Reporting on your conversation with Frank is about it. Also, the JR Clancy application. Thanks, let me know if you have any questions.
Meredith Moseley-Bennett Certification Coordinator Entertainment Technician Certification Program-ETCP 875 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1005 NYC, NY 10001 Phone: 212.244.1505 Fax: 212.244.1502 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: h-costume Digest, Vol 7, Issue 362 Send h-costume mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of h-costume digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples) (paige) 2. Re: Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples) (paige) 3. Re: Corsetry issues- interior pillows? (Hanna Zickermann) 4. Re: Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples) (Rebecca Schmitt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:12:03 -0400 From: "paige" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples) To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Good Day, Please try using a cotton camisole under the corset and per Renaissance Corp, larger ladies will roll small tea towels (white only it seems) and place under the breasts but I find this bothersome and they can slip.. Personally, I hate trying to be a size 4-6 when I am a size 20, and my corsets do not close all the way in back...I like to breath too much. No one sees them and the bodice or surcoats cover the backs anyway and on hotter days that helps stay a wee bit cooler. Ladies , we no longer need to kill ourselves. By the end of the day it is nice to get out of a corset but I find my back hurts less from wearing one and have thought on several days why not wear one all the time...just not so tight one can not breath. Hope my wee input helps on this issue... Ladye Paige in Virginia ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:25:36 -0400 From: "paige" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples) To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Hello, I too have that tummy area problem but have used a tabbed corset for many years but never lace it all the way up the back. Tabs come over the hip area slightly and when I am being laced, I ask someone to start at waist not bottom of corset, and I .never close the corset all the way ( I like to breath ) unless some deft gentleman who my be assisting with the chore manages to lace it tighter than usual and gets the back closer together...you might find your tummy area won't poof so much when sitting and the more open back of the corset lets you back stay cooler and who is seeing it...only you know ....with areas such as VA, MD and PA, high humidity is quite an issue and then so is Wisconsin area...we just want to look the part...we are not really needing to be size 4-5 waists and 5' frames (unless that is what you are)..lets not forget that people have changed in our frame build since the 1500-1600's. By the way, I wear this same corset for Renn Clothing, Victorian and now my Colonial. My corset fits nicely and why fool with another style that might not be as comfortable...The corset is really intended to give a smooth appearance is it not? Enough input from a size 20, nearing 60's lady in Va. Ladye Paige ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:25:35 +0200 From: Hanna Zickermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corsetry issues- interior pillows? To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed The pillows I?ve seen in theatrical costumes appear to be as wide as the distance between the two lowest points of an underwire bra?s wires and reach down to the point where the ribs emerge from the breast bone, sort of a padded triangle in the corset. Another option is to put small pads (about the size of shoulderpads, but not bent) right under each breast. This is also good for ladies with small breasts - there are only a few days of the month when I have an A-cup, but the pads let me have really pretty "apples" in rococo-neckline. ;-) Hanna At 23:20 03.10.2008, you wrote: >ok honey, everybodies brests are different and >place slightly differently. the best way to do >it is to do a mock up corset ouf ot muslin then >try it on and not where the"gap" under the >breasts is.. and make a ittle cotton or linen >pillow or roll and tack it in..it will take a >little trial and eror but it int that hard. > > >Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL > > > >I am made for great things by GOD > >and walk with Pride!!!! > >Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad > >see me dance > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0 > >--- On Fri, 10/3/08, Natalie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: Natalie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corsetry issues- interior pillows? >To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 5:11 PM > >Sorry, I should have been more clear. By sources, I meant some images of >how this is done currently. I'm not worried about accuracy or >authenticity of my undies :) Just comfort and the right silhouette. > >Natalie > > > > Haven't got doc for it. Wasn't my corset. > > > > It was a way of coping with the solid (often wood) busk in the front > > of an Elizabethan corset. Many of my friends at faire put in a firm > > "twinkie" sized support pillow, without which they would not >have been > > able to achieve the right silhouette. > > > > Without the pillow they would have had over-mashed breasts, falling > > breasts, or (with a less-rigid busk to compensate) a non-flat front. > > None of them would have matched the silhouette represented in > > portraits and sculpture. > > > > If you're doing something for competition, I would worry about > > documentation. If you're using machine stitching and other modern > > techniques to make your costume, I wouldn't worry. If it's a >cheat, > > it's a completely invisible cheat. > > > > andy > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 11:34:34 -0500 From: "Rebecca Schmitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples) To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We have a member of our guilde at Bristol who has cardiac issues and is unable to wear anything too binding. Even a well-fitted corset would cause problems for her. ************************ Rebecca Schmitt aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence, Bristol Renn Faire ************************* ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume End of h-costume Digest, Vol 7, Issue 362 ***************************************** _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
