On Thursday 28 July 2005 9:38 am, Deredere Galbraith wrote: > Hi, > > I made my own hat! > I took an old hat made out of straw bands and took it appart to make a > hat to go with my bustle gown.
It looks great! Nice job! > But I was wondering if the purple ribbon would be to colour coordinated. > Schould I put more stuf on it? > Like ribbons or flowers? [snip] You certainly could...but I've seen very plain period bonnets and hats also. I think you should leave this one as it is. > > Would this hairstyle be ok for that time period? > I need to keep it out of the way of my bowstring. > > http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Bustle/Bustle.html My recollection of 1870s hair styles is that they were generally pulled back, away from the face (except for perhaps a fringe of curls along the forehead) and cascaded down the back of the head in curls, many of which were hairpieces. I think your style is generally fine, though I would pull the hair back a bit more tightly from my face for less of a poofy, pompadoured "Gibson Girl" effect. Tuese illustrations from the 1875 issue of Peterson's magazine may give you a better idea of what I'm trying to say (illustrations courtesy of the Victorian section of Jennifer Thompson's "Featured Attyre" site): http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/victorian/p75/feb1.html http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/victorian/p75/oct4.html http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/victorian/p75/nov1.html http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/victorian/p75/jun2.html Looking at these, I see that you might also want to give your hair an overall permanent for more waves and body, to better simulate the period look. Have fun experimenting! -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "So what if the universe is a pointless mass of hydrogen refuse powered by entropy. I'm spreading ketchup on a rubber duck, and after that I'm going to brush its teeth. So there."-- Rob Landley _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
