Maybe these folks would have some answers?
http://www.thehistoricalhairdresser.com/category.php?id_category=21id_lang=1
The Fedora Lounge website seems to deal w/ a lot of fashion from that era,
given some of their web pages, so you might find some knowledgeable folks
there, if you haven't tried
No, I reacted the same way -- had to quit half-way through. I found it very
disturbing.
KP
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In a message dated 6/13/2007 1:05:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Am I the only one that thinks this is quite horrible?
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Robot silhouettes! A fellow Mistie! Best show EVER!
Obligatory costume comment (although not period) -- great skit from Teenagers
from Outer Space, w/ all the duct tape costumes -- and quite prescient, given
the proliferation of Make Your Prom Dress from Duct Tape kinds of contests.
Actually, Katherine of Aragon was relatively dark blonde/reddish when she was
younger, but she got darker as she got older, although even in that famous
minature (where she looks so dumpy), her hair still isn't what I'd think of as
Spanish black. I found both portraits on the web here:
Yes, I would be interested as well. Thanks. KP
Sharon at Collierfam.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would love to have copies if you still have them. Dickens Fair is coming
fast.
Sharon C.
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She's a tortoise -- looking up toward the sky. If you blow it up, you can see
the beaky snout w/ the two little nostrils. Poor Bess! On the other hand, the
hairline is right...
KP
Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any idea what Queen Elizabeth is supposed to be, animal wise? I
It's a banyan, isn't it? KP
katherine sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bjarne - thank you so much for these lovely photos.
What a wonderful weekend you look to have had! Now I
want to do 18th century!!!
Katherine
p.s. can you remind me of the name of the loose gown
the gentleman is wearing
. Farmer wrote:
Quoting Kathryn Parke :
Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian style hat look like? : )
google image search is your friend
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10hl=enlr=q=phrygian+hatbtnG=Search
Susan
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h-costume
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Thanks for the image search! I'll have to explore using that more!
KP
Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting Kathryn Parke :
Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian style hat look like? : )
google image search is your friend
http://images.google.com/images
Could someone either describe or point me to a picture of an Alexandrian cap?
I've googled to no avail.
Thank you!
KP
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Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.
Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian style hat look like? : )
otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would it not be a Phrygian style hat?
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Could someone either describe or point me to a picture of an Alexandrian
cap? I've googled to no avail.
Thank you!
If you want dynamite GS, check out the productions by the Stratford Festival
of Canada. I haven't seen them all, but the ones I've seen have been fabulous,
and their Mikado is particularly fine. (Oddly, I don't see a link to that one
here, but I know it's available, although it may take a
Leonardo looks a little Orlando Bloom-ish, doesn't he? Especially around the
eyes.
WickedFrau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you have the time and patience, there are a number of paintings on
this site that I've not seen before:
One example (besides the one Bjarne shared) :
Please forgive me if this comes through twice!
Since there was a recent discussion on the list about leg o' mutton sleeves, I
thought you might be interested in seeing this lovely example currently on eBay:
Cut and paste the two bits separately. Copy the first line into the location
field, and then type the 482 on after that, and it'll come up. It's gorgeous,
and you especially need to see it, Bjarne!
KP
Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Lorina,
It doesnt work. Not in tiny
If you love good kids' lit -- as I do, passionately -- then you owe it to
yourself to find everything you can by Edith Nesbit, if you haven't discovered
her already (The Story of the Treasure Seekers, the New Treasure Seekers, The
Wouldbegoods, The Magic City, The Magic World, Wet Magic, The
The problem is that there's an extra underscore at the end of the address. Cut
and paste it (instead of clicking on it), and then remove the last _ before
hitting enter, and it comes up. KP
Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 20:31 24/09/2005, you wrote:
Greetings~
I am looking to make
Hello, all --
It dawned on me that I really should ask the list if any of you happened to
know my sister, April Parke, who was a professional costumer (I dont know why
it didnt occur to me sooner). She got her degree at the NC School of the Arts
(late 70s or early 80s, I think
), had a
Could someone walk me through the process of belting a houppelande just below
the bustline? How did they keep the belts there, without having it walk
itself down to the natural waistline? Was it tacked in places, and if so,
wouldn't that interfere with the drape? And how were they fastened
I think it was just a slip of the finger...earlier in your post you said
chemise, but then you said: No-one professing to be a lady, or even of the
class of
Clarissa, would have gone without a corset.
I think you probably meant to write would have gone w/o a chemise -- hence
the confusion.
It's not just his term:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionaryva=ouch
Anybody else finished the new Harry Potter yet? Yowser!
KP
Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 06:15 PM 7/16/2005, you wrote:
Kimiko wrote:
I also need ouches or something similar for the hats I am
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