Hi i ment the waistcoat, not the coat.
It seems that the left side where the buttonholes are, was made larger
besides the embroidery, to have the embroidery edge to edge when buttoned!
This they didnt do back in 18th century.
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] waistcoat front closing
At 23:00 24/03/2006, you wrote:
Hi,
Another list, has given an url to a picture of an outfit from Jefferson in
Paris, and here is the picture:
http://photobucket.com/albums/f344/fashioninfilm/?action=view¤t=100_9322.jpg
How is this closing made? To me it must be made with a larger piece
ajusted for the buttons. Isnt this wrong?
Should it not be that when closed with the buttons, the embroidery
overlaps eachother?
I am confused!
Bjarne
Bjarne
I am not sure if I understand your problem, but this style of coat was
never intended to close using the buttons and buttonholes. It is quite
likely in fact, that the buttonholes are not even slit open. On an
original coat of this style there would be a couple of hooks and loops
high on the chest, and the coat would meet when these were fastened, not
overlap. Hope this helps you understand. The costumes for this film came
from Cosprop, the best costume house in London, and they are well known
for their collection of original garments which they use as patterns for
new costumes.
http://www.cosprop.co.uk/
Suzi
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