Great illustrations! Now I begin to remember. I do have a book of catalog illustrations from the 20s and maybe one from the teens, too, I'll have to look. Thanks!
MaggiRos Maggie Secara ~A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 Available at your favorite online bookseller See our gallery at http://www.zazzle.com/popinjaypress On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Katy Bishop <katybisho...@gmail.com>wrote: > I have a page on my website with some undergarment illustrations from > the 1910s, including some tango knickers! > > http://www.vintagevictorian.com/costume_1910_acc.html > > About 15 years ago I bought a girdle, made of a woven mostly-cotton > fabric that was almost identical to 1910s corsets (corsets get shorter > by mid-decade), it's great. I don't know if they can still be found. > I don't know of a pattern for a corset of the. The corset doesn't > support the bust in the way a 19th century corset does, a separate > brassiere would probably have been worn. > > Katy > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Maggie<maggi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And while we're at it, what sort of stays or whatever do I need if I want > to > > wear this authentically? > > I'm serious, I am totally lost in this era, I just know I love the look. > > > > MaggiRos > > > > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
