Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?

2009-02-20 Thread Cin
Kate, I graduated college in 84 recall being a bit amused amazed that all the office guys were wearing pink. Yup. Pink shirt or pink shirt white collar cuffs. Either way, accessorize with a pinker tie. Med grey suit. I'm remembering Wash DC/ Beltway Bandit office wear. Straight guys, sales

[h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread Cin
It's Oscar weekend, theater season, it's almost spring. There must be something! --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread stilskin
Not hosting Oscars but I am commentating this weekend so I thought I'd freshen the look up with a gold brocade waistcoat (oh, and it's almost autumn), -C. It's Oscar weekend, theater season, it's almost spring. There must be something!

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread SPaterson
A new c.1260 Mongolian Over Caftan for my husband. Red Linen. I am working on the embroidery. ** Sarah Paterson Owner/Operator Blaikie House Bed Breakfast 8 Wharf Road PO Box 64 Great Village, Nova Scotia B0M1L0 (902) 668-2985 www.blaikiehouse.ca 20%

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread Susan Farmer
Quoting Cin cinbar...@gmail.com: It's Oscar weekend, theater season, it's almost spring. There must be something! A kirtle and ropa. I *bought* the ropa, and I want to shorten it in the front -- and I'm going to try and take the emblems off (I'm hoping that the velvet won't be ugly

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread Carmen Beaudry
Right now nothing, as I'm in the process of reworking the sewing room, but the wicker lady hanging from the ceiling has on a 1889 black silk Belgian corset. As soon as I get rework done (last set of shelves to be made tomorrow!) I have 2 17th cen. petticoats to have done before the first of

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
My dressmaker's hanger is wearing a replica of the Manazan shirt, which is fast nearing completion: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/manazan_shirt/manazan_instructions.htm -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com If someone offers you a dead dog for lunch, you don't stick around for the

Re: [h-cost] What period/country etc is this tunic?

2009-02-20 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Thursday 19 February 2009 11:11:36 pm Saragrace Knauf wrote: Can anyone tell me what the guy in the blue tunic is wearing? I guess that would be Rahim http://tinyurl.com/brvg4j http://sca.berkeley.edu/album/2003_00_and_previous_years/2000_Spring_-__Tab

Re: [h-cost] What period/country etc is this tunic?

2009-02-20 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I was beginning to believe I wasn't going to get an answer! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread Kimiko Small
I finally got my new effigy corset (based on the info from Arnold's article in Costume) on my dress dummy. No photos of it on there yet, as my batteries died and are recharging. But here's the dress diary, if anyone is interested. http://kimikosews.livejournal.com/tag/effigy+bodies There are

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

2009-02-20 Thread Pierre Sandy Pettinger
The various hangers have a couple of Folkwear Egyptian shirts made floor length, and a basic tunic with a Grecian feel, both for Costume Con in May. Sandy At 06:24 PM 2/20/2009, you wrote: It's Oscar weekend, theater season, it's almost spring. There must be something! --cin Cynthia Barnes