated 7/29/2006 8:00:55 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: IIRC, The Frog is the prince or king or royal someone of France that she was supposedly being 'courted' by. Never came to anything, since she had no intention of ever marrying... I'm sure someone

Re: [h-cost] costume texts

In a message dated 7/12/2006 8:11:46 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Probably not, it's the 1965 edition -- and there's no mention of revised anywhere in that front matter. (I know that there's a term for it, I just don't know what it is!) I had no idea it was

Re: [h-cost] book on drafting h-costumes

In a message dated 6/6/2006 11:13:40 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So far we've published one for the late 1860s, two for the late 1870s and early 1880s, and two for 1900-1909. Details are on our website, _http://www.lavoltapress.com_

[h-cost] Dune costumes

While I really enjoyed both sets of movies (SciFi version, and the original movie with extended info), the books are so much better imho One should never go to a movie based on a book and expect it to be in any way true to the book's story. Different medium. Then one is less often

Re: [h-cost] 16th c. costume experts?

In a message dated 1/29/2006 11:38:48 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By 16thC, do you mean British Elizabethan, or 16thC everywhere and in general? There is a wonderful book by the Cunningtons which I believe is out of print. Published, I think in the 50's.

Re: [h-cost] Tailoring a man's shirt

In a message dated 12/2/2005 7:24:44 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Look at the construction. I'll bet the sleeve seam and the side seams were sewn last and at once. [Flat fell seams?] 4 is just 2 a side seam, which is 1 on the front piece and 1 on the back

[h-cost] Plays and operas in different periods

For me, a professional costume designer as well as a costume designer in education, it is always more fun to place a well-known play in a different period that the period in which it was written. But I speak selfishly. It needs to be made clear, here that it works best with well-known

Re: [h-cost] Review? Women's Costume 1877-1885: The Complete Dress and Cloak ...

In a message dated 10/7/2005 10:23:11 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, it is the original scale patterns and illustrations from tailoring and fitting instructions originally printed. Unless the late Jean Hunnisett has a successor to carry on her Period Costume

Re: [h-cost] the 20th century-influences

In a message dated 9/23/2005 11:16:23 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've never been quite sure who Olivia Newton John is, but I don't think I really want to know. I think she has something to do with music? but I don't listen to modern pop or rock or rap music,

Re: [h-cost] have you read this costume book?

I consider this book a must have to any costume designer's library (for that is what I do). Eye candy. The close up details are extremely useful and the later costumes are largely ones influenced by Asian design. Ie. the Poiret fascination with kimonos and parasols, Fortuny, etc. The