[h-cost] Philly Metro Trip Advice
We are taking a road trip to Philadelphia metro today and will be there till Saturday morning. I am tagging along with my husband on a business trip. I've been to Philly several times and haven't made specific plans to do anything special. My husband wants to see Valley Forge. I have been to the whole Independence Hall bit, Franklin Museum, Franklin Mint Museum and Mummers Museum. I have looked at the Fine Arts Museum online and not really interested in their present exhibit. I am really trying to avoid massive amounts of tourists and would like to explore areas closer to our hotel that is near Valley Forge. Is the American Bandstand restaurant still open? Also wanting to eat some real German food.not on the high end. I was excited to go to a real mom pop German restaurant in Milwaukee and all we could find were high end ones. Anyone have suggestions of places to go with links? My best trips are always unplanned. I am excited to explore the metro a little deeper. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Sept. issue of Vogue Magazine 120 Year Anniversary issue
I wondered if I needed a buggy to carry this issue from the mailbox. Sept. is always their largest issue.but be prepared.over 900 pages. It is packed with yummy creations that present day designers have reflected on past decades of fashions. The hats seems to be making a comeback, especially from the 1910s-1920s, maybe because of Downton Abbey. This issue Vogue 120 is their 120th Anniversary issue even though their true anniversary is not until Dec. And if you have some serious cash to throw around, $1,000+, you can subscribe to Vogue archive with every page of Vogue over the past 120 years. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Washing Antique Silk
Does anyone know of a good online resource for washing antique silk and laces? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Boning for Edwardian/Titanic Era dresses
When I photographed Virginia Commonwealth University's fashion collection, there were evening gowns that had boning in the bodice and a corset made into the bodice. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What is a Whip?
Thank you to everyone for explaining what is a whip. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] What is a Whip?
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who is a Whip in this context? Men who are guests on a coach wear morning or afternoon dress according to the hour of the day on which the vehicle makes its start. The whip, if the host of the occasion, is usually arrayed in distinctive costume. A gray suit is the usual selection for spring and summer, brown is a frequent choice for the autumn.. In the country, and in summer, a gentleman whip wears a light colored and light-weight suit, with brown shoes and gloves and a straw or panama hat. For touring, or driving an automobile.No ceremonious costume for men has yet been evolved to approximate, in style and completeness, the formal dress an amateur whip wears. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OP - Pret-a-Papier, Isabelle de Borchagrave exhibit
If you are in the DC area tonight, there is a lecture about the dresses: http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/node/217 OR you can go to their French Festival July 14: http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/whats/annual-events-and-festivals/french-festi val Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] BBC View on Fashion History in 1957
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSTxIEWAE-w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSTxIEWAE-wfeature=related feature=related Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GED2z1ektY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GED2z1ektYfeature=relmfu feature=relmfu Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] BBC View on Fashion History in 1957
Here are some more BBC videos: Formal Clothes Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owl8-adhzsMfeature=relmfu Informal Clothes Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dayoF2JtWRUfeature=relmfu I love the 1950 Dior formal in this video. Men Women and Clothes - Facing The Elements Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxGwrLvA5swfeature=relmfu Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] BBC View on Fashion History in 1957
One last one: Men Women and Clothes - How Fashions Come and Go - Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nU_5QeE-bMfeature=relmfu Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Queen's Diamond Jubilee
You can watch Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee live here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18234053 Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening
I need to stiffen straw hat brims...any suggestions? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Photos of abandoned silk mill
Thanks Fran for the link. Wonderful photos and the video at the end offers enlargements. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Grrrrr ... !
I believe the reason people are having trouble finding starch depends on supply and demand. I have no trouble finding Argo and the old blue bottle of Sta-flo starch in my area. If there is not a big demand for the product in your area, the stores will drop the product. In my county, there is diversity in age depending where you live. In the neighborhoods near me, people are old enough to know what to do with powder or liquid starch. If I drove 10 miles west, where the average people are younger generation, the stores' products differ. That generation would rather go to a dry cleaners than iron their clothes.If you show a lot of the younger generation a box or bottle of starch, they probably wouldn't know what to do with it. Many do not even own an ironing board. As far as product selection and retailers: Watch the Costco documentary that is showing this month on MSNBC. We have problems with Costco dropping products. The documentary explains how Costco buys, product lines, markets, etc. The problem is that the retailer and manufacturer cannot agree on their wholesale prices. When this happens, Costco drops the product. Costco has a 15% markup and regular grocer retailers have 25%. Costco is the number one retailer right now. When Costco, Sam's Club or WalMart drops them a product... what an impact the top three grocery stores can make on a manufacturer. Costco carries a limited assortment or only one product (example ketchup) to deliberately not give customers choices. Research shows that if you only have one or two choices of a product, a customer will buy it on spot so they don't have to go to another grocery store. Given a big assortment, a customer is confused and will not purchase. Here a video of 10 minutes of the documentary: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/rock-center/47182853#47182853 Calvin Klein sued Warnaco Group, a supplier to Costco and other retail clubs, for selling CK goods to these cheaper retailers. BTW, you can still buy SK goods at Costco. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=2601slug=40239 91 Which would you choose for clothing-- Costco's 15% markup or a department store's 50%+ markup for a designer brand. My husband and I did an interesting survey last week. I was at Sam's Club and he was at Costco at the same time. We both had a copy of our monthly grocery list. We talked on the cell phone and compared prices. Sam's does carry a larger assortment of products than Costco. Costco only carries 4,000 products. Off the mainland U.S., Costco carries more products...I've been to their stores in Hawaii and Liverpool, England...love them! I wish we had the choices these location have. A big problem with retailers and manufacturers is the extreme couponers who are purchasing entire shelves of products. I don't think either end knows how to get a grip on this problem. But it is causing problems of keeping merchandise on the shelves for the other customers to purchase. Lastly, some retailers have different prices according to the location of the store. I have seen this at Lowe's and Food Lion within 10 miles of my house. Strange, both charge higher prices in lower income areas. Lowe's actually carries lower and higher ends goods at higher income neighborhoods. Now, Lowe's is tracking your purchases by your name. Try it! Get their Lowe's discount card, and purchase an item. Go to any Lowe's without a receipt to return the product. They will scan the item and card, and pull up your receipt from when you originally purchased the item. This can be good and bad. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Summer Classes at Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Virginia has summer session classes in fiber arts. There are classes in other genres too. http://visarts.org/adult-classes-2/fiber They have classes for adults as well as children. The link is to the adult classes. I am like a kid in a candy store and can't decide which classes to take. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend
My husband added his shorts to my laundry of new summer clothes. He had an ink pen in his pocket that got all over my cotton blend clothes. Then my daughter put the clothes in the dryer. The ink is water based and when trying to remove the ink it bleeds making the end spots bigger. May husband did this before and I washed the clothes several times and removed some of the ink but not all. This time the ink blots are massive and all over my clothes. Does anyone have advice as to what to do to remove the ink blots? I am so upset that my new summer clothes are so messed up. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Audio slideshow of a costume workshop
Thank Linda! It is a joy watching an actor trying on a finished costume. It is where the character comes to life. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
Well...Teena...brown paper is a first on the history of this question! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
My girls are still celebrating Mardi Gras. I got a beautiful Indian embroidered beaded belly-dancing costume in the French Quarter of New Orleans. I also picked up some great hand painted masks in the Quarter. Another one of my ladies is wearing my evening gown from a Mardi Gras ball...my treasure find in Mobile was an evening bag that is completely fringed Mardi Gras colored beads...gold, green, purple set upon gold satin. It went to the ball with me. The bag is so cute that I used it when we went to see The Lion King last week. BTW, I found the costume mecca at the French Quarter on Mardi Gras Day. We went to the Zulu Parade and then headed into the Quarter. OMG! The costumes were to die for!!! 85% of the people were in costume. We caught the Bourbon St. Awards...a costume contest. Most of these costumes were 12 ft high. I did catch the St. Anne's procession through the French Quarter. If you have Facebook, you can see some of my photos here: Bourbon St. Awards: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.344713802240038.82637.107498415961579type=3 Costumes around the French Quarter: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.344555255589226.82596.107498415961579type=3 Enjoy! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Downton Abbey Ladies Hats
Thank you for the link. I love the hats from Downton Abbey. The series is a treat to watch on Sunday nights. Season 2 is playing on PBS Sunday nights in the U.S. Season 1 is on Netflixs. My pet peeve, the author of the article refers to the hats as Edwardian. The Edwardian era ends 6 May 1910 when Edward dies. The series' first episode-season 1 starts on the day Titanic sinks, April 12, 1912 and the season ends the day that England enters World War 1. So the film is not set during the Edwardian period. This era is referred to as Pre-World War I or a recent term Titanic Era. The second season of the show begins with World War 1 and last Sunday's episode was set in 1918 the last day of the war. Although as far as fashion eras are concerned 1914-1919 is the World War I years. The following is a description of this style hat from a March 1912 issue of Ladies' Home Journal on my Library website. One noticable feature of this season's hats is the sectional or melon-shaped crown, the different parts of which are joined with silk cording. This type of crown is used in the hat above-a charmingly girlish shape with an even slightly rolled brim. For this crown a striped silk in brown and white is used with heavy cording joining the sections. When made with a soft material like silk a foundation of capenet or crinoline should be used. A unique trimming is made by shirring silk over a corded ring with a soft narrow frill at the edge and a simulated flower center of French knots. The graceful drapery around the crown in a bias fold of silk run with cording. Tiny feather pompoms may be substituted for the silk ornaments, or rosettes would be equally effective. ***My disclaimer, the spelling grammar is of the period and exactly as written in the magazine. This was a very fashionable hat style for the era. I have lots of photos of women of this era wearing this style hat. The magazine mentioned shows two hats like the DA photo mentioned. There is also the same hat with the floral crown in the article. There are four pages in the magazine with 20 hats for all ages of women. The hats that Maggie Smith aka Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham wears, are just like the ones in the magazine. Her hats are my favorite. You can purchase the foundation of the hats during the summertime here in Virginia. I have several and add things to them. They can be dressy with the large crowns and fine fabrics or simple as sunbonnets in straw. I see both styles frequently at Burlington Coat Factory. The dressy hats run up to $50 and the straw hats for $25. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume-Con 30
We are considering it. Would love to drive there from the East coast but don't know just yet. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 1968 Boys Wear
I am working on an article about 1968 boys wear from a clothing industry trade journal. Repeatedly in the article refers to boys wear 3-7. The article doesn't state if this is ages or sizes. Below is a little from the article: For more years than they like to remember, the bane of the existence of 3-7 makers was price. It reached a certain point.and then stayed there. Then along came the family revolution in men's wear.and the boys' wear people jumped right into the fray. Even 3-7 houses, in their own separate world, couldn't stand idly by. What do you think? Age or size? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1968 Boys Wear
I am working on another article from the same journal about teenage boy's fashion. Came across an interesting statement about their sport shirts: On the other hand, apache (which, incidentally, refers to the traditional Parisian thug, not the American Indian) is what they're calling any shirt that comes with a scarf. I always thought that apache scarves were named after the American Indians. Prior, I wondered why after them. BTW, apache is not capitalized. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1968 Boys Wear
These industry articles are about what will be on the market in Dec. 1968 - March 1969. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1968 Boys Wear
Audy, The article about the teenage boys' wear is really interesting and discusses all the different styles of sports shirts that they were wearing. Some of the styles merged into a new style. Western wear was also popular during this time frame. There were 4-5 styles going on at the time. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 1860s Mourning and Underpinnings
If a woman is in mourning during the 1860s, were her underpinnings black? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1860s Mourning and Underpinnings
Many thanks to everyone for your responses. I had never thought about it before and a friend asked me the question. I thought I would ask those people in the know! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] ping? nothing since Jan 13 WAS: buttons
Hi Patricia! I see you! Anything costuming wise up? Kathleen Mitchell is coming to visit me today! Very excited! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History
Here is a great silent film from 1930 Nottingham, England lace factory. This shows the process of making the lace. At the end of the film, there is an interesting wedding featuring the lace. Love the bridesmaid with the beret hat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQofeature=related Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History
Tuesday night on the History Channel was a show called Abandoned. A salvage crew goes into abandoned buildings to salvage doors, equipment, etc. The episode was about the Scranton Lace Company in Scranton, PA. The company was in business for 105 years and the world's largest producer of Nottingham Lace. Some of the lace machines found date from the 1890s. Here is a photo blog about the contents of the factory. http://wiseminds.com/thedigitalmirage/?p=136 Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Jewelry Making
Two years ago, I took two classes in jewelry making through our local school system. The classes met one night a week for a month. I had a blast! Your imagination will go wild if you are a creative person. My instructor would let the students go in any direction creative wise. People stop me all the time and ask me where I got my jewelry. The following Christmas, I made jewelry for all the women in my family...they loved it. We went to the store and I let them pick out what beads they wanted in their jewelry set. There is a lot involved in jewelry making and highly recommend someone to teach you the skills. This will save you a lot of money in the long run. Jewelry making is not cheap...your supplies, kit, and tools can run into some money. I got into buying bags of vintage jewelry at estate sales and redesigning them...what a blast. I also learned how to repair a lot of my necklaces. There are bead shows that travel the convention circuit. The shows have a lot of classes...and the sign-up for these fill up quickly. There are also a lot of tutorials at Fire Mountain Gems, http://www.firemountaingems.com/ . You can order their WONDERFUL catalog. If you have a problem understanding how to order from them, shoot me a private email. Their pricing structure is a bit confusing. There are also bead stores. We have one in city that offers jewelry making classes...I know there is one for wire wrapping. I will warn you that some of these stores are very expensive. JoAnn's, Ben Franklins, and Michael's stores, have a nice assortment of beads. Michael's runs sales frequently on them. NOTE: Use coupons...JoAnn's honors Michael's coupons. You might be able to take classes at JoAnn's. They have there monthly classes for your local store online. Have a blast with your new hobby! I loved every minute of my classes. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1975-76 - Prom dresses/formal gowns
Sheridan, I went to prom in 1975. Most of the girls wore mini-skirts or dresses. Most of them wore just a nice dress, nothing really fancy. I suggest that you look on ebay for patterns of this time. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
I no longer have a dressmaker dummy, but I have wig hat stands and mannequin heads everywhere in my office. All their hats change every couple of months. Three have modern wideband hats...LOL, one of these hats I just spotted in the film Secretariat. Another hat is a late 1920s suede cloche hat (my prize!). One more is an adorable late 1950s/early 1960s white straw hat with a rolled brim and pleated black tulle sitting on the brim. My grand-daughter loves it to death! Behind my desk, are three hats residing on top of a shelving unit. 1. A 1930s cloche hat covered with olive green feathers and a peach band. 2. Wide brimmed Briton hat with a foundation of red felt on top, the lower brim is black curly wool. 3. Another Briton hat of the same style of black velvet. I am not sure of the dates of #2 or #3. Tuesday, on eBay I won a 1930s vintage mannequin head with wonderful features. I am so excited to go into my VERY large vintage hat collection and pick out the perfect 1930s hat for her! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] SPAMMERS ON HCOSTUME
I believe we are being hit by a couple of spammers. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hallowe'en - Alice in Wonderland
Suzanne, The sad thing is that the Halloween shops all buy from the same distributors. A couple of years ago I went to the Halloween convention in Vegas...I am still seeing those same costumes in the marketplace. Last week on the TV show Whitney, her nurse sexy costume was shown in the new costumes fashion show.OTOH, the TV show is going to show her wearing a lot of these type costumes...so the sexy costume businesses should be selling a lot this year. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Chickahominy American Indian Powwow
Yesterday I went to the powwow in our area. I put a few of my photos on my Facebook page (look in my email signature for the link). There are two really nice photos of a newborn baby in the arms of his grandfather and father dancing with the baby. I hope you enjoy the photos that are on Facebook. I am sorry for not getting the photos on my website quickly.I have hundreds of photos of the event. I had shoulder surgery a month ago and my computer time is limited to one hour at a time here and there. For once in my life, I am going to behave and do what the doctor said. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Lincoln Movie Extras Needed
EVENT: Thursday TODAY: Stephen Speilberg is making a movie in the Richmond, Virginia area about Abraham Lincoln. They are looking for specific types of people for extras, so make sure to read the details...Darn I was going for my long hair but they are looking for a couple of sizes smaller than me. http://www.reelfilmnews.com/?p=3628 Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Carnivale' Costumes WAS Miss Universe 2011
If anyone has watched HBO's series Treme season 2, it showed how they make the New Orleans' (NO) Mardi Gras Indians make the Carnivale' feathered costumes. It was a theme weaved through this season. One episode a reporter was interviewing the Chief about the construction of his regalia then they went to a museum of this type of costumes in NO. I wish I knew where the museum is located. It was the museum next to St. Louis Cathedral. Another thing for me to do in my Mardi Gras research. A lot of work goes into the construction of these types of costumes. They work on them year round. The NO costumes have a lot of hand beading. Last Mardi Gras I photographed the Zulu Parade in New Orleans. The majority of the court has these elaborate carnivale' feathered costumes. They are amazing. The women wear an evening gown with their feathers and the men wear suits and feathers. The Central South American countries that celebrate carnivale' are very proud of their costumes. These costumes have become known as their national costumes. Carnivale' is a huge tourist season for these countries and brings in a lot of money. Being on an international stage like Miss Universe is a perfect opportunity for them to advertise Carnivale' as their national costumes. Going to Rio Venice for Carnivale' are on my bucket list. BTW, an update on my Mobile Mardi Gras costume research...last month when I traveled to Florida for my shoulder surgery, we stopped in Mobile (Alabama) Local History Library and pulled more descriptions of the MG court robes. I pulled descriptions for 1950s 1980s robes. When my shoulder gets better, I will type them and add to my website, http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/ The library's printer was down so we had to scan the articles. We just so happened to have brought our scanner with us. One article from the 1950s really caught my eye...during the 1930s the Mobile Jews created three societies to celebrate their own version of Mardi Gras that occurred one week after Mardi Gras. My husband was getting impatient scanning, so we didn't scan the article. On our way back home, we stopped by to scan the article...I couldn't find it. Something more to research. BUT I was talking with the Librarian, a group of five people joined in the conversation. They have been researching the history of Mardi Gras for 10 years, back to the French origin in the U.S. They offered to me to me many more places to research and they are going to obtain access for me. The group is not researching the costumes, but they know all the local robe designers and are willing to introduce me to them. YIPPEE! The next step in my research! I think I will be researching this till I die...every Coastal city/town celebrates Mardi Gras differently. I am already going there four times a year to research and photograph. LOL! I need a great sponsor! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Miss Universe Top Ten Evening Gowns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-cviXg7-UE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-cviXg7-UEfeature=related feature=related When are designers going to design something new? I remember when I was excited to see the new looks in these contests. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe [TOP TEN] 2011 national costumes
Thank you Patricia! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe 2011 national costumes
Thank Cin for the link. The show airs tonight on NBC. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe 2011 national costumes
I am wondering what Miss India had on her costume that couldn't clear customs. Any guesses Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe 2011 national costumes
I was so disappointed me that the TV show only showed the top ten costumes. I missed it because I was also watching So You Think You Can Dance during commercials. So who wore the top ten costumes? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] dressing pins for 19th cdresses
WOW Lisa what a great find! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] h-costume Directory
Kate, Does the directory have a date on it? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
As for sewing...it is the #1 hobby for women this past year. This was on the news during the past six months. I don't recall the actual source. I was just surprised to hear this. It's not just the cons, it's the battles and other big reenactment events. I hear people saying they are not going to as many as before. I don't know about your location but in my area of Virginia, I have to pick and choose which reenactments to go to...there are so many through Christmas. There are several in a single weekend. I would never have to travel more than 60 miles. And then they start up again in April. Our small local historical society put on a haunted mansion tour last Halloween season with actual stories of murders and Civil War events. They got the history students at the university involved with guiding the tours. Reenactors are all over the grounds telling their stories as the groups are guided by lantern light. My group was about in tears at one of the Civil War battle scenes. This event was so successful that this event is preformed bi-monthly and people come from all over to see it. Blandford Cemetery, in Petersburg, VA tried this same type of event but it was not effective...all I could think was, I want some hot chocolate! It wasn't as believable as our hististorical where you couldn't get enough of the stories and never thought about how cold it was. Recently, we went to the new Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park. No reenactors, but one ranger toured through home that became the union's hospital. The ranger was so good that the group hung on her every word and stayed after her talk for more info. I can't wait to see what they do for 150th Anniversary. Most of the reenactments here are well attended by reenactors and audience even in extreme weather. Our powwow season starts this month and they are very well attended. Our local reenactors stay very busy. It is not uncommon to see someone at an event one weekend and see then in a different event period costume the next weekend. (from me.)As for those of us who have costuming businesses, especially online, it is always a race to keep up with what is IN OUT. We always have to reinvent the wheel to stay afloat. At this moment, the social media seems to be the way to go What I am meaning is by how you keep in touch with your customers. Keeping up with communication technology is key to any busy today. People want your response ASAP. Everyone in my entire extended family has a cell phone and texts with the exception of my blind deaf 76 y.o. mother texting. I read FB family messages to her. My adult kids sit on FB chat all day via their cell phones. A lot of people do this. I negotiated a contract last week via text messages. I don't delete my text messages, so the conversation is saved documented. Society has become so dependent on fast communication. It is sad to say, but this year a lot of universities are going to only online textbooks. This discussion has been going on for a while with educators very upset about it. But it is the way of the future. The academic powers-to-be want this. OTOH if it lowers the $1,000 textbook fees per semester for students, I am all for it...I have three kids + two DIL in college. Some other things that are OUT are CDs...good luck trying to find a good selection. Most people go to the online outlets and download them. DVDs are heading in the same direction with NetFlix and Hulu being so popular. Three of my kids do not own TVs, they watch movies and TV shows on their laptops or smart phones. If I was tech savvy enough (and I am not), I would develop apps for costuming. There you go...someone smart enough go for it! Just send me a thank you card when you are rich! I love apps! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
LynnD, H-needlework was the other group that I joined at the same time as h-costume. I just remembered that it was 1995 when I joined...my first costume history course in college. I will forever be grateful to the h-costume old-timers! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
Fran, I miss the vintage email list. Cat moved f-costume to yahoogroups. I forgot that it is another email list that is active. You can find it at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/F-Costume/ Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Scaled drawings of original garments
Two books with scaled patterns of dresses from museums by Elizabeth Weiss Hopper and Ruth Countrymen: Women's Wear of the 1930's: With Complete Patterns http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Wear-1930s-Complete-Patterns/ Women's Wear of the 1920's: With Complete Patterns http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Wear-1920s-Complete-Patterns/ Liz was my college costume professor and had just completed the book my final semester. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] h-costume Directory
Gosh, Carol...my directory is packed away. I compiled the directory sometime between 1997-1999. I looked on all my master computer backups and can't find it. It might be backed up on a back-up tape (remember those) or a floppy disk. I can still use floppy disk on my master computer. For some reason I believe I printed it in 1998 when I ran the first online costume ball. I do readily available all the costume post cards that h-costumers mailed me for my postcard wall quilt. Who remembers being in the h-costume directory? I guess the newbies must think we were crazy in the beginnings...but we had a blast on h-costume. Carol, I will never forget meeting you for the first time in Williamsburg for the Quilt Fest. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
Hi Ron, It has been a long time since you have posted on the list. What are you up to in Williamsburg? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
I have been following online trends for years. As for the slow time on email lists web, July/August and November/December are slow months. This is due to holidays/vacations months. The busiest months are Sept., Oct., Jan.-March. Sept-Oct is due to Halloween and schools/colleges going back into session. The dead of winter months are the second busiest time...especially in locations that receive a lot of snow. This trend has occurred every year since the mid-1990s. Current events really do take its toll on how much time we spend online. After 9-11 you could hear a pin drop on email lists for months. All of the costuming email lists were so quiet. Since 2008, when the economy started getting bad, email lists have been receiving less traffic. A lot of people are still out of work. People were sending a lot of posts from work. People may have backed off of doing so, probably scared they might lose their jobs if caught. Many businesses are also monitoring employees emails too. Two of my adult kids do not have internet in their homes and do all internet over their smart phones. Presently, I am on six email lists that are active, USITT costumers, h-costume, 19thCWomen, h-needlework, professional DC webmasters, and a genealogy list. I know that treadle-on is still very active...a little too active for me. Loved it, but there were just too many posts to keep up with. I keep up with Facebook several times a day because it is on my phone and laptop. I don't receive email on my phone because of 300+ spam messages that I receive a day. I have personal and business FB pages. Some of my costuming friends float on both pages. We had a fun fashion/costuming chat back and forth on my personal page Friday night. I don't know why, but a lot of costuming people find me first on my personal page. Then I send them a private message inviting them to like my business page. I can't post on others FB pages as my business which is a pain. My business FB page relates to fashion and any kind of costume. There, I pass along a lot of events, job announcements, and interesting webpages. I don't want business FB page to be just about my business.Once in a while, I have a contest and give away something. As for the FB length problem, I post the limit of words and inform people to look in the comments area for more info. I don't get into blogs. I think they are great for some people, but I just never got into it. BTW, from the DC professional IT email list...blogs have been on their way out for over a year. As for sewing...it is the #1 hobby for women this past year. More women are sewing their own clothes or reconstructing clothes than in the past few decades. Second-hand clothing stores are doing well too. Some of these increases are due to the antique type and fashion designer shows on TV. American Pickers is coming out with a show for interior design that starts this month. Another trend to look at is an increase of stay-at-home parents in the 20-30 y.o. demographic. I can go through my personal FB friends and surprised by this increase...and a good many are sewing! This group are not float overs for costumers...these are friends of my kids and nieces. As for traveling...According to AAA more people are traveling on vacations this year than in the past two years. This was a good indicator of people have adjusted to higher gas prices and such. I do expect after last week's events with the economy that people are leery again. Maybe you can contact the costuming events for some stats. I know Comic-Con was a huge success last month. Dragon*Con is expecting between 35,000 to 50,000 people over Labor Day weekend.If I get to go to Dragon*Con, I will let you know. I didn't notice any change in the amount of people at Costume-Con for the past three years...but the people in the know are on h-costume. Maybe they can chime with their stats. As for those of us who have costuming businesses, especially online, it is always a race to keep up with what is IN OUT. We always have to reinvent the wheel to stay afloat. At this moment, the social media seems to be the way to go. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
Heather, Numbers 1-6 sound like the Fashion Life Cycle! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?
So here are the questions...how did you find the h-costume email list? And what year did you join? It will be really interesting how the newbies have found it. I found it as one of two costume email lists in 1996 on AOL. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Edwardian Bodice Closure
I am working on an article from 1902. The dresses are for elderly women. The article refers to a bodice with a Duchess front closing. What is this? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] FOUR DAYS DOWN?
I am here and see your post. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Jaw Dropping: Final Price for Debbie Reynolds costumes
You are welcome Julie. From what I have read the sell bought 18 million. I didn't hear about the sale until it was on the TV news Saturday. But I didn't see TV or internet from June 1-12 because of my son's wedding. I did some backtracking to find out the info that I shared with you all. I have joined Profiles in History Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ProfilesInHistory to receive updates. That is where I found out that the next sale is in Dec. Maybe we can order the next catalog's sale when they announce its publication. I'll make sure to let you know when it is available. People are begging for another issue to be published of the first catalog. Maybe because of Debbie's age that she decided to sell the collection. She is 77 years old. There are supposed to have been a museum for her collection near Dollywood. I guess it fell through. From reading their FB page, there were several buyers. Some of Errol Flynn's costumes went to a small museum in Ohio. I was sad that I missed the auction being a live feed online. My daughter-in-law saw some of the auction on TVs in Vegas casinos. A couple of people on my business FB page had bought the catalogs. I don't know how they heard about the auction. I would have flown in to see the collection if I had known about it beforehand. There were three preview dates and people were allowed to photograph the costumes. The VA is going to exhibit a select few of the costumes. There is a page in the beginning of the book. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history One year Library subscription sale for $45 until June 30 FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Jaw Dropping: Final Price for Debbie Reynolds costumes
Here is a complete list of the costumes sold and their final prices: http://www.icollector.com/Debbie-Reynolds-The-Auction_as20092 Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history One year Library subscription sale for $45 until June 30 FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] one of a kind wedding dress
I know from attending a Chickahominy Powwow last year they stated that it is not a favorable word. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history One year Library subscription sale for $45 until June 30 FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Azalea Trail Maids: Antebellum Costumes
I am sorry De for repeating your links. Penny Ladnier, owner ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Azalea Trail Maids: Antebellum Costumes
Ann, We lived in Gulfport until 1980. Maybe that was when they changed. Previously it was to represent the antebellum period. Mobile, Natchez, and I believe Vicksburg do the trail maids. Am I leaving out any other cities? I believe Albert Cat said that they did them in his area of North Carolina. We discussed this topic on the h-costume a long time ago. Ann were the trail maids at Bellingrath Gardens? That is just a little way up from the Fowl River from the rental house that we were staying at last week. Funny, that I have never been there. I didn't realize until reading the newspaper last week that this is something society's debs did. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history One year Library subscription sale for $45 until June 30 FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] False Eyelashes
Wow! 105 years! Thank you Margo! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Margo Anderson Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:58 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] False Eyelashes On May 25, 2011, at 2:27 AM, penn...@costumegallery.com penn...@costumegallery.com wrote: This morning a film titled Lady of Leisure was on was on TCM with Barbara Stanwyck. Her role was a model and she was wearing false eyelashes. The male actor peeled them off her eyelids. My question when were false eyelashes first used in history and how were they attached? According to the US Patent office, a patent for false eyelashes was granted 100 years ago, on June 6, 1911. I think we should have a celebration! http://www.google.com/patents?id=sadCEBAJprintsec=abstractzoom=4sourc e=gbs_overview_rcad=0#v =onepageqf=false Margo ___ 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] False Eyelashes
I forgot to mention the film was released in 1930. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Carol Burnett's Curtain Dress
Laurie, Were the books based on the Texas area in the 19th Century? I believe it was Texas Tech who published the books. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Cameras for photographing costumes in poor light?
Thanks Marjorie! Great tip! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Carol Burnett's Curtain Dress
Carol Burnett's Gone with the Wind curtain dress at the Smithsonian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Curtain_Dress.JPG Video of the costume designer, Bob Mackie, talking about designing the curtain dress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSSTZd-0I2k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSSTZd-0I2kNR=1feature=fvwp NR=1feature=fvwp For those who have never seen the Carol Burnett's entire parody of GWTW here it is two parts. I hadn't seen the entire skit since it originally aired in 1976. I love when she falls down the stairs in the hoops. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH6TBEbP77Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH6TBEbP77Qfeature=related feature=related Part 2: (with the curtain dress) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nt0yi4wbro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nt0yi4wbrofeature=related feature=related Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Cameras for photographing costumes in poor light?
My tripod suggest...make sure it is lightweight for travel. Some can add pounds to your luggage and put it overweight...OUCH! That hurts the pocketbook!. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Cameras for photographing costumes in poor light?
Oh Andy...I am still in mourning over the death of my Panasonic Lumix. My husband still has his but won't let me touch it. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1st White Wedding Dress Trend: Anne of Brittany or Queen Victoria
Chimene, Do you have a source for that info? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1st White Wedding Dress Trend: Anne of Brittany or QueenVictoria
I know George Martha's niece didn't wear white. I worked with her wedding dress for exhibit at the Valentine Museum. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] piping on Civil War era dresses
Lisa, I heard a rumor that an entry in the historic category had an entire notebook of documentation for their costume. Was that you? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] piping on Civil War era dresses
Lisa, I am working on the photos that I took of you at Costume-Con. I applaud for doing an excellent job in matching your fabric prints up on your dress's seams. WOW! Matching up prints is such a lot art. I also converted a couple of your photos to black white. I think you will be pleased. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 1st White Wedding Dress Trend: Anne of Brittany or Queen Victoria
My local newspaper ran an article about wedding traditions, http://www2.timesdispatch.com/lifestyles/celebrations/2011/may/04/tradition- tales-ar-1015954/ Scroll down to The White Wedding Dress. So who started the trend of the white wedding dress, Anne of Brittany or Queen Victoria? The year 1499 is out of my league of knowledge. I know all about Victoria's wedding dress trend. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] piping on Civil War era dresses
Lisa, Your costumes were were wonderful and a treat to photograph. Your presentation of the CW costumes were very moving! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] pouting about R. Wedding coverage
CNN had live coverage since midnight EST. I am in a hotel and we brought our VCR to tape it. My husband woke up at 4 am panicked because he set the VCR up incorrectly. Thank goodness he woke up to fix the problem. I believe CNN is repeating it tonight. As for Kate's dress...I have seen several of this style wedding dresses from the 1940s. I own one without the slit neckline. I have one or two original 1940s wedding photos with this style dress. Fashion repeating itself AGAIN. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Conserving Royal Wedding Dresses
Thank you Linda for the links. Here is the original source of the article: http://tinyurl.com/6cm6geu it is a press release. Penny Ladnier...waiting in a NJ hotel for Costume-Con to start Friday. The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] British Royal weddings attire history for 100 years
An interesting table comparing attire for eight royal weddings for the past 100 years: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12830494 . The table includes the bridal dress designers. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 1920s Fashion Film Footage
Actual 1920s film footage on how to cut and style a bob hairstyle. It is at minute 2:39 in the video...lots of ladies' fashion and shoes in this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pwG-kRi0-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pwG-kRi0-Yfeature=related feature=related Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Joann's Prom Contest
Joann's Fabric is having a prom contest and the winner receives $50,000. For more details go to: http://www.joann.com/joann/common/content_noleftnav.jsp?catName=promContest Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 1906 Fashion Video
This is a great video of 1906 fashions. It was filmed going down Market St. in San Francisco. The men and women's fashions are great! View this at full screen. All teenagers should see this film when learning to drive. Traffic rules are important. FYI, watch the vide at full screen.but then it might scare you to death. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnDjmNNC9So Film footage of San Francisco's Market Street from a moving cable car, before the 1906 earthquake and fire. The footage was filmed only days before the quake and shipped by train to NY for processing. This is truly a historical film record. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume-Con 29
I am going. I am on the primary sources panel and giving two workshops. AND photographing everyone! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Penny's link re: archeology of a dress
Thank you Elizabeth for the correction. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Roman Archaeological finds in the UK
Roman archaeological finds from the series of excavations at Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, UK: I love the hairpins and brooches. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wessexarchaeology/sets/72157619350562063/ Video: Opening a 3rd-4th Century Roman Coffin - Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, UK http://www.pasthorizons.tv/tv/view/29/opening-a-roman-coffin-boscombe-down-w iltshire-uk/ BTW, on the TV station History International is a show called Chasing Mummies with Dr. Zahi. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] The Archaeology of a Dress
This is really cool article about an important historic theatrical costume and its conservation. A Victorian dress decorated with 1,000 real beetle wings is set to go back on display following 1,300 hours of painstaking conservation work carried out by a team led by Zenzie Tinker. The costume was originally worn by actress Ellen Terry with her portrayal of Lady Macbeth at London's Lyceum Theatre in 1888. http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/archives/03/2011/the-archaeology-of-a- dressMake sure to read the conservation story beneath the group of photos. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Great Trip!!!
Sharon, From Zulu's website and the history of the parade and their costumes: http://www.kreweofzulu.com/history/ Of all the throws to rain down from the many floats in the parades during carnival, the Zulu coconut or Golden Nugget is the most sought after. The earliest reference to the coconut appears to be about 1910 when the coconuts were given from the floats in their natural hairy state. Some years later there is a reference to Lloyd Lucus, the sign painter, scraping and painting the coconuts. This, in all likelihood, was the forerunner to the beautifully decorated coconuts we see today. With the proliferation of lawsuits from people alleging injury from thrown coconuts, the organization was unable to get insurance coverage in 1987. So that year, the honored tradition was suspended. After much lobbying, the Louisiana Legislature passed SB188, aptly dubbed the Coconut Bill, which excluded the coconut from liability for alleged injuries arising from the coconuts handed from the floats. On July 8, 1988, then-governor Edwards signed the bill into law. Zulu's costumes are from simple grass skirts to massive elaborate feathered back boards like in Rio worn by the court. The most famous King Zulu was Louis Armstrong. The men in the parade wear black face makeup. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Great Trip!!!
New Orleans: I am back from Mardi Gras! OMG!!! Wait until you see the photos and video! Zulu's costumes were great! I am working on them now. I asked one of the Zulu paraders to stop so that I could photograph him. Got the photo and he gave me the most treasured item of Mardi Gras...the golden coconut! I also got to see Pete Fountain and the cast of HBO's series Treme...Steve Zahn is as crazy as on the show. All the cast was on the float. I was so excited to see Pete Fountain. I grew up hearing his music. I did get a close-up view of the Comus Queen. I watched on TV the toast of Comus and Rex and their trains were so plain in comparison to Mobile's MG royalty. Mobile: I got lots of photos of Joe Cain's Merry Widows. There is a lot of history behind the story. The Widows were so thrilled that someone from Virginia came to photograph them. One of the widows, my favorite, was wearing a bustle dress. After the funeral, a man went down on one knee and she pulled up her skirt and he took off her garter. She also smoked a large cigar. What a ham! The Merry Widows wore large Edwardian, Merry Widows style. Their prize throw was a cup with their signature trinkets, emblem necklace, doubloons, and a garter. Guess who gave it to me...Mrs. Bustle. They also give out black silk roses...I got a rose from each widow and wove them into a wreath for my head.. The Widows were a true story! Nine widows showed up at the real Joe Cain funeral. The Widows always started the Joe Cain Mardi Gras parade in their special float. My sister noticed some ladies stationed in front of their float--all dressed in nice, some sexy red dresses. I flashed my press pass to investigate who they were and photograph them. Six years ago these ladies showed up at the parade all wearing red. They call themselves Joe Cain's Mistresses. They saw my black rose wreath and said, You need some red in that! They gave me some red roses for the wreath. I hand carried the wreath everywhere, even on the airplane. While in Mobile, I took more photos at the Mobile Carnival Museum. After a big search for the location of the local history archive library, we found it with two hours to spare. I am researching descriptions of the kings and queens costumes back to the 1920s. So much thought was put into each train to reflect their family history, personalities, hobbies, religions, etc. We did pull newspaper articles with the descriptions for two years. A BIG bonus was an article about a designer who created 25 robes/trains for 25 Kings queens from 1909-1950s. She made all of the trains with a treadle sewing machine. I will be back in Mobile late May through mid-June for my son's wedding. I hope that I time to pull more research. I did find out that the museum's lower floor was flooded during Hurricane Katrina. They lost some of their 1960s kings queens regalia. I pray that we can find our master copy of the video were shot in 1999 with these costumes. It has to be somewhere in our house. We have been tearing the house apart to find it. I did photograph a 1961 Queen train crown this visit. Sadly, Biloxi's Mardi Gras Museum is still not open. They are working on the historic mansion that housed the collection. The museum was under 20 ft. of water during Hurricane Katrina. Their costumes were sent to Jackson, Mississippi to try to restore them. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] A Call of Help!!! Mardi Gras Update
I am at Mardi Gras having a blast. Monday and Mardi Gras Day we will be in New Orleans. I need some help! Mardi Gras morning there will be a Renaissance costumed walking club (group) who will be strolling the French Quarter of New Orleans. I don't know their name or touring schedule. They end their stroll at the Mississippi River then drop wreaths in it. Next, anyone who has ashes of loved ones may sprinkle them in the river. Can you please find a website with this the name and tour route of the touring group. I want to photo the event. This is a real funeral. Today I attended the mock funeral for Joe Cain in Mobile, Alabama. Joe Cain was a real person who started Mardi Gras back up in 1866 after the Civil War. Sunday was Joe Cain Day aka the People's Mardi Gras Parade. The day starts with Cain's Widows with a grave side service at his actual grave. The Merry Widows are dressed in mourning attire from various times from bustle to present day. My favorite was his bustle beauty widow.bustle mourning dress, a garter, and she smokes a large cigar. At the cemetery after the funeral, a man got on bended knee and removed her garter. After the funeral there was a New Orleans Marching Club (with Dixieland jazz music like in the movies).We went to the MG parade where the Merry Widows were on the first Mardi Gras float. While waiting for the parade to begin, the widows walk around giving out black roses and black strands of beads, lucky people also get a cup, special beads, and a black garter. Guess what I got?!!! All the previous and press access to walk around and photograph all of this!!! I weaved all my roses together to make a wreath of black roses for my head. I walked back to my holding area and one of my crew noticed a lot of women in red attire stationed before the Merry Widows Float. We HAD to check this out! The women were Joe Cain's Mistresses. One Lady in Red looked at my black rose wreath and said, You need some red in there and handed me two red roses. Love press access! Later, I weaved the red roses into my wreath. I photographed and filmed the entire parade. Ever want to be a target at a MG parade, put a video camera on a tripod. Mine was covered with MG beads. I had to hold on to the tripod to keep my camcorder from falling. Beads were hitting my head and hanging from the wreath on my head. Some Photos: Please do not copy these photos.I am just putting them online quickly to show you. All the Widows during graveside service: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2011/Mobile/JoeCain/Widow3LG.jpg Merry Widows after service with the trumpeter from Marching Club: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2011/Mobile/JoeCain/Widow2LG.jpg Joe Cain's Real Grave: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2011/Mobile/JoeCain/grave1LG.jpg Me with the Bustle Widow: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2011/Mobile/JoeCain/Widow1LG.jpg Joe Cain's Mistress: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2011/Mobile/JoeCain/Mistress1LG.jpg Me my Mobile Crew.you can see the wreath of Cain roses: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2011/Mobile/JoeCain/crew1LG.jpg Got to go to bed! A BIG day ahead! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Off-topic: Costume Project Completed
Thank you all for your kind words. I love my job! Off to pack to go to New Orleans in the morning. The costume party has begun! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Off-topic: Costume Project Completed
I have completed my project of the Mardi Gras costumes at the Mobile Carnival Museum, Mobile, Alabama. About 98% of their exhibited costumes are on this area: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/ There are 201costume photos each with their webpage and six index pages. The images are high resolution so that you can view the details. When you zoom in on the photos it takes a few seconds for the image to focus.the photos are very large. Make sure to look at the robe's trains closely. Each one reflects their owner's personality, hobbies, family history, etc. Needless to say, each costume is different and cost thousands of dollars to have designed and executed. The craftsmanship is stunning. Most of the robe trains are about 18 ft. long.Please make sure to look at two photos that I am thrilled that it turned out so good. They are of the back of a queen's collar. http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/Queen8/P1100320.h tm (dead ahead view) http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/Queen8/P1100322.h tm (a view from the floor looking upward) My goal now is to find newspaper articles about the King Queen costumes.this was published each year in the local newspaper. I leave Tuesday to spend two weeks at Mardi Gras from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama. I hope to have some time the second week to do some research. I also plan to go back to the museum for some additional photos and fact finding. What I don't find on this trip, I will be back in Mobile for three weeks in late May-early June. My youngest son is getting married in Mobile at the time. Last year, I tried to make it to Mobile for Joe Cain Day and go to his mock funeral with his Merry Widows. I wanted to film and photograph the event. My airplane got snowed in and arrived the day after the event. This year, I am leaving five days prior to make sure that I am there on time. Joe Cain is a very important person in the history of Mardi Gras. The holiday was stopped during the Civil War. In 1866 Joe Cain came out into the streets of Mobile parading in costume. This event started Mardi Gras parades back to rolling. More info: http://www.cainsmerrywidows.org/mardi_gras I have an extremely busy schedule until March 9th. March 3rd, I go to Loyola University in New Orleans to meet up with their Library services director and costume design professor. This university is a group subscribers to our online Library and I am going to be a guest speaker for the costume history class. Also catdhing some N.O. parades that day. March 4-6th I am at Mobile for MG parades. March 7-9th we are off to New Orleans for MG parades. I will have a film and photography crew with me in a suite on Canal St. All parades pass our hotel. We are especially thrilled to photograph the Zulu parade. http://www.kreweofzulu.com/zulu/who/ I have wanted since childhood to document Mardi Gras costume history. The dream is finally coming true. Happy Mardi Gras everyone! I hope you find the joy in the costume that I do. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 100th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
March 25, 2011 is the 100th Anniversary. Monday night PBS' show NOVA is featuring the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Check your PBS listing for the time in your area. For those not in the U.S. PBS generally runs the video online after the episode has aired. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/triangle/ Cornell University has had a website for years about the event but has updated with a newer version with audio from three witnesses to the fire. It is well worth listening. There is a lot of info about the event. I couldn't get the photo slideshows to work but viewed a photo and had to go back to the index. http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/story/introduction.html There are also some videos on YouTube about the fire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vus4b8FRTKM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vus4b8FRTKMNR=1feature=fvwp NR=1feature=fvwp Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 100th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
I am sorry, it is on American Experience on PBS, not NOVA. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Exhibition of English wedding dresses since 1780
Linda, I couldn't get the link to show the photos. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume...
I loved the band the Way Outs! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Robe or train???
Thank you Charlene. I have Netflix streaming. The queen's costume is the one that is in that documentary. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Charlene Charette Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 1:28 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Robe or train??? It's The Order of Myths and is available via Netflix streaming. http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The-Order-of-Myths/70084136?trkid=438403#h eight1659 --Charlene On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:42 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote: Thank you Charlene. What was the name of the show? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/10749841596 1579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) ___ 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] Robe or train???
I feel so silly asking this question. I am working on photos of coronation costume photos for Mardi Gras. I am looking for the correct term to use for the detachable train (?) worn by the king and queen. You may view the questionable piece here: http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/Queen1/P1100236me d.jpg I have checked my costume dictionaries and the train definition seems to fit better than robe. I have heard it called both ways. What the correct word to use? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Robe or train???
A photo of the coronation costumes can be seen at http://www.itvs.org/films/order-of-myths . The fifth photo in the header shows the costumes. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Robe or train???
Thank you Charlene. What was the name of the show? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Robe or train???
Here is the first set of photos from the Mobile Carnival Museum. This is the 2007 Queen's costume with six photos. Five of the photos you can zoom in really close. http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/Queen1/index.html Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Rio's Costumes Up in Smoke
Trying to send this again. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/07/rio-carnival-samba-city-fire Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Rio Costumes in Flames
This is so sad! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/07/rio-carnival-samba-city-fire Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
