Hi Cynthia,
Yes it is getting chilly here now, but the dress is not going to be used in
wintertime. The fair takes place in june, so its fine.
I did send her some suggestions of reds i would like, but i am afraid she
want a real red, like christmas red :-(.
But we have not desided to buy silk yeat, i am going to make a cotton model
first, and maybe on its way, and when she gets here to fit, ill talk her
into some more 18th century reds. I think that this solid red, only was used
for uniforms and hunting costumes?
Maybe i could persuade her to go and watch Marie Antoinette next month, to
get a feeling of the collours. It opens here nov. 17th. What a brilliant
idea! I could go with her........... tata tata.........
Bjarne
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] new danish court dress
Isn't it chilly up there this time of year? Is she not to wear any kind of
outerwear? Just wondering.
There is something striking about the plainness...by which I mean the lack
of applied decoration and components like a stomacher or open robe with a
petticoat showing...about the design of the dress. I think outdoors in the
cool
air it will be quite fetching in a shade of red as striking as the
un-fussy
design. Not a bright fire engine red, but a ruby or dark crimson would be
rich
and beautiful. Perhaps you can show her swatches of available fabrics
[only
show her things you'd want to use!] Maybe even a Jacquard if a solid silk
is
just too much. The shimmering pattern all in red could look amazing. Even
in
two colors with red prominent could be suggested. Remember YOU are the
designer, and "know better". She should trust you....at least as much as
you should
please her.
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