But Rhonda has the same thing cheaper so why not support a fellow list
member? :-)
http://sapphireandsage.com/alacarte.html
Elizabeth
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From: Lauren Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: Re:
I thought people might be interested in the following links. Sotheby's is
auctioning off property from the Royal House of Hanover, there's about
4,000 lots from the last 500 years plus a few medieval bits. There's a lot
of portraiture, weapons, textiles, silverware. These are just a few I
I totally agree.
Since I am trieing to set up my own buisines in making fantasy and
gothic clothing and weddingdresses I don't have time to do much
research. And I quit the SCA and don't have reasons to wear my 16th
century stuf aneymore
I am now more in to 18th and 19th century clothing.
It
'Mary of Hungary gown' is 14th century isn't it?) and a whole lot of
educated guesswork or trial and error.
1520s.
The thing is when you know so much about an era you then start getting
pickier about other details, so it's not just a question of oh there's more
info so it's easier.
In later
About being into modern fashion...
Having reached the chronological age of 67 (!), I am more noticing of what
women presumed to be in my age group are wearing, and am having a problem of
how to present myself that goes against the grain of the norm. I remember
back when I first started my fashion
Following on from what Jean said, what I find interesting is this.
(Background for anybody who doesn't re-enact in the UK...)
There are several American Civil War groups here, varying in size. There is
also a group portraying the Spanish Civil War.
Lots of British men fought in both of these
Certainly there is some confusion when it's not clear if the
statements were regarding H-Costume members or the larger society in
general. We are definitely a knowledgeable group, and many ignore
the 20th/21stC fashions in favor of historic clothing!
Yes, h-costume is primarily a
What current day fashion magazines do you all read?
Penny E. Ladnier
Owner,
The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com
Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com
Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: the 20th century
At 15:40 23/09/2005, you wrote:
From: Cynthia J Ley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
winkle pickers.
???
A
Lavolta Press wrote:
I'd be curious to know how other people on the list are dealing with
the issue of compromising; with wanting to look historic, but also
wanting to look minimally acceptable and be reasonably practical in
daily life.
When I'm at an SCA event, Rennfaire, or
I don't know what you think is interesting . . .
A couple good eBay sellers of gypsy skirts are aonneo (the Thai
seller; very cheap and great service) and funtique-23 (in California).
Tons of other people sell them there though. China-usa (actually also
in California) sells lovely
Now that the 20th century is over, what do you think the big clothing
thing will be that defines it? Y'knowwhat quality will it be known
for, you
think? What garment?
Pants for women. I think this is the one major change. In every other
period, men wear pants and women skirts. Of
At 03:02 24/09/2005, you wrote:
What current day fashion magazines do you all read?
None! But then I am short, fat and over 60!! I do read ordinary
women's magazines which have fashion in, but really, not suitable for
me. However, I welcome the return of longer skirts to fashion (I'm
still
Hi Elizabeth. What kind of shape are you trying to achieve? What period?
Sg
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Kool! Thanks!
J. Kale wrote:
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Cathy Raymond wrote:
Interesting. The Benetton store near my office in Philadelphia does have
ladies' dress jackets, though that may simply be an accommodation to the
American market.
I was talking about their first attempt at American stores. I don't know
what they have now.
I have
I wouldn't know, never having met anyone in high societ, or the
American upper class. And I'm probably unlikely to. And I'm in the
intellectual/professional/academic strata of the middle class by birth,
marriage, and career; meaning not at the very bottom of it.
I wouldn't say all
That's at least partly being short--your calves are not where the boots
manufacturer thinks they should be, height-wise. I have the same
problem with long boots.
I also welcome the return of long skirts.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Suzi Clarke wrote:
At 03:02
Well, I am rejoicing. I'm buying clothes like I haven't been for years.
Stuff from the 1960s through the 1980s is getting mixed together and
marketed as boho--which is great with me.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Re-enactors must be rejoicing right now,
as there is a
I bought a very nice pair of bone-colored granny boots from Old Pueblo
a few months ago. OK, they have a zipper on the side (in addition to
front lacing), but the price was better than a repro and the shoes are
more durable than my antique ones. I had them dyed black over the toes
and heels,
Greetings~
I am looking to make my daughter a coif embroidered like ones worn in the
15th and 16th century in England. I am planning to incorporate blackwork
surface embroidery as well as gold embellishment. I have run across a
particular
embroidery stitch repeatedly, and cannot figure
At 20:31 24/09/2005, you wrote:
Greetings~
I am looking to make my daughter a coif embroidered like ones worn in the
15th and 16th century in England. I am planning to incorporate blackwork
surface embroidery as well as gold embellishment. I have run
across a particular
embroidery stitch
In a message dated 9/24/2005 12:58:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Just for fun - I am getting an error message on this one. These
Weapons of Mass Destruction Cannot Be Displayed at this Time!!!
Actually, for whatever reason the links don't work when I send them
The stitch is plaited braid stitch. It takes a bit to learn but looks
really great one you get the hang of it.
One of the things that you need to remember with gold cording/thread is
to use short lengths. It really is a pain as it twists and such while
working with it and short lengths
On Saturday 24 September 2005 11:59 am, Gail Scott Finke wrote:
Cathy Raymond wrote:
[snip]
I have *not* been impressed with the quality of the merchandise I've seen
in their Philadelphia store. Reasonably good construction, but most of
the garments--even the sweaters--seem very thin. I
Any Maryland area folks feel like taking on a wedding party of 16 with a
medieval/ renaissance theme? The date is next May and the bride has a
budget of ~$125 per outfit.
Please email me and I will pass on your contact info.
Dawn
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On Saturday 24 September 2005 1:21 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Huh? Following fashion is often something people my daughter's age do.
So I can only assume that you're older than 21... ;)
I'm not primarily into modern fashion either, but I do believe in
being dressed;
Agreed.
I wouldn't
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Greetings~
I am looking to make my daughter a coif embroidered like ones worn in the
15th and 16th century in England. I am planning to incorporate blackwork
surface embroidery as well as gold embellishment. I have run across
a particular
embroidery stitch
None! If I'm travelling by train or plane I get Marie-Claire or Red,
and I get really fed up of reading the good articles at the front, and
then having to pay for, and lug around, all the
fashion/make-up/food/interiors/travel which doesn't interest me at all.
Wish you could just buy it in
At 12:27 PM 9/23/2005, you wrote:
In fact did you know there were Bristish WWII and Colonial period
reenactors there in central California. They are based out of Fresno. I
used to work at the LHS faires. Those were some of the largest renn
faires in the country. The parties I mentioned
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
Hey there... that is a form of chain stitch. give me a sec... I'll go
look for a reference...
rummagedropmumble...
OK... Therese de Dilmont calls it Basket stitch. Which is just a
modified chain. p. 135 in the 2002 reprint. In my original volume
p. 139.
Mildred Davis -- calls it simply
What current day fashion magazines do you all read?
Answers only make sense if you samples all the magazines read. IMHO
to really make sense of this question, a pollster should address the
whole person, their lifestyle, workstyle, friends acquantances, and
fiscal situation. Cheryldee's excellent
Please send your responses directly to Gia who requested this information.
Thank you.
Nancy
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Subject: [SCA-AS] Pockets in period
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I have been seeing
If there are other re-enactment groups that are based in Fresno or nearby,
I would love to know about them. I am with a small group of mostly women,
and a few men, who are itching to create costumes for time frames outside
of the Renaissance period, and have someplace suitable to wear them to. And
At 01:34 PM 9/23/2005, you wrote:
Julie wrote:
Remember bell bottoms?
A co-worker of mine swears that they are back, but I can't find any. I was
at the Chicago Gap store last week, and they certainly didn't have any
there. Darn. I love bellbottoms!
Gail Finke
Our locally based department
I do not think it is a basket stitch but I could be wrong.
http://www.fashion-era.com/smocking_page_2.htm
The gold embroidery looks to be chainstitch (there is a name for it when
stitched that close) or two rows of stemstitch. Also a possibility (can't
find my embroidery book) Have a back stitch
At 05:54 PM 9/24/2005, you wrote:
LAHA www.lahacal.org leaps to mind, tho it's not exactly close
except that we're both from Calif where close has a different scale,
nay, a different order of magnitude, than it does in other parts of
the world. San Diego Historical district, too, tho' it's less
OK, as I've been informed (offlist) that most of the readymade hoopskirts
have flimsy boning I was wondering if anybody else had used this triple
flex plastic boning
http://www.venacavadesign.co.uk/Pages/DraftRigilene.htm#Triple. As I plan to
buy the materials for a corset from this company anyway
Elizabeth - I have some steel boning I can sell you if you want some -
reasonable price too.
Cheers, Aylwen
Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
OK, as I've been informed (offlist) that most of the readymade hoopskirts
have flimsy boning I was wondering if anybody else had used this triple
flex plastic
I haven't experimented with their boning, but I found a plastic that I do
like and it holds up well to abuse and weight.
I use a 1/4 inch diameter clear, flexible plumbers tubing in my hoopskirt,
I have to put a petty coat between the hoop and my underskirt (Elizabethan)
to keep hoop ridges from
I like InStyle, which may not qualify as a fashion magazine, but I think it's
got great fashion sense.
Kathleen Norvell
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