Okay, I caught up on the topic... I'm sorry for my stupid question.
I am wondering if these Egyptian dresses that were found in the 1920s were
what made beaded dresses in the 1920s so fashionable. From my research,
they appear in fashion around the same time as the dates of the beaded
Egyptian dress finds.
I am studying and will start soon documenting actual beading patterns from
the 1920s dresses. It is amazing to me how some of the dresses from the
1920s survived with the chiffon in tact. We have some in the fashion
collection that barely survived and the only thing they are good for is to
document their patterns. You can not even tell what these dresses
originally looked like. We have one dress that has about 15 lbs. of metal
beadwork. It has survived well.
Penny Ladnier,
Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites
www.costumegallery.com
www.costumelibrary.com
www.costumeclassroom.com
www.costumeencyclopedia.com
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