At 09:43 12/11/2005, you wrote:
Hi marc
I dont remember if i told you that the gustavian weadding suit i
made, had strips attached to the waistcoat shoulders and to the
front breeches. This is 1766.
Bjarne
Yes, but are they original? There are several garments in the Danish
costume books that have braces, but there is no guarantee they are
contemporary with the garments. The ones I am thinking of have been
used later for theatre performances, having been donated to the
theatre after they were finished with. In all likelihood the braces
were added by later wardrobe staff.
Quote from "The Guide to Historic Costume by Karen Baclawski,
published in 1995 by Batsford (ISBN 0 7134 6060 1)
"Braces
Two straps of ribbon, leather or webbing etc., usually connected,
passing over the shoulders and secured at both front and back waist
of a garment to keep it in place. Braces were introduced into
fashionable circles in the 1780's when the waistline of men's
waistcoats rose and unsightly gaps exposing the shirt were not
desirable. From the early 19th century braces were used with trousers
but remained concealed by waistcoat. <snip for 20th century content>
In 1814 Jane Austen commented on the appearance of braces in women's
fashion, but they were not generally adopted until the late 19th
century. <snip 20th century>"
Earliest noted item is female and dated 1810-20. Earliest male braces
noted are 1830-5. These are items in museum collections and not
necessarily the earliest known items.
Suzi
(Karen Baclawski holds an MA in the History of Dress from the
Courtauld Institute. Aileen Ribiero was technical advisor to the project.)
_______________________________________________
h-costume mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
