My girls always liked playing in the Shop with their friends and were on easy
call for public moments.? The 'quiet one' got to be a Wooly Mammouth in "Skin
of our Teeth" and she did a couple of stints as the Easter Bunny at a local
mall. Then she joined the "Grundge crowd for a couple of decades. Now becoming
an "Olde Coot" in Vermont, she makes occasions for the community around her to
Dress Up for occasions like the Black Fly Festival, the Dinner Cruise (any
thing that floats) on Sodom Pond, and the valentine Dance.? She's making up for
time past when she wouldn't dream of looking like the establishment.
Our other daughter enjoyed wearing all the Small Victorian ensembles for my
Vintage/ Antique fashion shows...always designed her own costumes and such.?
One of the earliest suggestions to the doting family was donations to the Dress
up trunk for her growing family.
Kathleen...who still dresses for All occasions.
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To: "'Historical Costume'" <[email protected]>
Subject: [h-cost] Your family and costuming genesI was re-reading Margo's post
and it got me to thinking...How many of our
family members are enjoying costuming since we became a member of h-costume?
Or maybe inherited the costuming gene? If so what kind of costuming?
All my kids like getting into costumes...sometimes for no real reason. We
were lucky to have inherited my husband's family costume bag. My
grandchildren go straight to the bag...now totes of costumes to play in when
they visit us. Their closets are full of their own costumes. My 5 y.o
granddaughter wears her costumes everywhere...to school, church, the store,
etc. My 9 y.o. granddaughter has started sewing and is very passionate
about it.
My son, Patrick, is the one who inherited the most costuming genes. I
didn't know until I saw the playbill but he was designing the costumes for
his high school plays. He made his first costume for an anime convention
and won an award for construction. He has worked in the costuming retail
industry for 4 yrs as a manager of Spirits Halloween stores. This year Pat
went back to college for theater technology. He has been awarded full
scholarships for college.
Penny Ladnier, owner
The Costume Gallery Websites
www.costumegallery.com
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