Re: [h-cost] narnia movie

this is supposed to be a country without humans, so they probably didn't exactly have a lot of human coronation gowns laying around, nor garment-makers with tons of experience at making human clothing. Somebody was making gowns for the Queen, plus dwarves and giants wear clothes, so even if

Re: [h-cost] Colonial costume

In a message dated 12/13/2005 1:47:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: She is as heavy as I am, about as wide as she is tall in the body, but has a short upper body compared to mine. There is evidence of some fairly large women in Colonial America. I'm thinking

[h-cost] Another h-cost archive?

I have just noticed that h-costume has been archived at mail-archive.com since August: http://www.mail-archive.com/h-costume@mail.indra.com/info.html The buttons at the bottom get you to the messages. I don't know whether mail-archive found us on its own, or someone set us up there, or how

Re: [h-cost] Another h-cost archive?

Nice, but odd. I poked around a bit and can't seem to find a way to look at them by year and how far back they go...they say they have been doing it since 1998. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Robin Netherton wrote: I have just noticed that h-costume has been archived at

Re: [h-cost] Re: Mrs Henderson

Trailer here! Looks Fab! Costumes fun too! http://www.mrshendersonthemovie.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been meaning to add this for a few days now, and the narnia thread reminded me - went to see 'Mrs Henderson Presents' (about the Windmill Theatre) last weekend, and have to say that it

Re: [h-cost] Re: blonde lace question

Hi I have not seen many real mens shirt on displays and things, so my knolledge i know is from studying portraits. Most of the lace i have seen used, has ben white lace, that has the same colour as the white linen. A Blonde Lace was .well blonde in colour, and i think it is rarely

Re: [h-cost] narnia movie

Not to mention that surrounding Narnia are countries where the predominant critters are humans. ~Kimberley -Original Message- From: Cynthia Virtue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:43:46 -0500 Subject: Re: [h-cost] narnia movie

Re: [h-cost] Colonial costume

Hi Kitty, First I would recommend the 18th century woman list which is a Yahoo Group - 18cWoman. There is a concentration of people who just do that century, so lots of knowledge and information. Approximately what year of colonial does your friend want? Stomachers went out of

Re: [h-cost] Colonial costume

In a message dated 12/13/2005 6:20:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is evidence of some fairly large women in Colonial America. But of course! There're large women everywhere at every time. And mid 18th century is a period they look particularly good in...IMHO.

[h-cost] Re: narnia movie

Wow, I LOOVED the White Witch's costumes! I remember thinking them a bit odd when I first saw them in trailers but after getting a bit used to the idea, I love them! I also read interviews with Tilda Swinton and the costume designer which were very interesting. Remember, Jadis is NOT human.

[h-cost] Re:colonial costume questions

Alot of questions come up on this one. 1. What time?, colonial covers alot of ground 2. Where? US, 3. Whats the venue? a historic house? a play. just for fun, just because 4. What do you have access to? small pattern companies, only big pattern manufacturers? 18c

Re: [h-cost] Re: blonde lace question

At 14:03 13/12/2005, you wrote: Hi I have not seen many real mens shirt on displays and things, so my knolledge i know is from studying portraits. Most of the lace i have seen used, has ben white lace, that has the same colour as the white linen. A Blonde Lace was .well blonde in

Re: [h-cost] narnia movie

Cynthia Virtue wrote: Somebody was making gowns for the Queen, plus dwarves and giants wear clothes, so even if they didn't have specific clothing, there would have been supplies and skill of some level. I found it odd that the children were able to change clothes in the camp also. I mean,

Re: [h-cost] Re: blonde lace question

Could you show a picture of it? - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: blonde lace question At 14:03 13/12/2005, you wrote: Hi I have not seen many real

[h-cost] Re:Colonial costume

Thanks for the replies. carol asked From: Carol Kocian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Colonial costume Hi Kitty, Approximately what year of colonial does your friend want? Stomachers went out of fashion around the time of the American Revolution, but were very much in use in the

Re: [h-cost] Re: blonde lace question

At 02:48 14/12/2005, you wrote: Could you show a picture of it? I have not seen many real mens shirt on displays and things, so my knolledge i know is from studying portraits. Most of the lace i have seen used, has ben white lace, that has the same colour as the white linen. A Blonde Lace was