At 16:54 23/05/2008, you wrote: >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... :)
I made a copy of Mme de Pompadour for the Wallace Collection, from the painting in their collection. http://tinyurl.com/6zyeuj I have also made a copy of this for a different customer http://tinyurl.com/5954gh I have photos of the underwear I can show privately if that would help. Otherwise, "Cut of Women's Clothes", "Cut of Men' s ditto", "Corsets and Crinolines" and any of the books by Linda Baumgarten, Hunnisett, Arnold would be a good starting point. Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
