[h-cost] Antiques Roadshow
We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The illustrations show the costume changes per character with five to six costumes per fashion plate. These once belonged to the illustrator or editor. A while back, we discussed these plates on h-costume. I was having a problem scanning them because they are so large. I now own a scanner with a large enough bed to scan the plates. Hopefully, I will getting them online in the autumn. I am also bringing some hand-tinted stereoviews from the first stereoview London publisher. The photos are of weddings. A photo historian told me that these are the earliest known hand-tinted stereoviews that they have seen by this photographer. I am excited to see if this is true. We are bringing an antique inlaid game table that I gave my husband for his birthday. It has a chess table and a roulette wheel. It is beautiful! We really don't care about the value, we just want to know how old it is. I am trying to decide what our 4th item will be. Maybe you all can help me decide. I need to know the following items value for insurance purposes. So let me know what you think that I should bring: 1. Hand-beaded traditional Philippians dress (we discussed this dress on h-costume) 2. An 1814 book titled Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. It is a rare book and has full page hand-tinted illustrations of the occupations with a corresponding page with the occupation description. You can see thumbnails of this book at: http://www.costumegallery.com/1814/British_Occupations/Laborers/ This is just the laborers section online. I own the entire book and haven't put all of them online yet. 3. My Princess Diana auction dress books and photos. The books are autographed by fashion designer David Emanuel (Di's wedding dress) and some of the current dress owners. They autographed the books when I worked on the dresses For newbies to h-costume, I have worked with David and seven of the charity dresses. I don't know if these would really be classified as an antique. 4. Delineator magazine collection spanning from 1880-1930. 5. A 1900s template ad book that was used by the fashion advertising industry for fashion ads in magazines and newspapers. The ads in fashion magazines were originally templates and the publisher would insert the business info into the templates for publication. Let me know what you think my 4th item should be. We are leaving for DC Friday night. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 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] finding bolo tips
Try Crazy Crow Trading Post, they have 2' for $3.75/pr and 2 1/4 for $3.95/pr, silver only. www.crazycrow.com I love them for the customer service and bead selection. Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the flat folds and the brocades. --Anonymous Costumer-- ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips
jewelrysupply.com has smaller ones (28mm - a bit over an inch) for $2.26 for a pack of 10 (silver only). They have had other styles but seem to be out at the moment. http://www.jewelrysupply.com/products/BL323.html?catPath=272_833 From: REBECCA BURCH ctrvlyf...@sbcglobal.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 3:19:21 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips Try Crazy Crow Trading Post, they have 2' for $3.75/pr and 2 1/4 for $3.95/pr, silver only. www.crazycrow.com I love them for the customer service and bead selection. Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the flat folds and the brocades. --Anonymous Costumer-- ___ 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] Antiques Roadshow
The Princess Di book (hate to say it); AR doesn't really seem to care much about antique fashion, at least for the parts they televise. Or the Philippines dress. Back when I went, they cherry-picked all the televised stuff from the front of the line- the very earliest comers. Don't hold your breath about being televised :) However-- the long line was FUN! After the coffee-addicted sent partners out for caffeine, the line thawed and it was I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours, and the mile-long conversation began as we wound our way through many twists turns of the line. I toted a folding chair and _used_ it occasionally. Note: it helps to have a cart if anything you bring is heavy/awkward. A thermos or water bottle if you like coffee or hydration. Have fun! Naturally, we expect a full report! == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Aug 18, 2010, at 11:12 PM, penny1a wrote: We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The illustrations show the costume changes per character with five to six costumes per fashion plate. These once belonged to the illustrator or editor. A while back, we discussed these plates on h-costume. I was having a problem scanning them because they are so large. I now own a scanner with a large enough bed to scan the plates. Hopefully, I will getting them online in the autumn. I am also bringing some hand-tinted stereoviews from the first stereoview London publisher. The photos are of weddings. A photo historian told me that these are the earliest known hand-tinted stereoviews that they have seen by this photographer. I am excited to see if this is true. We are bringing an antique inlaid game table that I gave my husband for his birthday. It has a chess table and a roulette wheel. It is beautiful! We really don't care about the value, we just want to know how old it is. I am trying to decide what our 4th item will be. Maybe you all can help me decide. I need to know the following items value for insurance purposes. So let me know what you think that I should bring: 1. Hand-beaded traditional Philippians dress (we discussed this dress on h-costume) 2. An 1814 book titled Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. It is a rare book and has full page hand-tinted illustrations of the occupations with a corresponding page with the occupation description. You can see thumbnails of this book at: http://www.costumegallery.com/1814/British_Occupations/Laborers/ This is just the laborers section online. I own the entire book and haven't put all of them online yet. 3. My Princess Diana auction dress books and photos. The books are autographed by fashion designer David Emanuel (Di's wedding dress) and some of the current dress owners. They autographed the books when I worked on the dresses For newbies to h-costume, I have worked with David and seven of the charity dresses. I don't know if these would really be classified as an antique. 4. Delineator magazine collection spanning from 1880-1930. 5. A 1900s template ad book that was used by the fashion advertising industry for fashion ads in magazines and newspapers. The ads in fashion magazines were originally templates and the publisher would insert the business info into the templates for publication. Let me know what you think my 4th item should be. We are leaving for DC Friday night. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ 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] finding bolo tips
-Original Message-From: Beteena Paradise bete...@mostlymedieval.comSent 8/19/2010 10:39:33 AMTo: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.comSubject: Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tipsjewelrysupply.com has smaller ones (28mm - a bit over an inch) for $2.26 fo r a pack of 10 (silver only). They have had other styles but seem to be out at the moment. http://www.jewelrysupply.com/products/BL323.html?catPath=272_833 From: REBECCA BURCH ctrvlyf...@sbcglobal.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 3:19:21 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips Try Crazy Crow Trading Post, they have 2' for $3.75/pr and 2 1/4 for $3.95 /pr, silver only. www.crazycrow.com I love them for the customer service and bead selection. Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the flat folds and the brocades.? --Anonymous Costumer-- ___ 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___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Antiques Roadshow
Hello Penny, I'm jelous...You getting to go to the Antique Road Show. I watch it whenever I can. Let me know how it goes. It sounds interesting. Maybe someday when it is close by in California I can attend. How does one get tickets and what is the cost if any other than plane ticket. Mary From: penn...@costumegallery.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:12:20 -0400 Subject: [h-cost] Antiques Roadshow We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The illustrations show the costume changes per character with five to six costumes per fashion plate. These once belonged to the illustrator or editor. A while back, we discussed these plates on h-costume. I was having a problem scanning them because they are so large. I now own a scanner with a large enough bed to scan the plates. Hopefully, I will getting them online in the autumn. I am also bringing some hand-tinted stereoviews from the first stereoview London publisher. The photos are of weddings. A photo historian told me that these are the earliest known hand-tinted stereoviews that they have seen by this photographer. I am excited to see if this is true. We are bringing an antique inlaid game table that I gave my husband for his birthday. It has a chess table and a roulette wheel. It is beautiful! We really don't care about the value, we just want to know how old it is. I am trying to decide what our 4th item will be. Maybe you all can help me decide. I need to know the following items value for insurance purposes. So let me know what you think that I should bring: 1. Hand-beaded traditional Philippians dress (we discussed this dress on h-costume) 2. An 1814 book titled Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. It is a rare book and has full page hand-tinted illustrations of the occupations with a corresponding page with the occupation description. You can see thumbnails of this book at: http://www.costumegallery.com/1814/British_Occupations/Laborers/ This is just the laborers section online. I own the entire book and haven't put all of them online yet. 3. My Princess Diana auction dress books and photos. The books are autographed by fashion designer David Emanuel (Di's wedding dress) and some of the current dress owners. They autographed the books when I worked on the dresses For newbies to h-costume, I have worked with David and seven of the charity dresses. I don't know if these would really be classified as an antique. 4. Delineator magazine collection spanning from 1880-1930. 5. A 1900s template ad book that was used by the fashion advertising industry for fashion ads in magazines and newspapers. The ads in fashion magazines were originally templates and the publisher would insert the business info into the templates for publication. Let me know what you think my 4th item should be. We are leaving for DC Friday night. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ 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
[h-cost] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
Comments? Thanks, Ceit To: Marche of Alderford Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis! OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ Please note that Mount Union's campus e-mail addresses have changed from usern...@muc.edu to usern...@mountunion.edu. The username has not changed - only the domain. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
I'm not SCA, don't know anything about Irish Celts in the 6C except that they were there. Having said that, Tom Tierney's colors should be in a little girls bedroom, all pastels, even when pastels are not the appropriate color. From my research, his designs come from other research books or original information (i.e., Godey's Ladies Magazine for Victorian dresses) and aren't too bad. I just can't abide his color schemes. LynnD On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Rickard, Patty ricka...@mountunion.eduwrote: Comments? Thanks, Ceit To: Marche of Alderford Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis! OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ Please note that Mount Union's campus e-mail addresses have changed from usern...@muc.edu to usern...@mountunion.edu. The username has not changed - only the domain. ___ 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] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
Maybe the Victorian is ok, but the 18thC is bad. Take Tom Tierney with a huge bag of salt if you think he did actual research for the period in question, track down the sources. The more you rely on someone else's creative efforts, the farther you get from the facts. -Carol I'm not SCA, don't know anything about Irish Celts in the 6C except that they were there. Having said that, Tom Tierney's colors should be in a little girls bedroom, all pastels, even when pastels are not the appropriate color. From my research, his designs come from other research books or original information (i.e., Godey's Ladies Magazine for Victorian dresses) and aren't too bad. I just can't abide his color schemes. LynnD On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Rickard, Patty ricka...@mountunion.eduwrote: Comments? Thanks, Ceit To: Marche of Alderford Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis! OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
I think the same for the Elizabethan, Italian Renn and the medieval periods that I've seen. I have a couple just because, but I wouldn't even use them for the let's get you in the general area and then look for better examples type of search. They seem rather outlandish in most cases... alex who would only use these for halloween costumes when historical accuracy is no where in the picture So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:33 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: Maybe the Victorian is ok, but the 18thC is bad. Take Tom Tierney with a huge bag of salt — if you think he did actual research for the period in question, track down the sources. The more you rely on someone else's creative efforts, the farther you get from the facts. -Carol I'm not SCA, don't know anything about Irish Celts in the 6C except that they were there. Having said that, Tom Tierney's colors should be in a little girls bedroom, all pastels, even when pastels are not the appropriate color. From my research, his designs come from other research books or original information (i.e., Godey's Ladies Magazine for Victorian dresses) and aren't too bad. I just can't abide his color schemes. LynnD On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Rickard, Patty ricka...@mountunion.eduwrote: Comments? Thanks, Ceit To: Marche of Alderford Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis! OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ 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] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
I like Tom's drawings for coloring in planned styles (if he's got something close to what I want to make), and letting my daughter color in copies for fun. But for a resource? Nope, not so much, not even for 16th century fashions as he, like Norris, edits his drawings. I'd rather go to the source, which I know for Celts can be difficult to find, especially before the 16th century. May I suggest Dress in Ireland by Mairead Dunlevy instead. One of the best books on Irish/Celtic clothing, and she does point to original sources for further research. There are a few other books, but I'd start there. Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com Be the change you want to see in the world. ~ Ghandi The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe pattern http://www.margospatterns.com/ OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Antiques Roadshow
I agree, the Diana stuff is probably your highest probability. I'd vote for the 1814 book next, myself. Have fun!!! chimene On Aug 18, 2010, at 11:12 PM, penny1a wrote: We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The illustrations show the costume changes per character with five to six costumes per fashion plate. These once belonged to the illustrator or editor. A while back, we discussed these plates on h-costume. I was having a problem scanning them because they are so large. I now own a scanner with a large enough bed to scan the plates. Hopefully, I will getting them online in the autumn. I am also bringing some hand-tinted stereoviews from the first stereoview London publisher. The photos are of weddings. A photo historian told me that these are the earliest known hand-tinted stereoviews that they have seen by this photographer. I am excited to see if this is true. We are bringing an antique inlaid game table that I gave my husband for his birthday. It has a chess table and a roulette wheel. It is beautiful! We really don't care about the value, we just want to know how old it is. I am trying to decide what our 4th item will be. Maybe you all can help me decide. I need to know the following items value for insurance purposes. So let me know what you think that I should bring: 1. Hand-beaded traditional Philippians dress (we discussed this dress on h-costume) 2. An 1814 book titled Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. It is a rare book and has full page hand-tinted illustrations of the occupations with a corresponding page with the occupation description. You can see thumbnails of this book at: http://www.costumegallery.com/1814/British_Occupations/Laborers/ This is just the laborers section online. I own the entire book and haven't put all of them online yet. 3. My Princess Diana auction dress books and photos. The books are autographed by fashion designer David Emanuel (Di's wedding dress) and some of the current dress owners. They autographed the books when I worked on the dresses For newbies to h-costume, I have worked with David and seven of the charity dresses. I don't know if these would really be classified as an antique. 4. Delineator magazine collection spanning from 1880-1930. 5. A 1900s template ad book that was used by the fashion advertising industry for fashion ads in magazines and newspapers. The ads in fashion magazines were originally templates and the publisher would insert the business info into the templates for publication. Let me know what you think my 4th item should be. We are leaving for DC Friday night. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ 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] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
I just looked up his webpage... http://www.tomtierney.com/index.htm He's in his 80's by now, majority of his career he was a fashion artist for various large east coast department stores (in the 50s-70s). The paper doll books were a late development. There's nothing in his bio that indicates any experience with academia, archaeology, costume history, history or even theatrical costume design. A quick scan of the covers of his works (which are voluminous!) -- very colorful, highly decorated, make Iris Brooke look like a paragon of research! He gets some of the silhouettes and main lines right, but the colors and patterns he fills in with are dizzying. chimene On Aug 19, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Alexandria Doyle wrote: I think the same for the Elizabethan, Italian Renn and the medieval periods that I've seen. I have a couple just because, but I wouldn't even use them for the let's get you in the general area and then look for better examples type of search. They seem rather outlandish in most cases... alex who would only use these for halloween costumes when historical accuracy is no where in the picture So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:33 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: Maybe the Victorian is ok, but the 18thC is bad. Take Tom Tierney with a huge bag of salt — if you think he did actual research for the period in question, track down the sources. The more you rely on someone else's creative efforts, the farther you get from the facts. I'm not SCA, don't know anything about Irish Celts in the 6C except that they were there. Having said that, Tom Tierney's colors should be in a little girls bedroom, all pastels, even when pastels are not the appropriate color. From my research, his designs come from other research books or original information (i.e., Godey's Ladies Magazine for Victorian dresses) and aren't too bad. I just can't abide his color schemes. OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
Oh, dear! I have his Empire Fashions coloring book... I guess I should take it less seriously as a source of information. Emily Patricia Dunham wrote: I just looked up his webpage... http://www.tomtierney.com/index.htm He's in his 80's by now, majority of his career he was a fashion artist for various large east coast department stores (in the 50s-70s). The paper doll books were a late development. There's nothing in his bio that indicates any experience with academia, archaeology, costume history, history or even theatrical costume design. A quick scan of the covers of his works (which are voluminous!) -- very colorful, highly decorated, make Iris Brooke look like a paragon of research! He gets some of the silhouettes and main lines right, but the colors and patterns he fills in with are dizzying. chimene On Aug 19, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Alexandria Doyle wrote: I think the same for the Elizabethan, Italian Renn and the medieval periods that I've seen. I have a couple just because, but I wouldn't even use them for the let's get you in the general area and then look for better examples type of search. They seem rather outlandish in most cases... alex who would only use these for halloween costumes when historical accuracy is no where in the picture So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:33 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: Maybe the Victorian is ok, but the 18thC is bad. Take Tom Tierney with a huge bag of salt — if you think he did actual research for the period in question, track down the sources. The more you rely on someone else's creative efforts, the farther you get from the facts. I'm not SCA, don't know anything about Irish Celts in the 6C except that they were there. Having said that, Tom Tierney's colors should be in a little girls bedroom, all pastels, even when pastels are not the appropriate color. From my research, his designs come from other research books or original information (i.e., Godey's Ladies Magazine for Victorian dresses) and aren't too bad. I just can't abide his color schemes. OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna ___ 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] FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
On Thursday 19 August 2010 1:46:44 pm Rickard, Patty wrote: Comments? Thanks, Ceit To: Marche of Alderford Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis! OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style on the cover but the illustration states Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C. PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna I wouldn't trust Tierney as far as I could throw him. His books never cite the sources of the illustrations he redraws (assuming he has redrawn in all cases instead of making something up based upon a written description, which I wouldn't bet against). He did a book on later medieval fashion where he misintreprets the long bead string worn by a woman in the Tres Riches Heures as a transparent fabric with a beaded edge. -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com No one can make as disastrous a bad choice as a smart person, because they sell it to themselves really well.--Tobias Buckell ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Who gives a damn about Scarlett's gowns?
The curtain dress and the red dress are my two favorites. Maestro Walter Plunket rarely designs a clunker, no? I love the wedding dress but you don't see much of it in the film. Of the lesser known gowns I love are the red dress she wears after she marries Frank Kennedy and writes the check for the taxes on Tara. And the black and white bustle-esque gown with the cut out leaves on the bell sleeves she wears when Rhett and she are walking the baby. Or is that when she's opening presents after the honeymoon? I forget. It's been a while since I've seen the film. Oh oh oh and the one with plaid and fringe she wears in the lumber mill hiring the convicts. And of course the blue rape dress with all the soutache. Then there's Raintree County ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Tres Riches sheer? FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
Could you direct me to an online pic of this? I have come across through browsing some 1400s Italian paintings with sheer material layer over fabric of the over gown. Most were by the same artist but one w/embroidery by another artist from an earlier period. All but one are allegorical and the embroidered I think was a saint but I don't think the way these are painted that it is a whimsical fantasy of the artist(s). De -Original Message- (snip) He did a book on later medieval fashion where he misintreprets the long bead string worn by a woman in the Tres Riches Heures as a transparent fabric with a beaded edge. -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tres Riches sheer? FW: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
On Thursday 19 August 2010 11:20:24 pm otsisto wrote: Could you direct me to an online pic of this? I have come across through browsing some 1400s Italian paintings with sheer material layer over fabric of the over gown. Most were by the same artist but one w/embroidery by another artist from an earlier period. [snip] Problem is that the one in question is *not* depicted that way. I should be able to find this one on line, let's see now. There's a ton of places to find it but in most the image cannot be zoomed very large. This one isn't too bad, and it can be zoomed up a bit: http://www.thebeckoning.com/art/limbourg/limbourg-apr.jpg This isn't zoomable but is a bit better: http://0.tqn.com/d/historymedren/1/0/-/H/2/april.jpg Ah, the Brittanica on line has come through for me with an image that can be made both large and zoomable--and you can zoom a particular area. I've used Tinyurl on this link because the URL is very large: http://tinyurl.com/28zmhhz The image is the miniature for April and the woman of whose costume I spoke is the fifth person in from the left-hand edge of the picture. She is wearing a light blue houppelande with a dark blue pattern and a wide, white (perhaps fur?) hem, a gold under dress, and a large black fur hat. The beads in question are red and draped over her right shoulder; they finish with a gold- colored tassel low on her left side. -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com No one can make as disastrous a bad choice as a smart person, because they sell it to themselves really well.--Tobias Buckell ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Tom Tierney
Once upon a time I was in the special collections room at FIT doing some research and there was an elderly gentleman nearby similarly involved. We left together when the library closed and we fell into conversation. I asked what he was working on. Oh, he said, I do paper dolls. You mean like Tom Tierney? I AM Tom Tierney! He seemed genuinely delighted that I knew who he was. I'm sure I said something noncommittal like, Of COURSE I know you. So it goes to show that it's not just the research, but what you decide to do with it.. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] HELP!
I am having trouble receiving email from h-costume for the past month. Can someone please forward this to Eliza or please send me privately her email address. Email me at penn...@costumegallery.com . Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
