Great, thanks, Elizabeth! The new 17th century photos (Wenceslas Hollar
lady) are of me; having at last acquired a digital camera, I got a
friend to take some pics at the Sealed Knot event over August Bank
Holiday.
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
Elizabeth Walpole [EMAIL
Hi all, I just got back from a trip to New York City. I have a little
goodie for you. I was able to get an appointment with the curator of the
Arms and Armor division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the extant
military bases often talked about in Blanche Paynes History of Costume.
After keeping meticulous records of how long a very basic-looking (but
actually rather fiddly to sew) 15thC dress took me to make, I decided that I
could either a) make about $0.50/hr but actually sell things, b)charge what
it was actually worth and wait years for that special customer who was
Please go here for the picture... http://www.saragrace.us/METMilBases.html
___
h-costume mailing list
h-costume@mail.indra.com
http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Well, the link worked fine for me in your first e-mail. Thanks ever so much
for making this available to us!
:)
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 2:43 PM
Subject: [h-cost] I'm a
Does anyone have the book Men's Fashion in the 20th Century by
Costantino? I just noticed it in a catalog and would really like a
modern menswear book for my library if it's a good one.
Sylrog
___
h-costume mailing list
h-costume@mail.indra.com
Yes, our group tries to be as authentic as possible, so it is of silk.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Sue Clemenger
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 2:17 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Hourly Wages
Also depends on cost
Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
Does anyone have the book Men's Fashion in the 20th Century by
Costantino? I just noticed it in a catalog and would really like a
modern menswear book for my library if it's a good one.
I have it. It's not bad. It's a not a big book, but it has a fairly
nice