Okay, I know this is an unnecessary reply but, COOOOOL!!!! Thanks! Sg
> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:28:02 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Anyone seen this in history before?> CC: > > > In the late 1860s there were various methods of looping up a skirt with > > ring/drawstring arrangements or buttons to make it look different over > an > underskirt. My book _Reconstruction Era Fashions_ shows some of them.> > In > the 1880s it was common to "polonaise" tunics/long bodices, and > overskirts, > with ties (or sometimes with buttons); but an important > reason was that the > garment could be made much flatter to clean and > iron, than if it were > permanently bunched up._______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
