I've got a two-volume, illustrated set of Shakespeare's plays that's been in the family since the late-ish 1800s. The illustrations are priceless--famous actors of the day, wearing what they would have worn on stage in the various roles. A 19th century's version of 16th century stage clothing....<weg> --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Kayta Barrows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] re: favorite one-period-interprets-another > > >Oh, fun. I have a "Centennial Dress" from the 1870's that's a really > >interesting take on quasi-Colonial. I'm still trying to figure out what > >they were doing with the flat-fronted skirt that has some really odd seams > >to make quasi-panniers, and the bias-wrapped elbow-triangles are a hoot. > > Look in the 1870s, or later, for "Dolly Varden" costumes. I have an > illustrated history of American theatre, from the 1860s to the 1960s (with > some very interesting photos of people who got famous in the movies or TV > later), and Dolly Varden was a play that kept getting revived. It seems > you can always tell the decade the photo is from. > > Victorian Fancy Dress costumes are just as hoot-like. > > > CarolynKayta Barrows > dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian > www.FunStuft.com > > ///\\\\\ > ////-@@\\\ > (((( 7 ))) > )(( <> ))( > * ) ( * > /----\ /---\ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
