This is just for an evening ball, including any and all eras. I happen to
have a Vintage Vogue pattern and thought it would be fun to make it! So, I
was more curious than anything about colors. I chose a sapphire blue (crepe
on one side, satin on the other - I haven't decided which side I'll use yet)
with a champagne shantung contrast. Hopefully the ivory pumps I have will
work OK; I'm not sure what I would use otherwise!
I'll try to post pictures, but I don't really have a good place to post
them right nowmaybe someday :)
Thanks all for the help!
Rebecca Schmitt
aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence, Bristol Renn Faire
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com
[mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Cin
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:00 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] evening gown circa 1934
Absolutely everything just as the writer below says. I tend
to think of it more as an ice cream colors era. Big florals
were in fashion as a summer thing in a few years. It would
help if you'd give us more context next time. Hollywood
startlet is likely more sparkly than the recent widow at a
small social among close friends. Summer fashion differs from winter.
Look at vintage magazines (Life) or vintage pattern pictures
(www.oldpatterns.com big 4 pattern companies) for some ideas.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
There are extant examples and designs in just about every
colour you
can imagine - pinks, greys, greens, black (a perenniel favourite!),
blues, greens, whites and ivories - there are even a couple
in gold or silver lame, or prints.
Particular faves of mine are a gold lame overlaid with black lace
which in turn is appliqued with black velvet (by
schiaparelli), and a
pale pink loosely pleated silk jersey number (by alix gres), a
Cadbury's purple satin by Lanvin, a Chanel in blue
sequinned tulle,
and one in leopard print by a designer I don't remember the name of
(but it's in the va, like several of my favourites). I
know there
are a few, but the 30s is one of my all time favourite periods! .
And when I was little my Nana had a stunning pale green
satin evening
dress, with light silver and pink beading, that she made as part of
her training course in the mid 30s.
I'm not aware that any colours in particular are massively
inappropriate, although obviously there would have been certain
colours that were more fashionable than others, as with any date.
Debbie
What colors would be appropriate for an evening gown circa
1934? What
colors would be totally INappropriate?
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