Aaaaaaaaahhh!
Lovely!!!!!
What a great inspiration.
I ordered some beautiful pink satin 18th century shoes for my doll and
she definitely needs a dress to go with them.
Thanks!
Deredere
Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote:
> Dear Sharon Henderson.
> Thanks for your post.
> This is not anything about undergarments, but i am sure these wil be a big
> inspiration to you, they are to me!
> Louis Carrogis made these water colours pictures of the french nobility:
> http://www.photo.rmn.fr/cf/htm/CSearchT.aspx?Round=2&Total=500&FP=17986705&E=2K1KTS5GS7Q6&SID=2K1KTS5GS7Q6&New=T&Page=1
> Mind you there are more than 500 prints!!!
>
> Bjarne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 5:54 PM
> Subject: [h-cost] Questions on Louis XV (1760s) Costuming
>
>
>
>> 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
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