[h-cost] Boys Costume in a Daguerreotype Photo
Someone please explain this little boy's costume to me, http://daguerreian.org/fm3/detail.php?Databasenumber=861 . You can click on the image to see details in Zoomify. I do not understand the bodice with the trousers. They do not seem to go together. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com http://www.costumegallery.com/ 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Make Historic Costumes Count too!
Please HELP! I have entered a fashion photo contest sponsored by the Museum of Costume/Fashion, Bath, England. I have entered 9 photos, some that have not been seen on the web before. Other photos are from Costume Cons 27 28. Please look at them and leave a comment. Ask your friends to look at them. Thanks in advance! The photos can be seen at: http://www.visitorreview.com/fashionphotographycompetition/22Plus/FashionsPa standFuture Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com http://www.costumegallery.com/ 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Sing-along-with-Mitch
Generation Gap Tonight at the dinner table, Mom, my husband, and I were talking about Mitch Miller's death and our memories of his TV show, Sing-along-with-Mitch. We were just a chattering. Our 27 y.o. son, Andy, was dead silent. I asked Andy, You have no idea who we are talking about. He nodded his head. So here it is for the younger generation. A L-OO-N-G time ago, people only had one TV with 3 stations (if they were lucky) and the entire family sat down and TV watched together after dinner. The time was 1961-1966 and a show came on called Sing-along-with-Mitch. Mitch was an big band leader and the songs were Americana. The song words appeared on the screen with a bouncing ball. The entire family sang the songs with the show. Think of early karaoke. Video all from one show: Part 1: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY9gtYeHhkfeature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY9gtYeHhkfeature=related Part 2: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWf51mj9pANR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWf51mj9pANR=1 Part 3: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWOr3FDJI8feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWOr3FDJI8feature=related Part 4: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5GwzvkN-kfeature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5GwzvkN-kfeature=...related My costume notes: Costume designer for the show wwas by Sal Anthony. Mitch Miller was very noted for his VanDyke beard. Here is a video from Sing-along-with-Mitch that features 1960s versions of 1900s, 1910s, 1920s costumes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tiru-04z9w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tiru-04z9wfeature=related feature=related The 1910s men's costumes in George Burns number are pretty good. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Antiques Roadshow
We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The illustrations show the costume changes per character with five to six costumes per fashion plate. These once belonged to the illustrator or editor. A while back, we discussed these plates on h-costume. I was having a problem scanning them because they are so large. I now own a scanner with a large enough bed to scan the plates. Hopefully, I will getting them online in the autumn. I am also bringing some hand-tinted stereoviews from the first stereoview London publisher. The photos are of weddings. A photo historian told me that these are the earliest known hand-tinted stereoviews that they have seen by this photographer. I am excited to see if this is true. We are bringing an antique inlaid game table that I gave my husband for his birthday. It has a chess table and a roulette wheel. It is beautiful! We really don't care about the value, we just want to know how old it is. I am trying to decide what our 4th item will be. Maybe you all can help me decide. I need to know the following items value for insurance purposes. So let me know what you think that I should bring: 1. Hand-beaded traditional Philippians dress (we discussed this dress on h-costume) 2. An 1814 book titled Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. It is a rare book and has full page hand-tinted illustrations of the occupations with a corresponding page with the occupation description. You can see thumbnails of this book at: http://www.costumegallery.com/1814/British_Occupations/Laborers/ This is just the laborers section online. I own the entire book and haven't put all of them online yet. 3. My Princess Diana auction dress books and photos. The books are autographed by fashion designer David Emanuel (Di's wedding dress) and some of the current dress owners. They autographed the books when I worked on the dresses For newbies to h-costume, I have worked with David and seven of the charity dresses. I don't know if these would really be classified as an antique. 4. Delineator magazine collection spanning from 1880-1930. 5. A 1900s template ad book that was used by the fashion advertising industry for fashion ads in magazines and newspapers. The ads in fashion magazines were originally templates and the publisher would insert the business info into the templates for publication. Let me know what you think my 4th item should be. We are leaving for DC Friday night. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] HELP!
I am having trouble receiving email from h-costume for the past month. Can someone please forward this to Eliza or please send me privately her email address. Email me at penn...@costumegallery.com . Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] I found my way back!
I have been going through h-costume withdrawal since the beginning of August. YEA! I am back home! I have never been away from this email list this long. I bought a new laptop and thought that is why I couldn't receive email from h-costume. Tonight we found out that my email server had changed my security settings and had blocked the email list. While I was away, I have been having a lot of fun. I have purchased the following: ***about 200 vintage hats from 1920s-1960s *** two wedding dresses--one from the 1940s and another from the 1920s complete with the veil and undergarments. ***1940s evening gown ***Some late 1960s-early 1970s ladies' dresses ***set of very 1890s large fashion prints.they are larger than my new large scanner bed. ***lots of antique photos of weddings and 1860s families (found at a low price on a Mississippi trip) I wish my son would hurry up and take the wallpaper down in my future photo studio. I am dying to photograph these items. Antique Roadshow in Washington DC was a blast. They valued my collection of late 1890s/early 1900s French theater costume illustrations at over $10,000. The collection is now residing in a bank vault. AR said that to a fashion or theater historian, the collection is priceless. During the past month, I have photographed three events. The first event was Citie of Henricus-Publick Day, Chesterfield, VA. Henricus was the second English settlement in the New World. The second event was the Chickahominy Indian Pow-Wow. We have some great detailed photos and videos from this event. I was in costume heaven at this event. Friday , I photographed a 1950s sock hop Cruisin' on the Coast in Mississippi.lots of poodle skirts and vintage cars! You can see a few of the photos on my business' Facebook page. These are a sneak peak. I have about 1,000 photos from these events to put on my websites. Citie of Henricus-Publick Day: 399th Anniversary http://tiny.cc/yrz2b Chickahominy American Indian Pow-Wow http://tiny.cc/neu8cv3ri9 Penny Ladnier (who is thrilled to be back) Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!
Hi Kathy, Long time since we have chatted. They didn't film me at my request...I was going on no sleep and looked like crap. They were looking for American treasures to film. Since my collection is French they weren't that interested in filming it, thank goodness. I just really wanted to know the collection's value for insurance purposes. You might see me in the background when they show the bear skin rug. I was at the table behind them. The show airs in 2011. Pow-wow...I was trying to figure out the same thing about the headdress. There were about five men with this style headdress and various styles of make-up. The photos that I am going to put on my website are high resolution. So you might be able to tell more from those photos. BTW, the Indians at the pow-wow are not just Chickahominy people. I learned a lot by going to this event. First, the Chickahominy are the people who kidnapped Jamestowne's John Smith. Second, at a pow-wow, the host is the Chickahominy. They invited Indian nations from all over the U.S. Their dress is called regalia. They are offended if you call it costume. It may take a lifetime to complete their regalia. Some of the regalia may be inherited from an ancestor. The Chickahominy holds classes to teach their young people how to loom-bead and create their regalia. The Jingle Girls have an interesting history behind the bells on their regalia. The bells are made with old tobacco or snuff tin lids. We have some beautiful video of them dancing. The jingle makes an enchanting sound. You can see a close-up photo of a Jingle Girl's skirt on the Henricus slideshow. FYI, Henricus is up-river from Jamestowne. Pocahontas and John Rolfe were married there. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!
I have put on Facebook some of my photos from the sock hop: http://tinyurl.com/22v3p37 Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes (WAS: Re: I found my way back!)
This makes me wonder when do the term clothes come into use. I have not seen the term used up to the 1920s. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes
I really think it depends upon who you are talking to as to the term used. Last weekend, I was around the general public and referred to my work as a fashion historian. This is the easiest term for the general public to understand. But I did explain to those interested the Costume Society/academic definition of costume. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!
Thank you Sharon for the suggestion. This is the original wallpaper from 1978 when the house was built...so it was installed with paste. It is also waterproof paper. We have considered hanging new sheet rock. That may be easier. I have taken down a lot of wallpaper and the is the most difficult. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1860s photos
Lisa, I have just started collecting 1860s, so this collection is not very big yet. I do have a nice large group wedding photo from England. Another 1860s photo I purchased from GWTW costume designer Walter Plunkett's grandson. The reason this collection is small is because in Richmond, Virginia 1860s photos are very expensive. Last week during my Mississippi trip, we went antiquing and found 1860s photos for $6 each. I bought everyone that I found. Ironically all the photos are the North. My future daughter-in-law was with me at the antique stores. She is minoring in costume design and knows the period's costumes. She is keeping an eye out for more 1860s photos in MS and Alabama. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes
Thank you Ann. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Ann Catelli Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:41 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes I have deleted the relevant message in this thread, but am replying just the same. Use of the term Clothes--Just dated it to 1867, as Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick uses the term on its third page. Ann in CT ___ 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] I found my way back!
Thank you Sandy! I am so glad to know the name of the tool. My little grand-daughter is very crafty. I want to give her one for Christmas. She loves crocheting and braiding. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Alice Cooper Photos
I have added to our website Mr. Halloween, Alice Cooper's Theatre of Death Concert photos. His fans gave him the nickname of Mr. Halloween. The photos were taken with an emphasis on his costumes, sets, and lighting design. There are 40 photos in the free access area of my websites. http://www.costumegallery.com/AliceCooper/LGimages/ http://www.costumegallery.com/AliceCooper/LGimages/ This was a different kind of photo-shoot. I found a place three people away from the stage. The crowd kept pushing closer and closer to the stage. I could not get out of the get out of the area until the concert was over. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Queen's Freddie Mercury's Costumes
WOW I have never seen this video before of Freddie Mercury, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIcfFD30Ms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIcfFD30Ms . It pays a great tribute to his many costumes Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Fwd: R.I.P. Carolyn Kayta Barrows
[Penny Ladnier] Forwarding this about Kayta. She was a h-costume member for years. Kayta sure will be missed. She is survived by two daughters, Eileen Martz, Eleanor Martz Gomez, Eleanor's husband Paolo Gomez, her little brother Gary, his wife Sabrina, and their children, and her mother. According to Eleanor, Kayta's stated wishes were that she did not want a funeral or big memorial service. As an alternative, I would suggest: Have a small gathering of friends, and serve caramels and butterscotch flavored items. Kayta greatly enjoyed butterscotch pudding. No matter which group Kayta was in, she was frequently a teacher. In S.C.A. and science fiction fandom, she taught hand crafts such as embroidery, hand sewing, and provided information on how to be a better costumer. For Dickens Faire, some remember her for helping them learn how to dance. So, if you have something that you can teach others, do so. It doesn't have to be hand crafts. Just share your knowledge with other people, and that will be a memorial to her. If you have a historical park in your neighborhood, help it out. See if they would like some historical re-enactors to put on period appropriate events. Kayta was involved with the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco where she created period appropriate events, one of them being a Suffragette Protest in March, I believe. If someone local could step in and keep events alive there, that would be a living memorial. One of the best gifts that Kayta gave me was that she was diplomatically honest with me when no one else would tell me things that I needed to know. I encourage others to do this with someone that others may find difficult. At this point, Kayta's daughters have not stated any particular wishes. If people want to send condolence messages, I will forward them. I do not feel right publishing their e-mail addresses at this time. If anything is stated, I will let people know. __ Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16250) http://www.pctools.com/ === ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers?
Good article Allison! Thanks for letting both parties about the research process. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of A. Thurman Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:31 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers? I know a number of us have contacted museums for private behind the scenes visits in pursuit of our historic costume research. I also know some of us work at museums, with costume collections. At the request of the Center for the Future of Museums, I wrote a blog post about my experiences visiting the Smithsonian's costume collection, with suggestions on how dedicated amateur scholars and museums might work together. I'd love to get your comments, as would the CFM, as helping the public use museums is what they do: http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2010/11/mining-myculture-serving-communi ty-of.html Please feel free to forward around! Allison T. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16260) http://www.pctools.com/ === === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16270) http://www.pctools.com/ === ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers
I believe something people need to understand is the scope of putting things online. I have been doing this for 14 years. I have photographed thousands of items. Over 20,000 photos of actual costumes are just waiting to go online. I photograph at a high resolution with detailed photos of costumes overhead, back side, inside, extreme close-up of embellishments, etc. Anyone that have seen or had me photograph them at Costume-Con know how many detailed photos that I take. I have a massive collection to go online from a university's fashion that I photographed and documented in 2006-2007. It took me a year to photograph and document their collection. Since them I have purchased a large collection in-house of 20th Century hats, yet to be photographed. On top of this, I have hundreds of period publications and antique photographs waiting to go online. Since I am a staff of one, I count on volunteers to help with putting items online. Since the economy has been so poor, my volunteers have had little time to help. I am down to three volunteers who type articles when they have spare time. My webpage coders and graphics people are no longer available. So I am slowly putting things online by myself. I would love to get more volunteers. If you are interested, please email me privately. As for viewing high resolution photos online, I use the software Zoomify that allows you to zoom in really close. I know the McCord Museum uses it. It doesn't cost that much and is simple to use. The software makes it very hard for someone to steal the images. Each image can be divided in hundreds of pieces. I haven't had a problem with someone stealing these images so far. I have worked at a museum, a university, and been at my business a long time in the internet world. We all want to education people on what we have available. But it all comes down to money and man power. There was a time when my business depended solely on subscribers and our students. But as the economy shifted, advertisers have been keeping me afloat. But that money is not enough to actually hire people. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Heads UP: Badly Costume Elizabethan Movie on TCM right now
The movie is Fire Over England from 1937. It is hard to watch! Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Heads UP: Badly Costume Elizabethan Movie on TCM rightnow
Kathleen, The film was first released in 1937 and re-released circa 1944. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Travelling to the US in March 2011
Jumping up and down...you are coming about 40 miles from me! Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Travelling to the US in March 2011
Ann, Is CSA or CW charging this much for series? Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] It is like Christmas Presents!
Saturday, I rented a climate controlled storage unit to house some of my collections. We started taking the hat and bridal dress collections out of my office...this is like Christmas presents to myself! I had the hat boxes stored everywhere in-house. There were so many that I had forgot about some of them. The same thing happened with the boxed bridal dresses. They are now nicely organized in the storage unit. I can find them easily! Now that they are out of my office, I can get to the large closet and can see what goodies are in there. This would make a good episode of Hoarders but my office wasn't dirty...just hats stored everywhere! LOL! Might be fun for h-costumers to watch but not the general public. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT: Christmas Decorations
OFF TOPIC This might not be historic or vintage needlework but I found a beautiful cut-work embroidered Christmas runner last summer in an antique store. The embroidery is machine made. http://www.costumegallery.com/runner.jpg http://www.costumegallery.com/runner.jpg A link to my 2009 photos of the handmade Christmas decorations at Colonial Williamsburg (CW) homes. I took some really good close-ups so that if someone wanted, you can make them. http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1010984.htm http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1010984.htm . The CW decorations are made of all natural items. I am returning to CW Dec. 11 to see if they have new decorations and photograph them. Today I am making my variation of this wreath: http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1020053.htm http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1020053.htm . I collected some of the items from my yard last summer...like the gumballs, tails of ornamental grasses, etc. I tried to grow bachelor buttons for the wreath but they didn't grow well. So I have to come up with something else for the small white flowers. If you have a suggestion, please pass it along to me. Hopefully, I will photograph my progress of making the wreath. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Victorian Greek artistic dress
Deb, I have seen a couple in the 1890s Delineator magazine. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What Costume-related gifts did you get?
Looks like some of you racked up on the gifts. My future daughter-in-law gave me a box of antique lace that she had purchased at an estate sale. In the box was a fine lace bertha in perfect condition, very delicate lace collar, and some collars and cuffs that are tacked to tissue paper. We are trying to figure out why they are attached to the tissue paper in a manner of a personal display. I wonder if it is like the embroidery portfolios at the Valentine Museum. Future brides would present their future MIL with a portfolio of embroidery stitches to prove that the bride was worthy of the groom. The best gift was to and from my 9 y.o. granddaughter. I always wanted a daughter to teach her to sew. No such luck with my daughter Katie. Last summer on vacation I was embroidering and my granddaughter wanted to learn how to do it. So I taught her some basics and she fell in love with embroidery. She also fell in love my DMC floss notebook that holds the floss. She asked for Christmas would I give her one. I gave her for Christmas an embroidery pattern book, the DMC notebook, about 30 skeins of floss, a hoop, and needles. She was so excited that she wanted to go home immediately and start embroidering. She is very gifted in all the needle skills. She also crochets and knits. Lastly my mother gave me a book on how to create the Colonial Williamsburg all natural Christmas decorations. It is called Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas by Libbey Hodges Oliver. The book really inspired me to finish my wreath of the 10-point star. This is my variation of one of the 2009 CW wreaths at www.costumegallery.com/wreath.jpgThe photo is extra large so that you can see it closely. The wreath is 36 across and took one night to make. The gumballs and holly came from my yard. The star's white area is small dried flowers and the cranberries are fresh. The outline of the star is cinnamon sticks. I am in the process of putting my photos of making the wreath on my FaceBook page. Do a search for The Costume Gallery Websites to find the directions. By tonight all the direction will be on FB. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Today our The Costume Gallery Websites 15th Anniversary. Hard to believe that we have been online that long. I started the online Research Library as a college student. This was also my first year on h-costume. I hope some of those members from then are still on h-costume. If so, many, many thanks for all your support while I was building my first website. In 1996, there were only a handful of costume related websites. After having trouble finding sites to research, I started the online Library and purchasing old costume history publications to put on the website. I rarely give my own opinion on the sites' content. I save my opinions for Facebook. My goal all these years with the websites is to present the resources for others to research. To celebrate our anniversary, we are opening up free access to the public for 13 of 14 websites. The Costume Classroom is only open to our students. Please let your friends know about our free access. Our Anniversary free access will end Friday night, 10 PM, East Coast U.S. time. Passwords and details are below. Passwords for all The Costume Gallery Websites except the Costume Classroom: Login: cg2003 Password: ksp264adb OUR WEBSITES: The Costume Gallery's main website: http://www.costumegallery.com The Costume Gallery Research Library: http://www.costumelibrary.com The Costume, Fashion, Textile Dictionary http://www.costumegallery.com/Library/Dictionary/dictionary.pdf Costume Encyclopedia: http://www.costumeencyclopedia.com Over 770 entries and 407 images of costume descriptions and definitions. Fashion Color Database: http://www.fcdatabase.com Over 2100 entries of color names and their trends, definitions, or usage. The passwords for the FCD: ksp264adb. Do not use the login ***cg2003*** like for the Library. Library's Slideshows: http://www.costumeslideshows.com 25 slideshows with 1,852 photos. Designers of Their Time: http://www.pastdesigners.com 85 fashion designers and 479 images. The passwords are the same as for the Library. Wedding Fashion History: http://www.antiquebrides.com Hairstyle History: http://www.pasthairstyles.com Children's Clothing History: http://www.pastkidsclothes.com Sunday's Best Clothes: 1st Communion Confirmation Antique Photos: http://www.communionhistory.com Hats Off!!! Hat History: http://www.pasthats.com Online Costume Ball: http://www.onlinecostumeball.com Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Your welcome Ann. Thank you for being one of our first Costume Classroom instructors! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Thank you Carol. I did the h-costume directory in 1997 or 1998. I had forgotten all about the directory. That was fun! It is so hard to believe it has been 15 years online for my business. My daughter Katie was 4 years old when I started my business. She would fall asleep in my lap while I was on the computer. Now she is in college. Drea Leed started her website just after mine. Costumes.org was after Drea's. Julie Zetterburg Sardo of The Costume Page and I finally met at the last Costume-Con. We talked about what were the first mega costume history websites. Hers was the first site. Mine was third or fourth. I can't tell you how excited I was to meet Julie after talking online for so many years. I also finally got to meet h-costumers old timers Sandy Pierre and Robin at the same Costume-Con!!! What a blast! So who are the old-timers on h-costume that are still here? What year did you join h-costume? I joined in 1995 while taking my costume history classes in college. I was so excited to find out there were people all over the world who loved costume history. Today I guess people a lot of people do not understand how little about historic costuming was online in the mid-1990s. H-costume was the only email list that I could find around the time. Oher lists followed h-costume like Vintage clothing, f-costume (fantasy) and h-needlework (historic). F-costume is still around on yahoogroups and h-needlework is on ansteorra.org. I miss some of the h-costumer old-timers who are not on the list anymore like RL Shep, Margo, and Teddy. I can't tell you what an important part of my education that h-costumers played in my life.Shep used to give me so much good advice about publishing in this area. Thank you to all h-costumers for 16 years of learning and friendship! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Queen Maud's wardrobe
WOW What a beautiful dress! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Yea Kimiko! You are in the h-costume old-timers club! Do you want a walker or cane? I remember when Margo was going through the process of developing her business. Wonder what year that was. Thank you for your work when an intern for my Library! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary--A shout out!
I wanted to give a shout out to the many people who have made my wonderful job so much easier over the years...many, many have been h-costumers. You all are such a great support group and a wealth of information!!! Many of our websites' visitors, subscribers, and students have been from this list. A large majority of our instructors and intern volunteers I met on this list. Some of you have loaned your collections or donated to go online in our Research Library. Kathleen Mitchell has loaned us several books, given me a vast collection of 1st Communion photos, and sold me her collections of antique wedding photos and antique fashion magazines. She has been such a wonderful supportive person over the years. Something that I didn't learn in my college business law class was copyright laws. Boy, I really learned them with the discussions between Fran and RL Shep!!! Kimiko, you have to be the fastest person that I have ever seen at restoring antique fashion plates for me. Shirley Hobbs, a quiet lurker, was one of our first typist interns and is still with us. She typed almost all the fashion trends reports in our 1860s A Year in Fashion series and a lot of sections of the Costume Dictionary. Franchesca Havas has been a Costume Classroom instructor for so long that I have forgotten when she started. She knows more about gloves than anyone I have ever met. Many are h-costumers are perfectly preserved our Online Costume Balls. That was such a blast doing the ball with all of you. It was fun to see you try to guess who some of the others were. Sandy and Pierre I looked forward to your entries every year. Robin, I believe you are a walking costume encyclopedia and it was a joy to meet you at Costume-Con. It was also fun having Sandy and Pierre to stalk you at CC so that I could meet you in person...with standing up. Ann Wass was one of our instructors and I met her in person not long after I graduated from college. I have rarely met up with you when you were not in costume! A BIG thank you to Eliza for being such a wonderful list-mom to all of us for so many years. You are a costume saint! Gosh, so many fun memories and great times with h-costume. I could write a novel on the fun we have all had here! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] hair work
It one of you gets good at hair work, look me up. I have my daughter's long braid from her first haircut at 6 y.o. I saved it to have hair work made. The braid is very thick and curly. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
Thank you to everyone for making our websites anniversary very special. I truly appreciate all your kind comments. Question: I've been watching a lot of 1940s films and keep seeing women wearing halo hats. It seems to have been fashionable for a while and kept getting large and larger. I also have a nice collection of bridal photos with halo hats from the 40s. What or who started this fashion craze? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I will clean up one of my photos later tonight an put it online. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Downward Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 7:21 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question Can you show us what you're talking about? I study hats and don't recognize the term. LynnD On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:52 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote: Thank you to everyone for making our websites anniversary very special. I truly appreciate all your kind comments. Question: I've been watching a lot of 1940s films and keep seeing women wearing halo hats. It seems to have been fashionable for a while and kept getting large and larger. I also have a nice collection of bridal photos with halo hats from the 40s. What or who started this fashion craze? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
That may be a 1950s version but it is not what I am talking about. These look like halos from the Byzantine paintings. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
But thanks for showing the Lilly Dache hat. She is my favorite. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
Link numbers 1 4 are halo hat but not 2 3. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I thought that I had my 1940s bridal photos with the halo hats on my laptop or external hard-drive but don't. I will have to pull the photos off my master computer Wed. night. I am sorry for the delay on the photos. I saw halo hats in 1941 films on TMC Tuesday. One film was Affectionately Yours trailer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjpRQBKNO4s shows a side view of the actress Merle Oberon's halo hat at 1:16 minute and Rita Hayworth wearing a nice halo hat at 1:48 (great view ). If I recall correctly, the earliest I have seen halo hats is 1938 in a ladies' magazine. Halo hats evolved to a skull cap with the halo added at the top and side with no brim at the back of the head. Sometimes the brim of the hat has large semi-roll to provide the halo effect. Generally the caps of the hats, do not touch the temples are forehead hairline. They are shifted back so that the brim provides the full halo effect. Think of the halo of the Virgin Mary paintings or Jesus in The Last Supper. But I have also seen this same halo effect in Byzantine paintings. These hats have been a pet project of mine for the past year. I first saw them in wedding photos with the brides wearing the hats. This is a beautiful effect. The veil is attached to the crown and flows floor length or longer. This reminds me of the Virgin Mary. Next I started noticing them in late 1930-1940s movies worn with suits. I started purchasing the halo hats at estate sales. Since I am waiting to have a space to photograph my hat collection, I moved my hat collection to a storage unit. So I don't have them in-house to snap a quick photo of one. I have wondered for a long time, what and who started this fashion trend. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Your family and costuming genes
I was re-reading Margo's post and it got me to thinking...How many of our family members are enjoying costuming since we became a member of h-costume? Or maybe inherited the costuming gene? If so what kind of costuming? All my kids like getting into costumes...sometimes for no real reason. We were lucky to have inherited my husband's family costume bag. My grandchildren go straight to the bag...now totes of costumes to play in when they visit us. Their closets are full of their own costumes. My 5 y.o granddaughter wears her costumes everywhere...to school, church, the store, etc. My 9 y.o. granddaughter has started sewing and is very passionate about it. My son, Patrick, is the one who inherited the most costuming genes. I didn't know until I saw the playbill but he was designing the costumes for his high school plays. He made his first costume for an anime convention and won an award for construction. He has worked in the costuming retail industry for 4 yrs as a manager of Spirits Halloween stores. This year Pat went back to college for theater technology. He has been awarded full scholarships for college. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Philly places to visit
I am going to be in Philly Thursday and Friday next week. Are there any museum exhibits that are fashion/costumes related that I should see? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume con
I'm going and going to be a panelist. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume Con
I encourage people to go to Costume-Con regardless of your level of costuming experience. I have been to two CC and find the people SO friendly. They love to talk about their costumes and how they made them. Last year I did meet more h-costumers than the one at Baltimore. The CCs seem to take on the personality of the location. Both years were so different. I do like when the event is all on one floor of the hotel...more people seem to get to mingle. Last year the topic came up on h-costume about newbies worried that they didn't have a costume to wear. I haven't worn a costume either year and didn't feel bad and no one treated me differently. I am there as press and photographing, so it is not practical for me to wear a costume. When Robin first met me at CC, I was laying in the floor photographing costume details. One of the things that I really enjoy about CC is meeting costumers of all ages. Last year we had a blast photographing a little girl in an 18th Century costume. She stole our hearts! We met some mothers who designed costumes for their children. It was a chance for them to brag about their creations...child and costume. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume Con
The workshops that Robin did last year were outstanding! I am offering to do workshops on digitally restoring antique photographs in Paint Shop Pro software and another on how to photograph costumes for the internet. I am also on the primary sources panel with Julie Zetterburg Sardro, webmaster of The Costume Page. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] VA Archived Collection Viewing: Important Info
This is long, so please read all of it. http://www.thistle-threads.com/blog/ Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Mummers Museum and Mardi Gras Trip
Kudos to Sandy Pierre for the great recommendation to go to the Mummers Museum in Philadelphia. We did the photo shoot Saturday morning. Joe I took 700 photos in 2 hrs. We photographed all the costumes on exhibit. Each costume may have up to 10-15 photos to show all the details from front, back, and side angles. In the next couple of days, I will put online a few of the photos from this trip. I wish I could start right now into getting this project online BUT. This week, I have to switch my work to costume photos from the Mobile, Alabama Mardi Gras Museum...400 photos. I want to get them on my website before I leave for Mardi Gras on March 1 and (returning March 15.) If I have extra time, (no way), I want to put online my photos from MG Day 2010 on St. Charles St., New Orleans. I am praying that the MG Museum in Biloxi, Mississippi is finally open so that I can fit in a photo shoot of their costumes. The museum was on the beach front where Hurricane Katrina hit. I did a video and photos in 1999 of their costumes but am not 100% happy with the results. I have improved my techniques. I am staying an extra week on the Gulf Coast, so I might re-shoot the costume photos for the NO MG Museum. When I return from MG, I plan to get the last of my 2010 Costume-Con photos and video online before the 2011 event. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Elizabethan Packers Fan
We had a blast photographing at Costume-Con 2010 (28) the world's best Green Bay Packers fan. Make sure to look at the detailed photos. http://www.costumegallery.com/CostumeCon28/historic/packers/P1020792.htm 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 ___ 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
[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
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. Â 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
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
[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
[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
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] 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
[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
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] 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] 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
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
[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
[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
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
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] 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] 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] 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] 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
[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] 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
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] 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] 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] 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] 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
[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] 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
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
[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] 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
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
