In a message dated 1/26/2007 3:02:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here in the U.K. I am wearing "amethyst" pants, "mauve" sweater, and
"aubergine" cardigan, and they all match. Not only that, they nearly
match the "ultramarine" thread that started all this!!
Suzi
A lot of these color names...ultramarine blue, ochre, sienna, burnt sienna,
umber, burnt umber, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, alizarin crimson I
learned when I was painting in oils. They also come up in watercolors and
gauche.
Obviously the names are derived from what was ground up to mak
In a message dated 1/21/2007 12:05:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So we must have unique and non conformist mourning doves around here. :)
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Of course not all individual mourning doves are the same color.
But "dove" is more than likely a pale
In a message dated 1/15/2007 5:21:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
She looked at
clothing in museums, not just photographs, and definitely found overlapping
both
ways.
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I doubt it not. I've not researched it at all, actually. But I had a f
In a message dated 1/14/2007 2:15:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
never rely on photos for this kind of thing as it's so easy for a picture
to get reversed when printed,
BINGO!
I don't think I've ever seen any real garment button left over right for
women i
They make some very lovely synthetic taffetas. Try to get one that's not so
heavy.
Now having said that, I do like some of the oriental satin brocades you
find at Jo Ann's if you can find one that isn't dragons or bamboo. I've
found some with a butter yellow background covered with li
In a message dated 1/11/2007 4:12:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What do you think about that? When came criss-cross lacing in?
Spiral lacing is usually the method for utilitarian lacing, like up closings
and stuff. But there is also decorative lacing. We had
And I'm seeing for the 1st time the "Bleak House" with Gillian Anderson. I
liked very much the Diana Rigg version. This one is much "bleaker"...babba
bing. Everyone looks great, but it's all too grey and dreary so far. I know
much
of it is SUPPOSED to be but part of that is the contrast with
In a message dated 1/10/2007 4:25:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I started with a softly stuffed tube which gave a reasonable silhouette, but
I'd like to hear what you have been successful with.
Nice gown. Boy, the ruff will be fun,
In a message dated 1/9/2007 12:43:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now as to the debate of whether God of a fashion impregnated Mary or that
Joseph was the biological father and God imbue spiritual giftsis a
debate for another list.
**
Like the w
In a message dated 1/5/2007 2:37:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
but this has a vest(?) on it.
*
If you zoom in you will see that there is lace coming from the bodice
peaking up from behind the skirt. Something is going on in the back. Maybe
som
In a message dated 1/5/2007 8:04:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How about the garment Christine of Denmark wears. Its made of fur. Holbein
painted her, scroll down to find it on the right side..
http://www.italy.dk/turisme/lombardia/milano/mi-castello.
In a message dated 1/5/2007 8:08:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?record=210781&=list&=271&=dre
>>
I really like this one. If I were designing a show that needed such a
costume, I'd steal this one. Yummy!
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In a message dated 1/4/2007 11:29:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Perhaps 25% of brides were getting married in the evening instead of during
the day.
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I didn't mean that to sound as snarky as it doesforgive me.
But it does make me thin
In a message dated 1/4/2007 1:01:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Two programmes on British TV over Christmas showed Victorian
> brides in sleeveless dresses. One was the film of "Nicholas
> Nickleby", the other a version of "Dracula". Dammit, you wear
> DAY clo
In a message dated 1/3/2007 5:29:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That's the one, from Fall, 1987. You can have a CD-Rom of it, if you send
me your mailing address.
-Helen
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I shall. And I encourage others to also. It's a beauty. I also remembe
In a message dated 1/3/2007 11:33:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This technique provides much more support and less
strain on the bodice.
Not to mention easy removal for the cleaning of the garment. And easy
replacement.
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Might it be a "toque"?
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In a message dated 1/3/2007 10:22:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What on earth would something like that have been used on? The garment
fabric would have to be pretty substantial to not deform or tear from the
weight
They might go down the front of one of th
In a message dated 1/3/2007 10:16:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A beaded/netted overgown? How cool is that? ;o)
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I thought so. I mean it's better than Liz Taylor or Claudette Colbert
[though their costumes for their Cleopatras have their own
In a message dated 1/3/2007 9:17:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
have a Metropolitan Museum of
> Art Bulletin from back in the days when they sent members these glossy
> books every quarter. It's from the costume collection and contains large,
> high-quality pict
In a message dated 1/2/2007 3:09:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What makes you think that they were so primitive as to not know how to dye
fabrics?
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I don't think that is what the poster meant. I think it was a reference to
all the white li
In a message dated 1/2/2007 7:52:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not if what she was wearing was obviously knitted. That's a humongous
boo-boo, right there.
Well it may have been crocheted...or just knotted in some waybut you get
t
In a message dated 1/1/2007 5:43:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From
the stills, it looked like more costume horror, though of the usual earnest
thick weave, lots of knotted rags, and seams on the outside of the garment
sort.
The best "
Coraggio!
Just check and double check before you cut. Remember to match the plaid
where you can. And if that's impossible, make sure the mismatch looks
deliberate
and not like you just barely got it "off".
And let us see the beautiful results!
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In a message dated 12/6/2006 1:45:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
a travesty is a performance where
the performers dress as members of the opposite gender. King Louis XIV,
for example, is famous for performing the role of a washerwoman, in, if
I recall correctly
In a message dated 11/25/2006 8:43:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First off, yup, I agree with you, they are a bit too big around the bust. I
think you could take them in along the side front curve and that would work
nicely. It may also push her breasts toget
In a message dated 11/13/2006 12:26:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Her address was given in good faith as someone who might be able to
supply some goods. I am embarrassed that I gave her name, as I had no
expectation of the sniping and carping that would go on.
In a message dated 11/13/2006 10:18:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Okay I couldn't resist and looked it up. Actually, this one (if it's the
right one I'm looking at) says it's made to order in standard sizes, so it's
not custom. And IMHO it's ugly,
In a message dated 11/12/2006 7:14:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Aren't gores the ones that start at the waist and godets the ones that start
somewhere around the thigh?
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I would say a gore is a trapezoidal piece sewn to other gores to
In a message dated 11/12/2006 9:43:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Because the dress only consist of one skirt
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Because of the early-ish year of the painting
could this be gowns like in Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion,
Vol.1"...the 1
What year is the painting, may I ask?
It looks awfully stylized by the artist to me, the exaggerated shape and
feel of the skirts being the same on all figures. But I don't see why this
couldn't be an "en fourreau" gown, or one cut with a separate bodice if late
in
the century. The ladies
What year is the painting, may I ask?
It looks awfully stylized by the artist to me, the exaggerated shape and
feel of the skirts being the same on all figures. But I don't see why this
couldn't be an "en fourreau" gown, or one cut with a separate bodice if late
in
the century. The ladi
Y'knownow that I look at Mrs. Andrews again
_http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gainsborough/andrews.jpg_
(http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gainsborough/andrews.jpg)
It looks more like the crisp blue silk of her dress in is spread out and
poofed up on the bench from her sitting, a
In a message dated 11/8/2006 6:40:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thank you for sharing this. A 13 inch waist is not impossible, but I'd be
interested in any pre-Victorian examples. (I'm not sure the waist training
necessary for a 13-inch waist is possible with an
13" waist?
Baloney!
If one is 9 years old maybe.
It is true that the average person was smaller then than the average person
todayand it is also true that girls who grow up wearing corsets and such
can stand tight lacing more than girls who grow up in stretch fabrics. But the
differ
In a message dated 11/6/2006 5:45:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And if not, what exactly is the point of the movie?
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Ca-ching, ca-ching? Perhaps?
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In a message dated 11/1/2006 10:41:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have never seen any without a back piece. Also i dont think a dress
without would fit propperly, the sides of the bodice needs support in the
back.
*
I have s
In a message dated 10/29/2006 10:05:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One reason for cutting ruffles on the bias is to reduce the amount of
hemming you need to do. Fabrics cut on the bias fray much less than
cuts on the grain (you need to hem these). Many of the 1
In a message dated 10/25/2006 6:51:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In this engraving:
http://www.kipar.org/period-galleries/engravings/1690/1690f1.jpg , what is the
purpose of the tasseled ribbon tied around her wrist?
And isn't her Steinkirk backwards?
The ribb
In a message dated 10/25/2006 4:37:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
He said the event was to be in June, during the "warmer" months.
De
-Original Message-
Isn't it chilly up there this time of year? Is she not to wear any kind of
outerwear? Just wondering.
In a message dated 10/25/2006 5:10:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Isn't it chilly up there this time of year? Is she not to wear any kind of
outerwear? Just wondering.
*
Nice of this post to show up...two days after I posted it
_
Isn't it chilly up there this time of year? Is she not to wear any kind of
outerwear? Just wondering.
There is something striking about the plainness...by which I mean the lack
of applied decoration and components like a stomacher or open robe with a
petticoat showing...about the design of
In a message dated 10/23/2006 6:45:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Marie Antoinette,
Redingcote?
http://www.batguano.com/VLBmarie85.jpg
Red dresses
http://www.batguano.com/VLBmarieDIA.jpg
http://www.batguano.com/VLB13.jpg
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Notice how heavy the
In a message dated 10/23/2006 2:06:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How accurate is it in terms of
history, not costuming?
Speaking, rather than not, of the costumes
Well, Adrian did them so as far as costumes go, they are spectacular, if
Due to reviews that sight its utter devotion to the superficial [the New
Yorker says that it doesn't try so much to make the Queen out to be like Paris
Hilton, as the film looks like it was MADE BY Paris Hilton] I might just wait
til the DVD. That will come soon enough.
I usually don't like
In a message dated 10/7/2006 4:07:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Suzi do you know of any English dresses called
>open gown,
**
are these the same as round gowns
*
Uno momento
Round Gowns are called Round Gowns, I thou
In a message dated 10/6/2006 11:29:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The link to the Clouet drawings made me start looking
> for this picture again. It was years ago, now, that I
> asked about it and no one knew what I was talking
> about. But today I found it. This i
Remember when we were looking at the costumes from "Jefferson in Paris" and
Bjarne asked about the embroidery down the front? It met CF and the buttons
were slightly off CF instead of the embroidery pattern overlapping where the
side with the buttons goes under the buttonholesas is the ca
In a message dated 10/4/2006 6:56:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Use Google image search for Cyndi Lauper. She pretty much iconised the 80's
look.
***
Wellone of them anyway. I don't know that I'd choose her as THE icon of
80's style.
Rem
Beautiful!
If you frame it...you might want to shadow box it on a pillow. Not a big
fluffy pillow but a relatively flat one, in off white so the embroidery pops
and
is visible.
I just saw an example of the apparently lost art of Hollie Point. Whoa!
Amazing!
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Well, nothing is easier than making wide pannier gowns look like a decorated
cake
As far as corsets go...If the front is good and stiff, you can just bone the
seams in the back. Remember, cable ties are available for boning at your
local Lowe's and Home Depot. There's a very heavy pello
In a message dated 9/29/2006 2:47:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Except she wants it removable, sometimes wearing the jacket with the
collar, sometimes without.
*
So, does she need a quick change?
I doubt it. So just make a collar she can bast
We in America have our own Christmas Carol in [of course] O'Henry's "Gift of
the Magi". The version with Lizbeth Zwerger's illustrations I thought was
lovely. But some reviewers found the illustrations stiff and lifeless. I
thought the clothes looked pretty good. [trying desperately to get b
Speaking of Christmas Carolsas a literary genre...
Anyone ever read "The Bird's Christmas Carol"?
I remember it being a real tear jerker from my childhood. It's from the
1890's I believe. Lemme look up the author
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Whoa! You can read the whole thing here:
_ht
The key to "Christmas Carol" is to decide what period the "present" is
[usually 1843] and how old Scrooge is. If he's say 60, then the Fezziwig
scenes,
which take place when he's, oh, 20, need to be mid 1800s. Duh!
I only mention this because I worked a production that put the Christmas
pa
"Victorian" is a generalized term, usually used for all things late 19th
century.
But Vicki was queen of England...albeit a rather expansive England. But
still English.
The houses most Americans think of as Victorian are also known as Gothic
Revival or Gingerbread Gothic. But there's also
In a message dated 9/27/2006 11:55:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You're obviously not a Victorian.
Neither are the *Americans* in "Deadwood". :-P
I agree with your observation of the men's clothe. Like I said before, I
find it all a li
In a message dated 9/26/2006 4:17:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://www.bulletbras.net
*
HahahahahaI dreamed I surfed the web in my bullet bra!
Great resource!
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In a message dated 9/25/2006 9:34:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
IMNSHO, the entire movie [Troy] was having a bad day.
*
Llamas are the least of our worries. They stab Agamemnon to death on the
battle field.
Boy, Electra's gonna have a dull li
In a message dated 9/25/2006 10:00:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
she couldnt get the hair styles
right! Dunaways was pure 60s.
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Because that's not her department.
Hairstyles are usually what gives things away. Even today. 30 years from
In a message dated 9/25/2006 5:05:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And exactly when did the historical Hercules live? Come on -- mythology is
the original sci-fi/fantasy!
*
C'moncan't they at least make him look a LITTLE Greek? I mean, he co
In a message dated 9/25/2006 3:49:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When did the drive for truly historical recreation really take off?
**
I'd say it starts gaining momentum in the mid 60's. [I'm thinking film
here... since that's what most
In a message dated 9/25/2006 1:56:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I thought "Dangerous Liasons" was one of the better costume movies -
It is yummy and delicious with chocolate sauce and a cherry!
James Acheson, the designer, always demanded t
In a message dated 9/25/2006 10:49:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But now that I think about it more seriously, I suspect is they are done
that way to appeal to the majority of the audience who are NOT well informed
about the clothing of other eras.
***
In a message dated 9/24/2006 9:57:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But if you are thinking of films like "Troy" (which I'm convinced was
costumed
primarily from the local Indian bazaar) and "Alexander" (Angelina Jolie in a
one-shouldered spandex "chiton"--really!)
In a message dated 9/24/2006 8:28:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
until being shown how even
more rediculous some real crinolines of the period were,
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For balls, but not everyday wear. Of course she IS at court.
_
In a message dated 9/24/2006 6:40:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have friends who love Deadwood's costumes but watch it with the sound
OFF. They don't appreciate the language, either.
*
That's nuts! I don't understand being offended by
In a message dated 9/24/2006 6:24:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But it's not really worth arguing over...producers of TV and movies are
going to do what they like with costume and language...bummer, but true.
As they should, since it's e
I find Deadwood...though beautiful...a bit over designed. Good show, however.
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In a message dated 9/24/2006 5:32:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
most modern historicals owe more to Xena Warrior
Princess and the like than any historical research for their
costuming...
God! Xena is OK because she's a complete fantasy [for some in more ways
In a message dated 9/23/2006 10:03:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just thought of one myself---Giant. It is supposed to start out in
the 1920's, I believe, only it's really hard to tell by the costumes.
They may have added a dropped waist or two to the otherw
In a message dated 9/22/2006 12:07:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL
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writes:
> Although, for the most part, the idea that television has not a clue
> >to the
> >correct portrayal of historical costume
Well, the BBC does very well all the time.
Then we have
In a message dated 9/13/2006 10:58:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Its really not as delicate as we are usually lead to believe.
*
True. And a tumble in the dryer will fluff up the nap. If you washed it in
cold water, and set the dryer to medium or
Yep, those are all Erte designs.
Is your question, who is Erte? He was a designer that bridges La Belle Epoch
and the 20's. He's known for clever and complicated draping and very lovely
graphic design illustrations. The clothes themselves don't always turn out as
nice as the plates, however
In a message dated 9/12/2006 6:25:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Along the same sort of lines (obv. about historically accurate as medieval
space invaders, so don't shoot me), a plain (ie unprinted) basic adult
t-shirt,
far too big for the kid, and belted in the
In a message dated 9/2/2006 11:53:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I had it in my mind that it came from India/Persia (or at
least *somewhere* in that neck of the woods) and that it was the
pattern produced by "block printing the side of the hand .
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In a message dated 8/26/2006 10:19:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Never heard the word. What do you use it for?
**
For blocking out lightin theatre and film. And it does it very well too.
The fabric is thick and felted. It doesn't have a na
In a message dated 8/15/2006 5:56:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Most people don't realize that what they're wearing right now, like as
they're reading this e-mail, will be considered historical 100 years from
now.
Sure we do! But I su
In a message dated 8/14/2006 7:06:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If there is a way to alter something to fit without having the body around
for fittings, I haven't found it.
Really.
A pattern is just a pattern. Even an altered mockup that fits perfectly,
whe
In a message dated 8/14/2006 5:19:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But I thought little girls sometimes wore high-waisted gowns when they
weren't in style for adults?
**
It often appears that way because of child proportions. And if the skirt is
In a message dated 8/14/2006 2:42:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That dress seems to me to smack of Little House on the Prairie. In my own
>mind, Heidi wears dirndls--maybe my childhood Heidi book dressed Heidi
>that way?
Perhaps the designer feared making it
In a message dated 8/9/2006 10:33:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I would put big skirt hooks and eyes on to hold the train--hooks on the
train, eyes on the dress, with a bias band, just attached on the top edge,
around
the waist, that would flip down to hide t
In a message dated 8/9/2006 4:26:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
They also assumed different fashionable postures in walking, standing,
etc.
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This can be really important. You can dress someone up to the nines and if
they slouchor don't s
In a message dated 8/8/2006 6:20:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Good Lord, how complicated!! I make up a corset, in the fabric I
intend to use, from a customer's measurements, seam the centre front
instead of using a busk, but eyelet the back in the normal way.
In a message dated 8/4/2006 9:22:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't like this pattern
In the interest of not being negative...I would like to add that Past
Patterns makes a pattern for my favorite corset of all time...
#708 1845-1860 cors
In a message dated 8/4/2006 8:56:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A friend and I made me a corset from the Past Patterns straight front corset
pattern.
*
I don't like this pattern
For one, I don't think the actual pattern looks like the illustr
In a message dated 7/28/2006 11:43:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
_http://www.mydeskcity.com/DZFG20.htm_ (http://www.mydeskcity.com/DZFG20.htm)
The Gothic mice are so cute!
But my faves are the 18th century geese.
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In a message dated 7/28/2006 11:28:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
but I'd say at least
half of them are cheap and poorly written.
*
The half they produce. The other half were done by otherslike old PBS
productionsand bought.
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In a message dated 7/29/2006 7:23:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I believe that is because the director is from India, and she wanted that
aesthetic.
**
Well that explains why the Indian costumeslike when they're in
Indiawere the
In a message dated 7/29/2006 9:56:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Any idea what Queen Elizabeth is supposed to be, animal wise?
She's a Turtle. I meanof course! :-P
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And speaking of bad Regency
I'm staying with a friend who has HBO [I don't] and "Vanity Fair" is
onand I'm half watching it while we eat, and clean up and putter about.
The Ball scene cracked me up! Who designed it? The animation dept at Warner
Bro's? It looks like a cartoon. In fact,
In a message dated 7/28/2006 3:28:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
.
>
> I have to disagree with this part of your statementI'm smaller at
> the bust than at the hips, and the Regency look is VERY unflattering for
> me!
>
I think I said they loo
In a message dated 7/28/2006 4:00:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think that the history channel is focused on the OVERVIEW of a subject not
the absolutely historically correct COSTUME or dress of the story. That is
their main issue
{snip}
How the show is made
In a message dated 7/27/2006 4:12:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The French word for "knight" is
"chevalier", though IIRC "cavalier" means "rider".
Ooops...I knew that butwell, I don't speak French. I get similar words
mixed up.
And the period "Cavalier"
In a message dated 7/26/2006 10:19:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You could always teach them more advanced sewing skills.
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Fran...get on with your bad self!
I don't see how a Regency dress would stump a home sewer unless it was a bib
fron
In a message dated 7/26/2006 10:07:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://sayaespanola.glittersweet.com/extant.htm in there is a link to a
jerkin on the Met Muesum site, it has curved front and back seams.
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Uh...they look straight to me...
I
In a message dated 7/26/2006 7:19:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That is not because
most of them are unaware of the dates when the Prince Regent performed
that office, or because they think their readers are ignorant, or
because they are trying to deceive them.
In a message dated 7/26/2006 2:32:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Even on
a budget, they could have done far better.
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Indeed. The entire show revolved and was mostly taken up with lousy
reenactments. If you don't have the money for reenactments
In a message dated 7/26/2006 12:20:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
for pirate (yes, pirate) re enactors
And speaking of.
I saw on the History Channel their show of "REAL Pirates of the Caribbean".
The info was all very interesting
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