Also, in the Victorian age, they loved doing exactly what you are doing - taking antique
dresses and outfits > to wear to fancy balls. Do you have any idea how many we lost
during that time period? How many not only > Rococo but Elizabethan outfits? Just
because someone wanted to look pretty and was incapable of thinking > about the
historic value of the item in their hands.
And that is one of the things I love about the Victorian era. I love
reading about people in the late 1870s and early 1880s remodeling men's
18th-century vests for dresses.
>Not only are you doing this yourself, but encouraging others to do
this as well - which is where my outrage is coming from. I've > seen
plenty of people post something to ebay/etsy/pick your favorite online
flea market that they had no idea what it was. By > encourage others to
do what you do to create a t-tunic - beginners garb for most Medieval
groups- you are encouraging people who have little knowledge on the
subject of historical textiles to rip apart something that may be very
valuable.
Apparently, you don't have the slightest idea what is valuable on the
vintage market and what is not. Perhaps you should do some research
before you express outrage.
> That supposed 19th C chemise may actually be 17th C.
Since I have been studying and collecting textiles for over 40 years, I
do know the difference.
> You may not consider yourself a "custodian" of historical wears but
we all are.
But apparently you don't even collect antique textiles yourself. You are
certainly welcome to do so, but are in no position to dictate to others
regarding it.
> Rather than taking that dress in or out, why not check out the seam
lines and see if you can recreate a pattern from it?
Because I don't want to.
>As for the items being yours - well, the old house was your parents',
right? I highly doubt they were allowed to do whatever they pleased with it.
Of course they were allowed to do whatever they pleased with it. You are
under a major misconception that every older house is under historic
protection. There are a great many of them around and the vast
majority are not. The only thing the owners have to conform to is local
zoning relations and the building code. Everybody remodels and upgrades
older homes all the time. Check your local real estate section for the
ads for older homes and what the realtors say has been done to them.
>I know you won't listen, Fran. I've been on this list long enough to
know that.
Well, naturally, I don't regulate my life by the advice of a perfect
stranger who doesn't have a clue what she is talking about.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
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