In a message dated 11/12/2006 9:43:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Because the dress only consist of one skirt ******************* Because of the early-ish year of the painting.... could this be gowns like in Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion, Vol.1"...the 1st 18th century gown in there, on page 22? Arnold calls it a "wrapping gown" but I don't think she means a wrapper!...an at home sorta dressing gown. It looks perfectly fine or wearing out and about. It's a logical procession from the "robe volante" [one is pictured in the big Kyoto book]. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
