On Dec 26, 2007 9:49 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Costume related, I got the Janet Arnold book on 19th and early 20th c. costume patterns, some fingerless gloves (EXCELLENT for use in cold offices), and time to do some sewing. I've also got the "Dress at the Court of Henry VIII" but it hasn't arrived yet.
Not a gift, but definitely costumey - got to see Burton's "Sweeney Todd" - hilarious, and very over the top visually (at last! Goth beachwear!) Allison T. > Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:43:37 -0800 > From: Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [h-cost] Costume related Christmas gifts > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Aren't we having annual discussion? > > I got _Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII_, _Ancient Textiles: > Production, Craft, and Society_, _Purses in Pieces_, a Fortuny-like > olive-colored crushed silk sleeveless dress, and two Christmas ornaments > of rather naughty-looking fairies in dressed in pastel Edwardian lingerie. > > Also some science fiction and fantasy books; a whole bunch of spices, > seeds, nuts, and tea from an Indian grocery store and elsewhere; a > bottle of elderberry wine; a bottle of dandelion wine; a multi-region > DVD player; and an IPOD (I plan to get rid of the IPOD ASAP). > > Fran > Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming > http://www.lavoltpress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
