The cut of clothes seems to be still moving (not surprising really..) I
would say my husband and I both have pretty good posture, and recently
we have both found that shirts or blouses from Next are too narrow
across the front and too wide across the back. If we stand normally
they strain at the buttons - if we slump our shoulders a little they fit
better! Only from the one shop, so far, but Next must think this is the
shape of the modern torso.
Are there any other periods when you find a wider back and narrower
front? We know fashion is cyclical - waistlines go up and down,
shoulders and hips go out and in - do shoulders go forward and back as
well?
Jean
Kelly Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
It will have a bit of a modern look, because of our modern bodies, but
if you try to cut the back narrow, the shoulder seam to the back, the
shoulders as narrow as possible, and the armhole high, you should still
have the 'look' you are trying to achieve.
I spoke with the other professor this morning about your dilema, he
felt the same way I did...and it seems, many others, that you can't get
a good fit by scaling up historical garments, we are built differently.
The only other thing I could suggest, as it worked for a college of
mine, is to practice the movements and excercises of the period. Mark
taught Victorian period calesthenics for a historic site here in the
city. When I went to create a new doublet for him, I found that the
shape of his body pattern fit exactly like the period draft! It was
exciting for both of us to see the way we move in different ways from
our historical counterparts.
Good luck on the new draft!
Kelly in Nova Scotia
"Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment,
faced with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers
in advance, then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do,
despite your fears"
Caius Merlyn Britannicus
From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] williamsburg suit
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 11:19:02 +0100
Hi,
Thanks for all your interresting inputs to my question.
It is interresting to compare all the real cuts to the cuts in
Evolution of Fashion. What i want is to obtain the original cut as
much as possible. But it really is difficult and i wished i had a
dress stand of myself.
I cant stop thinking about all our words for newbeginners when we say
that "oh no, dont use Evolution of Fashion" because that is so wrong
and ment for theater costumes, when in the end our original cut ends
up to look like these cuts in the book.
I wish i could make it excatly as original, but it is impossible..........
It does end to look like the cuts in Evolution.........
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
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