[h-cost] Late 18 century questions

I am gearing up for a production of Amadeus next year and have several questions. For those who might not know the show, it takes place in Vienna 1780-1791, with very brief bits of 1823. Starting with the men's shirts: How different from 1860's? I assume the body area is basically the same

Re: [h-cost] Late 18 century questions

Mozart (he was sort of the 18th century equivilant to a punk rocker) This is why I hate the film Amadeus. Not only do the costume look like a high school student designed them and are just plain tacky, but Mozart was in no way like a Punk rocker. I saw the play on Broadway with Tim Curry

Re: [h-cost] pattern for Civil War Era coat

I cannot find a pattern for a Civil Ware era lady's coat. Im thinking 1861. Suggestions? Yours in costuming, Lis aA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] pattern for Civil War Era coat

I was just going thru my collection of Harper's Bazaar issues from 1868-71. There are several issues with full sized patterns for cloaks, hoods, wraps paletots. I was planning on putting the journals out for sale at Stanford Historic Dance Week (next week). If you dont mind being a smidge

Re: [h-cost] pattern for Civil War Era coat

Just need to know--was the basic shape still the same? Pretty much fitted around the torso then flaring out? What kind of sleeves? If the shape is basicallyt he same, I would be interested, although I have no idea what it would be worth. What were you hoping to get for it? I am used to

Re: [h-cost] pattern for Civil War Era coat

I put 350 patterns in my book _Reconstruction Era Fashions: 350 Sewing, Needlework, and Millinery Patterns 1867-1868_. (The first year of _Harper's Bazar_ plus some; they started publication in the fall of 1867.) The overlapping patterns have been separated out from the pattern sheets and

Re: [h-cost] pattern for Civil War Era coat

Here are a few that might be useful, from Godey's Lady's Book: November 1859: Fall Paletot, illus and pattern: http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/godey/images/s5911452.jpg http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/godey/images/s5911454.jpg May 1859: Zanfretti Mantle, illus, pattern 1, pattern 2

Re: [h-cost] pattern for Civil War Era coat

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Lisa A Ashton lis...@juno.com wrote: Just need to know--was the basic shape still the same?  Pretty much fitted around the torso then flaring out?  What kind of sleeves?  If the shape is basicallyt he same, I would be interested, although I have no AFAICT very

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