> It looks like I will be helping a local community theater costume > Moliere's The Miser. I've worked with this director once before, he > would like a period look and respects my attempts to be as authentic as > possible for the chosen era (18thC) That being said, since I will be > relying on family members of the cast for some of the costume > construction I will probably be resorting to some of Butterick's > patterns (#4315 &4317) to get these made. > > Sooooo, I would like to try to get the fabric as authentic as possible. > My 'eye' however is more trained for 16th C and earlier. Does anyone > have suggestions for a couple of books I could use to browse through to > get a feel for fabrics and patterns for this era?
I just picked up the book "Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century" and it has page after page of paintings and real clothing from the time period. It was put out by the Met and (this is the best part) has multiple views of some outfits. Surprisingly it was only $30 but you may also be able to borrow a copy or get it through interlibrary loan. The Kyoto costume book (Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute) also has many examples of real clothing from that time period. And I think that they are having a 25th anniversary sale right now so all the books are even more reasonably priced than normal. If you can borrow or buy this book, it is a great fashion reference for 18th century through the present. Good luck with your project! Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" "Become the change you want to see in the world." --Ghandi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
