Could it fasten in back? I don't know if they did this in the 18th century, but we do it for onstage all the time. :)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 2:18 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] waistcoat front closing 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
