Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
I realize it's now passe, but I'm doing a production of Angels in America that takes place in 1985-86. Kate -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of cc2010m...@cs.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:28 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie? The Yellow Power Tie is a bit passe, at this point. I am not sure what the power color is these days. I have noticed that strongly colored dress shirts are in vogue. And I always keep an eye open for those daring few who know the Way of the Bow Tie. Henry W. Osier Chairman Costume-Con 28 www.cc28.org ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
In a message dated 2/18/2009 7:08:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, cc2010m...@cs.com writes: I am not sure what the power color is these days. *** When I was in prep school (1971-75) and had to wear a coat and tie to class, the red diagonal striped tie was ubiquitous. Look at Congressstill is. Always will be. Navy blazer, grey, then in warmer weather, khaki pants, white or pastel shirt, striped tie.the uniform. BTWI neverNEVER wear any of those items today and never will. Did my time. **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
Kate Pinner wrote: I realize it's now passe, but I'm doing a production of Angels in America that takes place in 1985-86. That's too early for yellow. In the mid/late 80's the power tie was red, either a solid red or the striped one, occasionally a tiny print. I went to work in the bank district in Boston in 87, and anyone who was anyone wore a black suit with a red tie. Women wore brightly printed power scarves. I still have mine in the closet. I don't think yellow came in until the 90's. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
In a message dated 2/19/2009 10:08:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, pinn...@mccc.edu writes: that takes place in 1985-86. * Dark (black or dark grey) blazers with little flecks of color in the fabric immediately come to mind for that period. I wonder why? :-P Pleated baggy pants too. Ties were narrower too. It's strange doing a period you lived though, isn't it? **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
Kate Pinner wrote: I realize it's now passe, but I'm doing a production of Angels in America that takes place in 1985-86. That's too early for yellow. In the mid/late 80's the power tie was red, either a solid red or the striped one, occasionally a tiny print. I went to work in the bank district in Boston in 87, and anyone who was anyone wore a black suit with a red tie. Women wore brightly printed power scarves. I still have mine in the closet. I don't think yellow came in until the 90's. Dawn I don't remember the specific years, either, but it was the red power tie and the yellow sincere tie. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
A quick Google turns up that the yellow power tie was 1980s, and a 1987 article alluding to the fact that they were already on the way out--so sounds mid-80s to me.? (Sorry I don't remember from personal experience--my husband was in the military in those years so had no choice of tie color!) Ann Wass -Original Message- From: aqua...@patriot.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:31 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie? Kate Pinner wrote: I realize it's now passe, but I'm doing a production of Angels in America that takes place in 1985-86. That's too early for yellow. In the mid/late 80's the power tie was red, either a solid red or the striped one, occasionally a tiny print. I went to work in the bank district in Boston in 87, and anyone who was anyone wore a black suit with a red tie. Women wore brightly printed power scarves. I still have mine in the closet. I don't think yellow came in until the 90's. Dawn I don't remember the specific years, either, but it was the red power tie and the yellow sincere tie. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
Dawn wrote: Kate Pinner wrote: I realize it's now passe, but I'm doing a production of Angels in America that takes place in 1985-86. That's too early for yellow. In the mid/late 80's the power tie was red, either a solid red or the striped one, occasionally a tiny print. I went to work in the bank district in Boston in 87, and anyone who was anyone wore a black suit with a red tie. Women wore brightly printed power scarves. I still have mine in the closet. I don't think yellow came in until the 90's. In my experience, '80s is exactly right. I worked in an educational association office in Washington in 1984-88, and I remember the day one of our VPs first showed up in a yellow tie. Everyone made good-natured jokes about how cutting-edge it was and how he'd picked up on the new fad of the lawyerly/lobbying types in the neighborhood. After that, I seemed to see them everywhere. BTW, the yellow ties weren't very bright, at least not the ones I saw. They were a sort of dull yellow background with an all-over pattern of tiny dots or paisley shapes (I think the pattern is called pine in tie lingo). I remember it seemed the ugliest thing I'd ever seen, but after a while I got used to it. I left that office in 1988, so this had to have occurred by then. I returned in 1990 and went to work in a government office. My boss there NEVER wore yellow ties, and I don't remember any from that time at all. The way to answer this, of course, would be to hit a library that still has hardcopy magazine collections. Look over back issues Time and Newsweek to see pix of the power brokers, and you should run into the period of Yellow Ties Everywhere. Another option is a men's fashion magazine like GQ, but I wonder if this was more of an office thing done in real-life practice, rather than something that the fashion houses promoted. --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
aqua...@patriot.net wrote: I don't remember the specific years, either, but it was the red power tie and the yellow sincere tie. Yes! That was it! Even when it was everywhere, yellow was not the power tie. I'd forgotten it was supposed to be sincere, but that's indeed the word that was used. And here's that nasty yellow color: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-BROOKS-BROTHERS-TIE-VINTAGE-YELLOW-PAISLEY_W0QQitemZ320340819887 --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
Yes! That was it! Even when it was everywhere, yellow was not the power tie. I'd forgotten it was supposed to be sincere, but that's indeed the word that was used.? ? Oh, I definitely remember the yellow ties being called power ties, too, though--I just didn't remember quite when that was. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin Netherton ro...@netherton.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 1:38 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie? aqua...@patriot.net wrote:? ? I don't remember the specific years, either, but it was the red? power tie and the yellow sincere tie.? ? Yes! That was it! Even when it was everywhere, yellow was not the power tie. I'd forgotten it was supposed to be sincere, but that's indeed the word that was used.? ? And here's that nasty yellow color:? http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-BROOKS-BROTHERS-TIE-VINTAGE-YELLOW-PAISLEY_W0QQitemZ320340819887? ? --Robin? ? ___? h-costume mailing list? h-cost...@mail.indra.com? http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume? ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Pygmalion on TCM right now
Right now on Turner Classic Movies is the 1938 film Pygmalion. It is the same story as My Fair Lady with the same characters. The ladies' gowns are designed by Schiaparelli and Worth. This is the first time TCM has shown the film. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
Looks like what I call my amoeba tie, -C. Yes! That was it! Even when it was everywhere, yellow was not the power tie. And here's that nasty yellow color: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-BROOKS-BROTHERS-TIE-VINTAGE-YELLOW- PAISLEY_W0QQitemZ320340819887 This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pygmalion on TCM right now
If I tell you that to me, TCM is the abbreviation for Traditional Chinese Medicine, you will understand my puzzlement at first. Thank you for spelling it out in the body of the email... Laurie From: pe...@costumegallery.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:13:11 -0500 Subject: [h-cost] Pygmalion on TCM right now Right now on Turner Classic Movies is the 1938 film Pygmalion. It is the same story as My Fair Lady with the same characters. The ladies' gowns are designed by Schiaparelli and Worth. This is the first time TCM has shown the film. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] What period/country etc is this tunic?
Can anyone tell me what the guy in the blue tunic is wearing? I guess that would be Rahim http://tinyurl.com/brvg4j http://sca.berkeley.edu/album/2003_00_and_previous_years/2000_Spring_-__Tabling_on_Sproul_Plaza_-_From_left_to_right_Sarah__Moshe__Faisal__Rahim__H_Sm.jpg.3.html Thanks Sg ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What period/country etc is this tunic?
The blue tunic appears to be Germanic 1000 - 1100s. http://www.virtue.to/articles/extant.html scroll down to find similar styles It appears that he is wearing a tshirt under the tunic instead of a shirt/tunic. I think brais and hosen are associated with the tunic's era, though if you go a little more Nordic you might have troussers but no high boots. -Original Message- Can anyone tell me what the guy in the blue tunic is wearing? I guess that would be Rahim http://tinyurl.com/brvg4j http://sca.berkeley.edu/album/2003_00_and_previous_years/2000_Spring_-__Tabl ing_on_Sproul_Plaza_-_From_left_to_right_Sarah__Moshe__Faisal__Rahim__H_Sm.j pg.3.html Thanks Sg ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
