On Wednesday 19 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 3/19/2008 10:36:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > http://www.pyramidcollection.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=P8276+S > > Has anyone ever come across this look in any period in history? The > flouncy mode reminds me of some southern belle look, but those are probably > permanently sewn in. > > > You will come across a similar idea in the 1860's and the idea remains the > same--a method of raising the skirts high enough to stay out of mud, > puddles, etc. Occassionally you see it in fashion plates as a trendy thing > to do over an elaborate underskirt, but more often than not it was an > issue of practicality. To do it, one had the option of purchasing one of > the patent "Dress Elevators" in the magazines, sewing tapes inside your > skirt, or simply using pins. >
I'd add that, so far, all of the comments relate to the interestingly poofy style of the skirt. 1860s bodices were very different than the top of this dress, and the combination of the two (the plain, scoop-necked bodice with no front seams and the flounced skirt) strikes me as modern. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You affect the world by what you browse."-- Tim Berners-Lee _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
