> The portrait is earlier 18thC, and perhaps represents an opulent fantasy style. If anyone can get a look at extant upper class wear of the time, we would know if there were cartridge pleats or knife pleats. -Carol
If pictures in books dont suit your taste, then for a good grovel, a CV, and a letter of introduction you can get into the Bath Museum of Costume and fondle the real thing. Other museums have their own rituals of supplication. <grin> I wonder if 18th will be fashionable among costume & dance historians this year. When I saw Memoirs of a Geisha this weekend, there was a preview for "Marie Antonette". --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
