Re: [h-cost] another soucre for pictoral research

On Thursday 25 October 2007, Sharon Collier wrote: > Ooooh! Paintings of Queen Elizabeth I and "the Blessed Thomas Seymour", > guess it was a sympathizer who named that one. > Also Victorian stuff-for Dickens Fair. "Blessed" Thomas Seymour? Considering he was executed for treason (if it's the To

Re: [h-cost] Philadelphia Fashion District

On Wednesday 24 October 2007, LLOYD MITCHELL wrote: > I don't know about the 19th C., but there is one today around 2nd or 4th > Street. I check it out every time we are in Philly. However, my mind is > remembering that the present site is somewhat newer, as most of the old > area was razed for re

Re: [h-cost] Tux, tails and vests

On Wednesday 17 October 2007, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > I didn't thing tuxedos came in for evening wear until about the 1920s. > They look wrong to me for 1890s. Ann's right; tuxedos were originally a kind of informal wear; they did not become formal wear until the 1920s. Unfortunately, I don't

Re: [h-cost] Elizabeth reviews

On Friday 12 October 2007, Hope Greenberg wrote: [snip] > Judging by the picture that accompanies the article (a heavy purple > moire gown cut beautifully but lacking any decoration), the reviewer is > spot-on. The costumes are certainly fabulous. Historically > accuratewell...what do we expec

Re: [h-cost] Request for 18th C Costume Book recommendations

On Sunday 07 October 2007, Melanie Schuessler wrote: > Interesting. I've had that happen on both, and I would think the > incidence would be the same for both, as they're both simply > searching through other peoples' inventories. I don't think addall > or abebooks has any control over whether pe

Re: [h-cost] costume photos

On Thursday 04 October 2007, Sharon Collier wrote: > Thanks! I never thought of Dover. They do have tons of clip art books, and also works which are reprints in the strict sense. And they have a website! I believe its doverpublications.com. Good luck with your class! -- Cathy Raymond <[EM

Re: [h-cost] costume photos

On Thursday 04 October 2007, Sharon Collier wrote: > The students are 9-11 yrs. old and we only have 6 45 min. classes. I don't > think I can ask them to buy a book for that. Doesn't Dover have any books of public-domain clip art that would serve the purpose? -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

On Thursday 04 October 2007, Cin wrote: > I'm bored with the medical, trademarks & copyrights discussions. Any > chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? > Please? > What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? My purely notional dummy is wearing nothing at the moment, but will soon sport

Re: [h-cost] ancient Egyptian garment

On Wednesday 26 September 2007, Sigrid Briansdotter wrote: > Perhaps you mean this one? the "Textiles in the Petrie Museum Schools' > Pack." > http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/Textiles%20in%20the%20Petrie%20Museum.doc Thanks for posting this! It's a gold mine of information, whether it's what Sylvia

Re: [h-cost] ancient Egyptian garment

On Tuesday 25 September 2007, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > I thought I had saved it but now I can't find the article someone > posted about an ancient beaded Egyptian dress that was discovered some > time ago. It included a photo of the garment. I wanted to show my > class. Anyone have the link, if

Re: [h-cost] peasant clothing in the 16th-17th century

On Friday 07 September 2007, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: > Does anyone of you know any good sources (books or websites) on peasant and > lower-class clothing in the 16th or 17th century? All books say lots and > lots about court and aristocratic dresses, but no one obviously cares about > peasants.

Re: [h-cost] Chinese costuming help

On Tuesday 28 August 2007, Julie wrote: [snip] > > * > Wow! I found it from $81 to $300 but no pictures, darn it. I'd have to > see a bood that expensive before I bought it. Thanks for the lead. I sympathize. The book itself, however, is loaded with color illustrations,

Re: [h-cost] Book!

On Tuesday 28 August 2007, Andrew T Trembley wrote: > So I've been told about what is essentially the holy grail of > Japanese Historical costume books: > "Jidai Issho no Nuikata" (ISBN: 4773984058) > を中心とした日本伝統衣服の構成技法-栗原-弘/dp/ > 4773984058/ref=sr_11_1/503

Re: [h-cost] Re: coffee

On Monday 20 August 2007, Penny Ladnier wrote: [snip] > > I have a very green thumb. When I decided to go back to college, my > decision between majors was horticulture or fashion. I decided for fashion > because I hate working in the heat of August. Here are two photos of my > latest pride and

Re: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

On Sunday 29 July 2007, otsisto wrote: > I have not seen the sketch but does it say anywhere that there are loops at > all on this specific dress? The fabric remnant did not have loops on it. However, it was buried with a pair of tortoise brooches, and the remains of blue linen loops were found

Re: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

On Friday 27 July 2007, E House wrote: > Not surprisingly, I don't speak Russian, but on the Russian site it looks > to me like that second smaller sketch shows the front of the apron folded > into that shape--sort of like a giant box pleat held in place by the > brooches--rather than with a second

Re: [h-cost] Re: Article on Russian Viking-era find

On Friday 27 July 2007, Beverly Azizi wrote: > I am excited to reproduce the apron skirt and tunic. This is really > exciting to me as one of my first loves is the Viking stuff. (Mind > you it is all play for me I am not a serious historian but I strive > for some authenticity. Anyway, with the

Re: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

On Thursday 26 July 2007, michael tartaglio wrote: > Hi, All. Is it possible that the outer garment was wrapped around in > some way and that the loops line up based on that? I realize that the > "front" part, the section that is higher up, needs to be centered to fit > correctly (perhaps it isn't

Re: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

On Thursday 26 July 2007, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: > Thanks Cathy! You're welcome! I wouldn't mind starting a discussion about this find. I stumbled across the article while I was and work (and, admittedly, while I should have been doing something else) and in my first hurried scan thought t

[h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

Today on the World Wide Web I stumbled across an English summary by Australian reenactor Peter Beatson of a recent report in Russian, about a Viking era archaeological find at Pskov in Russia. Apparently a grave at a dig there turned up two characteristic tortoise brooches, together with some fo

Re: [h-cost] "Order of the Phoenix"

On Monday 16 July 2007, Cynthia J Ley wrote: > Hi Harry Potter fans! > > may we come to a concensus here and now about the last book, due to be > released in the US July 21? Please, no discussing it on the public list > for at least a month! No spoilers, ok? I think that's only fair. But then, I

Re: [h-cost] "Order of the Phoenix"

On Monday 16 July 2007, Abel, Cynthia wrote: > They may have shot her to look tall like, Robbie Contrane's Hagrid as > well. Haven't seen the movie either yet, but notice from the way it is > shot, in the previews, Imelda looks taller than she is, apparently. For > instance, when Harry is before t

Re: [h-cost] 2002-4 fashions

On Thursday 05 July 2007, Julie wrote: > OK. I've resisted as long as I could. > Of course I remember what I was wearing in 2002-4 because I'm still wearing > it - and from much earlier too. It's probably heresy on a fashion-related > list, but I refuse to wear some of the ugly junk that shows up

Re: [h-cost] 2002-4 fashions

On Tuesday 03 July 2007, Hanna Zickermann wrote: [snip] >Heels were less delicate than today, in > 2002 I bought some boots with heels that appeared > to be very thick seen from the back and thin from > the side - I found them quite revolutionary. I agree, but I also think they were ugly. --

Re: [h-cost] 2002-4 fashions

On Tuesday 03 July 2007, Beverly Azizi wrote: > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:39:37 -0600 > From: Sylvia Rognstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Any of you ladies recall what you wore in the years 2002-4? I'm > drawing pretty much of a blank. I'm costuming "The Last 5 Years" and > it goes back in time 5 yea

Re: [h-cost] MC&T4 (was: Scandinavian archaeological textiles)

On Tuesday 26 June 2007, Robin Netherton wrote: > Someone asked me about the editing on "Scandinavian archaeological > textiles" I'm in the middle of, and it occurred to me you all might like a > sneak peek of the tentative contents of Vol. 4 (2008) of Medieval Clothing > and Textiles. > > Flax/lin

Re: [h-cost] Your dream costume

On Tuesday 19 June 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No restrictions at all? > > I would love to make at least One gown with all underpinnings and > accessories for every period, every country/culture beginning around the > 10th century... > > That's a big dream... But one I can relate too. In a s

Re: [h-cost] Your dream costume

On Monday 18 June 2007, David S. Mallinak wrote: > Deredere Galbraith wrote: > > I was thinking of what my next costume would be and I came to an > > interesting question. What would be your dream costume? > > If you wouldn't be limited by money or your own expertise. You mean, I have to be limite

Re: [h-cost] Question about Viking Fabrics

On Wednesday 13 June 2007, Jodi Nelson wrote: > I am looking for evidence of clothing made of silk in 9th-11th C Viking > society. Any ideas where I should look? > The only evidence I know of of actual Viking garments *made* of silk (as opposed to being trimmed with silk) are some of the headwear

Re: [h-cost] RE: Off Topic: What's your day job?; Was: robe a la francaise grande panier.

On Monday 04 June 2007, Jennifer Byrne wrote: > 2 months is an impressively short amount of time for such a project! > > I get the sense from messages I have read that most folks on this list do > not make/study/write about historical clothing for a living. Is this true? I'm an attorney by day al

Re: [h-cost] Blue Velvet Henrician Suite

> On 5/25/07, Kimiko Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, [snip] > > I wanted to share the last big project I had been > > working on for a client, and now most of the photos > > are uploaded for viewing. > > > > This is a blue cotton velvet Henrician suite of > > garments, including doubl

Re: [h-cost] not Perpignan, but... (stretchy wools)

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of E House > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:35 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] not Perpignan, but... (stretchy wools) > > > Not too long ago I chanced on a very interesting piece of wool f

Re: [h-cost] Re: new costume and textile books from DBBC

On Thursday 17 May 2007, Cynthia J Ley wrote: > Don't shoot the messenger! blame it on Ian at David Brown Book Company! I just got my copy in today's mail. (And because I'm home sick, I'm here to look at it, hee, hee). However, I did not get it from David Brown. Last week I found a UK vendor

Re: [h-cost] pleated trim

On Sunday 06 May 2007, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > Gosh, i really have putten myself to work with all that pleating for the > dress. Spended 2 days to make trim, and i have not made all of it yeat. > I have handstitched all the gold trim to the fabric strips, and it pays to > do so because it loo

Re: [h-cost] new Butterick pattern 5061

On Wednesday 02 May 2007 8:18 pm, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > On May 2, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Carmen Beaudry wrote: > >> On May 2, 2007, at 5:54 PM, LLOYD MITCHELL wrote: [snip] > > I sure didn't take it as such. > > > > Melusine (who started out in theater and still does theater costume > > part time) >

Re: [h-cost] new Butterick pattern 5061

On Wednesday 02 May 2007 11:38 am, Dawn wrote: > Can anybody tell me, roughly, what year this pattern might represent? > > http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin/butterick/shop.cgi?s.item.B5061=x&TI=1 >0001&page=4 > > Is that Victorian? 20th century? Something else? I kind of like the > nightgown. I

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

On Monday 30 April 2007 9:51 pm, Carmen Beaudry wrote: > Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? A plain white linen shift to go under some of my Viking garb. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do." -- G

Re: [h-cost] i cant deside.........

On Monday 30 April 2007 3:01 pm, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > If you would give me your 2 cents, i would be very pleased. > I spended this day desiding wich trim to use on the red francaise dress i > am going to make. But desided i have not yeat! > On the left side i made box pleatings with a tiny

Re: [h-cost] Dotted Swiss

On Saturday 14 April 2007 1:32 pm, Lavolta Press wrote: > I somehow got the impression that pin-dotted fabric is in style so it > would be easy to find, but I think I was wrong about that. Polka-dotted prints are back in fashion, if you believe the NY Times, but pindots, and dotted swiss (which

Re: [h-cost] Re: Wal-Mart fabric

On Tuesday 10 April 2007 2:32 pm, Ailith Mackintosh wrote: > I live in NE Ohio, roughly 60 miles south and slightly east of Cleveland. Interesting. Thanks! -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do." -- George Mabry

Re: [h-cost] Re: Wal-Mart fabric

On Tuesday 10 April 2007 12:05 am, Ailith Mackintosh wrote: > > So I think the fabric departments in Walmarts in areas where Walmart is > > the > > *only* choice are probably quite good; it's in wealthier suburban/urban > > areas > > where they're likely to fail the fabric shopper. > > Not necessar

Re: [h-cost] Re: Wal-Mart fabric

On Monday 09 April 2007 10:58 am, Margo Anderson wrote: > I'm in one of those small towns that only have Wal-mart for fabric. > > Some of what I've found on the sale tables there: > > heavyweight cotton herringbone twill, perfect for making corsets, $1 > a yard > cotton duck canvas, $1 > aubergine

Re: [h-cost] Elastic

On Thursday 05 April 2007 9:45 am, Sonja (LS-LAMP) wrote: > > Does anyone know when elastic was first used in clothing and how? > > I believe Thomas Hancock developed elastic for gloves in the early 1800s > and did a separate patent for the machine to make the elastic in the > 1830s.  I found this

Re: [h-cost] elastic

On Wednesday 04 April 2007 12:58 pm, Gilbert wrote: > According to _Handbook of English Costume in the 19th Century_ by C Willett > Cunnington and Phillis Cunnington, a patent for elastic, made of India > Rubber, was filed in Patent Office in 1837. In that same year, elastic > sided half boots firs

Re: [h-cost] RE:"hippie" pants-suit vs. Corduroy pants-suit

On Sunday 01 April 2007 5:38 pm, Chris Laning wrote: > My mom, who went to a fair number of professional conferences, > thought pants suits were the greatest thing since permanent press, > and wore them with enthusiasm. > > She told me that at one conference (sometime in the late 70s I > think), a

Re: [h-cost] RE:"hippie" pants-suit vs. Corduroy pants-suit

On Friday 30 March 2007 6:42 pm, Five Rivers Chapmanry wrote: > As someone who grew up in that era, I can say the 'pant suit' wasn't > really acceptable until the late 60s. I remember even in the very early > 70s, in fact, I think it was 1970, girls fighting for the right to wear > pants to h

Re: [h-cost] Translation help

On Tuesday 27 March 2007 9:53 pm, Robin Netherton wrote: [snip] > The author is listing characteristics of fabric, including its appearance, > handle, and properties. Obviously "handle" is the word that doesn't ring > true here. My co-editor pencilled in "feel." The fabric-user in me thinks > "han

Re: [h-cost] rich man

On Thursday 22 March 2007 4:35 pm, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > If i were a rich man: > http://tinyurl.com/3888jm Oh, my yes. I can find plenty to envy on this page too. *Real* silk velvet...and brocades to die for. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "If only God would give me some clea

Re: [h-cost] RE:Hair color ; FREE "TUDORS" ONLINEV.I.P.SCREENING

On Thursday 15 March 2007 1:13 am, otsisto wrote: > Elizabeth is suppose to have gotten her red hair from her Daddy. :) > Which Katherine are you talking about? Katherine of Aragon was suppose to > have been a brunette. I have no clue about Katherine Parr. Nope. The only portrait of Katherine of

Re: [h-cost] tippets

On Tuesday 13 March 2007 12:45 pm, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: > Hi, > > does someone know how the tippets used to be attached to the dress? By > pins? Or were they sewn-on? > http://vieuxchamps.com/persona/enlarged/wg/wpic7.php Your question assumes that tippets were a separate part of the dress.

Re: [h-cost] urgent - children's clothing question

On Monday 12 March 2007 10:55 pm, Chiara Francesca wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/27pk3v Thanks. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss Bank." -- Woody Allen __

Re: [h-cost] urgent - children's clothing question

On Monday 12 March 2007 9:14 pm, Sharon Collier wrote: > No, it is a tunic, with no collar, just the collar band. I didn't see anything like that under girls' or women's clothing. There a beaded linen tunic with a keyhole neckline, but it has no tucks and no collar band. -- Cathy Raymond <[E

Re: [h-cost] urgent - children's clothing question

On Monday 12 March 2007 3:18 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can you provide me with a more direct link? I've been there and can't > find anything. Sharon: Is this what you meant? (Apologies for the long URL): http://www.landsend.com/pp/LongSleevePintuckLinenEasyShirt-55537_167094_59.html?sid=071

Re: [h-cost] Re: HBO Rome series - anyone else watching?

On Tuesday 06 March 2007 11:00 pm, Susan Carroll-Clark wrote: > Greetings-- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 3/5/2007 8:57:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> the bride in the correct > >> colour. > > > > NO they didn't! There was not anything near

Re: Punches for cloth, was Re: [h-cost] re; Wizard

On Monday 05 March 2007 5:35 pm, Lauren Walker wrote: > While we are talking about tools we can borrow from scrapbooking -- > has anyone tried using any kind of paper punches on fabric? I do > swatch books of the fabrics I sell, and would love to be able to > cleanly punch two holes through multipl

Re: [h-cost] leaf palliettes

On Sunday 04 March 2007 9:14 am, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > Does anybody know of a place where i can buy some silver leaf palliettes. > Shaped like leafs? > They dont have to be excactly like these i have here: > http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/cel.htm > And it doesnt matter if they are metal or

Re: [h-cost] More Moda a Firenze

On Saturday 24 February 2007 12:20 am, Wanda Pease wrote: [snip] > Because Ian Stevens is My Man at Davis Brown books I made the same deal > with them and bought the book about Anglo Saxon stuff as well. Yes I have > a copy of the first printing, but the second should make a great wedding or > Lau

Re: [h-cost] anglaise dress.

On Tuesday 20 February 2007 2:33 pm, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > Many many thanks for your wonderfull words. It is very kind of you to look > at my work. Your work is , as always, beautiful, and very evocative of the 18th century. I am sorry for the loss of your bird. I have a beloved cat, and

Re: 1680 Bonnet? Att Migration Bird [h-cost] Re: bonnet / coif

On Monday 12 February 2007 8:06 pm, Saragrace Knauf wrote: > Hi , Iam not seeing the item you refer to. Can you be more specific? They > have item numbers. And she gave them: 6212 and 1855; they're one after the other, about three-quarters of the way down the page. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL

Re: [h-cost] [OT] borrowers' privileges [was DBBC etc.]

On Tuesday 06 February 2007 11:24 pm, Susan B. Farmer wrote: I always give them a month or two with the book and *then* request it.    Tomorrow, I'm going to put in a request for Thor   Ewing's Viking Clothing book.  Anybody got any comments on it? Yes, I do. It's an interesting read. Wisely,

Re: [h-cost] To Tab or not to Tab?

On Sunday 28 January 2007 3:01 pm, zelda crusher wrote: > I like the original tabs. Face it, the whole look is fussy, so it fits. I'm with the rest. The inspiration portrait had tabs, and I think the look would be slightly off without them; it's just a naturally "fussy" look. -- Cathy Raymond

Re: [h-cost] Help me ID this mid-east/ asian garment

On Saturday 13 January 2007 5:26 pm, Dawn wrote: > From the next Pirates movie: > > This is being described in the promo literature as "asian inspired". > Anyone got a better idea what this embroidered coat is based on? That > looks like an embroidered seam line at the back of her shoulder, and an

Re: [h-cost] spiral lacing

On Friday 12 January 2007 12:51 am, Robin Netherton wrote: [snip] > Sometimes you see a criss-cross pattern in styles that are normally > associated with spiral lacing (e.g. 14th century fitted dresses). In the > cases I'm thinking of, this is not done with a modern criss-cross, but > with two spir

Re: [h-cost] The bead-net dress

On Saturday 06 January 2007 12:23 am, LuAnn Mason wrote: > Penny, I get mine at the local bead shop, but if you Google "kevlar beading > thread" it can be mail ordered for about $2.50 a spool. > Sorry, I missed this message the first time! Please ignore my reply a;sking the same question. Thanks

Re: [h-cost] The bead-net dress (was: movie costumes--Egyptian)

On Friday 05 January 2007 8:33 pm, LuAnn Mason wrote: > Dental floss would be one option, but ever since I discovered kevlar > beading thread, I haven't used dental floss again. The kevlar is nice and > thin like regular thread, cuts easily, and doesn't fray like dental floss. > Just an alternati

Re: [h-cost] The bead-net dress (was: movie costumes--Egyptian)

On Friday 05 January 2007 12:51 pm, Lynn Downward wrote: > Robin, thank you for sending us that link. It's only fabulous! > > Warning in case someone is thinking of making that dress, even for a > doll: I do some net beading - my sister calls it the insane beading - > and the way that net dress was

Re: [h-cost] velvet question

On Thursday 04 January 2007 10:34 pm, Althea Turner wrote: > greetings, > The pile fabrics were much less like velvet and much more like shag > rugs. There are pile fabrics found in late antique/ early medieval > in northern Europe. So while the velvet poofy pants wouldn't be > correct and period,

Re: [h-cost] movie costumes--Egyptian

On Thursday 04 January 2007 1:11 am, Penny Ladnier wrote: > Okay, I caught up on the topic... I'm sorry for my stupid question. > > I am wondering if these Egyptian dresses that were found in the 1920s were > what made beaded dresses in the 1920s so fashionable. From my research, > they appear in

Re: [h-cost] The bead-net dress (was: movie costumes--Egyptian)

On Thursday 04 January 2007 2:59 am, Robin Netherton wrote: > A little prowling online turned up a teaching package from the Petrie > museum that includes a photo and description of the bead-net dress (among > many other items) and detailed directions for making one. I'm sure that > the directions

Re: [h-cost] movie costumes--Egyptian

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 10:19 pm, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > Funny you should mention that book. I just so happen to have made a > photocopy on it in its entirety when I ran across it for the first time > a few years ago in a small town library. Since it was written in 1920, > I've wondered ev

Re: [h-cost] movie costumes--Egyptian

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 9:42 pm, Heather Rose Jones wrote: > On Jan 3, 2007, at 7:16 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > > When did this evidence about Egyptian beaded net dresses surface? > > I never heard of it before nor is it in my old costume history > > books. It's been decades since I studied

Re: [h-cost] movie costumes

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 9:34 pm, Heather Rose Jones wrote: > On Jan 3, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Sue Clemenger wrote: > > A beaded/netted overgown? How cool is that? ;o) I hadn't heard of that > > intriguing garment, so thanks to you and the other poster who > > mentioned it. > > I can see now why the

Re: [h-cost] movie costumes--Egyptian

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 10:16 am, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > When did this evidence about Egyptian beaded net dresses surface? I > never heard of it before nor is it in my old costume history books. > It's been decades since I studied the history of costume, but since I'm > going to be teaching

Re: [h-cost] movie costumes--Egyptian

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 6:09 pm, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > Speaking of ancient costume history, are any of you expert in the > field of Mesopotamian costume? I'm wondering what else might have been > dug up in that area since I studied costume history. Anyone know any > good books on the sub

Re: [h-cost] Anyone remember this dress?

On Sunday 31 December 2006 1:51 am, Robin Netherton wrote: > Once -- probably in the late 70s but maybe the early 80s -- I saw a > picture of a really over-the-top outrageous gown. My memory, all these > years, has been that it was Cher wearing something by Mackie on the cover > of Time. [snip] I

Re: [h-cost] Re: the other bolyn girl

On Saturday 23 December 2006 3:57 pm, Gail & Scott Finke wrote: > on 12/22/06 6:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Those costumes are hideous. What's with the pseudo-Cranach puff and > > slash bits? The French hood with no hood (a French headband?)? Those > > awful fabr

Re: [h-cost] re: The other Boleyn girl

On Friday 22 December 2006 3:23 pm, otsisto wrote: > The pictures are stills from the movie. > http://media.movies.ign.com/media/836/836639/imgs_1.html > a few more pictures > http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/boleyn.shtml > and excerpt from the director. Ow. Now that I've seen the frontal shot, I know

Re: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy

On Saturday 16 December 2006 4:57 pm, JAMES OGILVIE wrote: > Actually, there still isn't anything available to introduce this style to > the person who just wants to make clothes, as opposed to doing in-depth > research. The artwork shows a number of styles and variations, many of > them simple to

Re: [h-cost] Re: Costume coup happy dance!

On Monday 11 December 2006 4:31 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear h-costumers, > > As I went about my Christmas shopping with my lists from my college age > children who all want cds and dvds for gifts now, I was at Borders > Bookstore and (having printed a few cupons from the internet from their

Re: [h-cost] another delay: A-S Cloth

On Monday 11 December 2006 10:36 am, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: > OK. Just got the word: Cloth and Clothing in Anglo-Saxon England, AD > 450-700 by Penelope Rogers has been delayed again.. now April 2007 release > date. I will only have had it on order for two years > Aw, nuts. And I was hopi

Re: [h-cost] Re: Anglo-Saxon clothing book

On Thursday 07 December 2006 3:11 pm, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: > I've had this on pre-order since April of 2005. Yes, 20 months! It has been > delayed so many times that I was waiting until I had my copy before posting > any more about it. > > David Brown Books (Oxbow) is discounting it for pre-o

Re: [h-cost] Pricing of Scholarly Tomes (was Re: Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII)

On Wednesday 06 December 2006 11:32 pm, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > Quoting Catherine Olanich Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Wednesday 06 December 2006 11:15 am, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > >> Quoting Beth and Bob Matney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> > They ha

Re: [h-cost] Re: Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII

On Wednesday 06 December 2006 11:15 am, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > Quoting Beth and Bob Matney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > They have told me that the price has not been set yet. Hopefully, they > > will realize that there is quite a market if the price is reasonable. > > One can hope that they'll exami

Re: [h-cost] h-cost] What's your dressmaker dummy wearing and sewing affliction

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 9:56 pm, Chris Laning wrote: > At 3:03 PM -0500 12/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >In a message dated 05/12/2006 19:04:35 GMT Standard Time, > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I've thought about that a lot. I think I have a severe fear of making > >> that initial

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

On Sunday 03 December 2006 9:59 pm, Cat Dancer wrote: > If I had one (a brown tape one is on the project list somewhere) she'd be > wearing either a mid-13th c. gown in gold wool twill that needs the > sleeves tightened up and new trim put on, a 13th c. sleeveless gown in a > lovely dark purple woo

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

Lots and lots of Viking apron dresses. I've made about 5 so far this year. Now to make the tunics and smocks to wear with them. :-) -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity." --Robert Frost ___

Re: [h-cost] 2 Very Expensive Books

On Sunday 26 November 2006 9:19 pm, Wanda Pease wrote: > I'm sorry that I'm shot gunning this out to each of the lists that I think > might have the info, but I've deleted it and have people who are looking at > me in an unloving way. > > There were two books that came out very recently about the f

Re: [h-cost] Dress in Detail (was Re: kyoto fashion book)

On Tuesday 21 November 2006 2:09 pm, Dawn wrote: > > Does anyone have this "Dress in Detail from Around the World" book? > > > > ?http://tinyurl.com/yek99j > > > > > > > > Does it cover modern dress, or historical, or what? > > I found a review which says "in date they range from roughly the 19th >

Re: [h-cost] Re: wildthangs etc.

On Monday 13 November 2006 8:14 pm, Voncile W. Dudley wrote: > Sorry. I may have been updating at the time. Please try again. It still doesn't work for me under either Firefox or Mozilla. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the poin

Re: [h-cost] Osebergfunnet IV - Tekstilene

On Friday 10 November 2006 2:50 pm, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: > I have purchased books from both Fred Struthers and www.nordicartbooks.com > . The last time I talked to Fred, he was hesitant to carry the book because > of the expense and limited market. > > I could not find the book on Lena's webs

Re: [h-cost] Osebergfunnet IV - Tekstilene (The Oseberg find  - The textiles)

On Friday 10 November 2006 12:31 am, Robin Netherton wrote: [snip] > That seems more than a little excessive. When I inquired about the book > for possible review in MC&T, I was told it would be 1,090 NOK, which > equals 170 USD (at least today). That would have included shipping to our > reviewer

[h-cost] Osebergfunnet IV - Tekstilene (The Oseberg find  - The textiles)

In case any of you are interested in purchasing the new book analyzing the Oseberg textiles, I just received the following e-mail. I haven't decided how I'm going to respond yet. Dear Cathy, It is our understanding that you are interested in the following book > Osebergfunnet IV - Tekstilene

Re: [h-cost] Other resources for 1800's gown

On Wednesday 08 November 2006 7:30 pm, Voncile W. Dudley wrote: > I am constructing a dress simular to this one except my dress has princess > front and squared neckline and a detatchable cape. > > This one is gorgeous. Hope mine looks as good! > Lady Von > http://www.wildthangstreasures.com

Re: [h-cost] test

On Monday 30 October 2006 4:45 pm, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > I posted to the list, but i didnt see it go trough§ I got this message, Bjarne. Maybe your first one will go through later--that happens sometimes. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "A civilized society is one which tolerat

Re: [h-cost] Dark (Darth?) Maul costume (OT?)

On Monday 02 October 2006 1:42 pm, Saragrace Knauf wrote: > Hi all, I know think this may be a little OT - (not sure how old the movie > is). I was wondering if any of you knew which Star Wars movie this > character is in? My nephew wants to be him (it?) for Halloween. I wanted > to rent the mov

Re: [h-cost] Re: Natural Dyes Book

On Thursday 28 September 2006 4:10 pm, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: > Amazon also cancelled my order and removed it from their site, BUT it is > still listed on other Amazon sites, Buy.com, Blackwell, etc. > > The publisher (Archetype http://www.archetype.co.uk/) says that Natural > Dyes by Dominique

Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies

On Monday 25 September 2006 6:22 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 9/24/2006 9:51:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > One of the major points made in "Hollywood and History" is > that women's costumes (particularly the female lead) tend to be heavily > i

Re: Fwd: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies

On Sunday 24 September 2006 8:58 pm, Sharon L. Krossa wrote: > At 2:06 PM -0400 9/24/06, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: > >On Sunday 24 September 2006 5:18 am, Sharon L. Krossa wrote: > > > Other, of course, then the general modern movie fashion for basing > > > hist

Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies

On Sunday 24 September 2006 9:02 pm, Sharon L. Krossa wrote: [snip] > Interestingly, _Brigadoon_, for all its straight out of the 1950s > women's clothing, actually manages to get it's Scottish men's > clothing a lot more historically accurate than Mel "They really did > that" Gibson's flick, desp

Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies

On Sunday 24 September 2006 1:35 am, Melody Watts wrote: > hmmm. what about " The Vikings" with Kirk Douglas,Tony ("yonda lies da > castle of my Fadda") Curtis and Janet Leigh, all leather and fur and quasi > med-evil looking dresses,made of some gawd awful shiny fabric,and chiffon > headgear on J

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