> > > Diana Habra wrote: >>>Day dress >>>http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_537.htm >> > >> Wow! I got lost on this site for about an hour. And 100 pages of >> printer > > Yes, isn't that a wonderful site! I also found this one quite helpful: > http://demode.tweedlebop.com/realvict/
The main thing that I liked about the site was that it had *many* detailed pictures of the same garment. Often an extant garment will be pictured but usually only the whole front (and maybe the back) will be shown. And I haven't seen any of the museum sites offer a look at a gown or outfit unfastened so that we can see how it really works. That was what I liked the most :~> > Seeing the construction details are marvelous. One thing I did find > challenging about these "extant gown" sites, though: very often they > display the clothes on modern mannequins or dress forms. It gives one an > improper impression of how the gown should hang, usually because the > bust is lower and shaped differently than a corseted figure. Just > something to take into account when making the gown... I totally agree with you on this however I am fairly familiar with how these styles should look already so it wasn't too much of a problem for me. Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
