In a message dated 10/7/2006 4:07:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Suzi do you know of any English dresses called >open gown, ****************** are these the same as round gowns ***************** Uno momento.... Round Gowns are called Round Gowns, I thought, because they went all the way 'round....as in they were not the open robes so ubiquitous throughout the 18th century. So I doubt they would be the same as something called an "open gown" But you never know. Y'know, I was just looking at some pics of some Quaker gowns from the 1770s that are cut in the familiar fashion, with the CF bodice closing edge to edge, the back English, but also without an open skirt and petticoat. Instead is a skirt that closes all the way round, it having a front panel like an apron that is not stitched to the bodice like the rest of the skirt. Not unlike a gown in Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion" 18th century volume...but earlier than that gown [which is 1790s I think] Definitely a gown that goes all the way 'round but not a Round Gown. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
