Good morning all, Can anyone point me toward some historically-accurate web links or resources for clothing from the 1760s in France, during the reign of Louis XV? Some friends are planning a large-group cosplay gathering for the anime version of "Le Chevalier D'Eon", and while the costumes are for the most part only glancingly period, I'm going to be the obsessive one. *grins*
I want to especially get the undergarments and layers correct, and fight as much of a good fight with the two gowns I've chosen in order to get them as close as possible to accurate--while still giving the "look" from the anime production. Right now I'm having little luck finding good corset and underpinnings links and/or books, and finding proper fabrics that would give the richness of a court costume to what are amazingly plain outfits in the anime has proven a challenge. If anyone's interested in knowing, I'm doing Mme. de Pompadour and making the outfit for a friend portraying King Louis. :) I would welcome any advice, assistance, links, etc. Bjarne, I've already sent the link for your site to the group--and their reactions to the gorgeousness of your work was everything anyone could hope for. *grins* They are in awe and wonder of you, as am I... :) Cheers, Sharon/Jasta _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
