[h-cost] Elizabethan Packers Fan

We had a blast photographing at Costume-Con 2010 (28) the world's best Green Bay Packers fan. Make sure to look at the detailed photos. http://www.costumegallery.com/CostumeCon28/historic/packers/P1020792.htm Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites

[h-cost] Mummers Museum and Mardi Gras Trip

Kudos to Sandy Pierre for the great recommendation to go to the Mummers Museum in Philadelphia. We did the photo shoot Saturday morning. Joe I took 700 photos in 2 hrs. We photographed all the costumes on exhibit. Each costume may have up to 10-15 photos to show all the details from front,

Re: [h-cost] Costume Con

I encourage people to go to Costume-Con regardless of your level of costuming experience. I have been to two CC and find the people SO friendly. They love to talk about their costumes and how they made them. Last year I did meet more h-costumers than the one at Baltimore. The CCs seem to take

Re: [h-cost] Costume Con

The workshops that Robin did last year were outstanding! I am offering to do workshops on digitally restoring antique photographs in Paint Shop Pro software and another on how to photograph costumes for the internet. I am also on the primary sources panel with Julie Zetterburg Sardro, webmaster

[h-cost] VA Archived Collection Viewing: Important Info

This is long, so please read all of it. http://www.thistle-threads.com/blog/ Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___

Re: [h-cost] Costume con

I'm going and going to be a panelist. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] Philly places to visit

I am going to be in Philly Thursday and Friday next week. Are there any museum exhibits that are fashion/costumes related that I should see? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile

[h-cost] Your family and costuming genes

I was re-reading Margo's post and it got me to thinking...How many of our family members are enjoying costuming since we became a member of h-costume? Or maybe inherited the costuming gene? If so what kind of costuming? All my kids like getting into costumes...sometimes for no real reason. We

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

I thought that I had my 1940s bridal photos with the halo hats on my laptop or external hard-drive but don't. I will have to pull the photos off my master computer Wed. night. I am sorry for the delay on the photos. I saw halo hats in 1941 films on TMC Tuesday. One film was Affectionately

[h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

Thank you to everyone for making our websites anniversary very special. I truly appreciate all your kind comments. Question: I've been watching a lot of 1940s films and keep seeing women wearing halo hats. It seems to have been fashionable for a while and kept getting large and larger. I

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

I will clean up one of my photos later tonight an put it online. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

That may be a 1950s version but it is not what I am talking about. These look like halos from the Byzantine paintings. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

But thanks for showing the Lilly Dache hat. She is my favorite. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

Link numbers 1 4 are halo hat but not 2 3. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] hair work

It one of you gets good at hair work, look me up. I have my daughter's long braid from her first haircut at 6 y.o. I saved it to have hair work made. The braid is very thick and curly. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume,

Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary--A shout out!

I wanted to give a shout out to the many people who have made my wonderful job so much easier over the years...many, many have been h-costumers. You all are such a great support group and a wealth of information!!! Many of our websites' visitors, subscribers, and students have been from this

[h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary

Today our The Costume Gallery Websites 15th Anniversary. Hard to believe that we have been online that long. I started the online Research Library as a college student. This was also my first year on h-costume. I hope some of those members from then are still on h-costume. If so, many, many

Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary

Your welcome Ann. Thank you for being one of our first Costume Classroom instructors! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary

Thank you Carol. I did the h-costume directory in 1997 or 1998. I had forgotten all about the directory. That was fun! It is so hard to believe it has been 15 years online for my business. My daughter Katie was 4 years old when I started my business. She would fall asleep in my lap while I

Re: [h-cost] Queen Maud's wardrobe

WOW What a beautiful dress! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary

Yea Kimiko! You are in the h-costume old-timers club! Do you want a walker or cane? I remember when Margo was going through the process of developing her business. Wonder what year that was. Thank you for your work when an intern for my Library! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery

Re: [h-cost] What Costume-related gifts did you get?

Looks like some of you racked up on the gifts. My future daughter-in-law gave me a box of antique lace that she had purchased at an estate sale. In the box was a fine lace bertha in perfect condition, very delicate lace collar, and some collars and cuffs that are tacked to tissue paper. We are

Re: [h-cost] Victorian Greek artistic dress

Deb, I have seen a couple in the 1890s Delineator magazine. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] OT: Christmas Decorations

OFF TOPIC This might not be historic or vintage needlework but I found a beautiful cut-work embroidered Christmas runner last summer in an antique store. The embroidery is machine made. http://www.costumegallery.com/runner.jpg http://www.costumegallery.com/runner.jpg A link to my 2009

Re: [h-cost] Travelling to the US in March 2011

Jumping up and down...you are coming about 40 miles from me! Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Travelling to the US in March 2011

Ann, Is CSA or CW charging this much for series? Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] It is like Christmas Presents!

Saturday, I rented a climate controlled storage unit to house some of my collections. We started taking the hat and bridal dress collections out of my office...this is like Christmas presents to myself! I had the hat boxes stored everywhere in-house. There were so many that I had forgot

Re: [h-cost] Heads UP: Badly Costume Elizabethan Movie on TCM rightnow

Kathleen, The film was first released in 1937 and re-released circa 1944. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list

[h-cost] Heads UP: Badly Costume Elizabethan Movie on TCM right now

The movie is Fire Over England from 1937. It is hard to watch! Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers

I believe something people need to understand is the scope of putting things online. I have been doing this for 14 years. I have photographed thousands of items. Over 20,000 photos of actual costumes are just waiting to go online. I photograph at a high resolution with detailed photos of

Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers?

Good article Allison! Thanks for letting both parties about the research process. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com

[h-cost] Fwd: R.I.P. Carolyn Kayta Barrows

[Penny Ladnier] Forwarding this about Kayta. She was a h-costume member for years. Kayta sure will be missed. She is survived by two daughters, Eileen Martz, Eleanor Martz Gomez, Eleanor's husband Paolo Gomez, her little brother Gary, his wife Sabrina, and their children, and her mother.

[h-cost] Queen's Freddie Mercury's Costumes

WOW I have never seen this video before of Freddie Mercury, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIcfFD30Ms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIcfFD30Ms . It pays a great tribute to his many costumes Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com

[h-cost] Alice Cooper Photos

I have added to our website Mr. Halloween, Alice Cooper's Theatre of Death Concert photos. His fans gave him the nickname of Mr. Halloween. The photos were taken with an emphasis on his costumes, sets, and lighting design. There are 40 photos in the free access area of my websites.

[h-cost] I found my way back!

I have been going through h-costume withdrawal since the beginning of August. YEA! I am back home! I have never been away from this email list this long. I bought a new laptop and thought that is why I couldn't receive email from h-costume. Tonight we found out that my email server had changed

Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!

Hi Kathy, Long time since we have chatted. They didn't film me at my request...I was going on no sleep and looked like crap. They were looking for American treasures to film. Since my collection is French they weren't that interested in filming it, thank goodness. I just really wanted to know

Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!

I have put on Facebook some of my photos from the sock hop: http://tinyurl.com/22v3p37 Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes (WAS: Re: I found my way back!)

This makes me wonder when do the term clothes come into use. I have not seen the term used up to the 1920s. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes

I really think it depends upon who you are talking to as to the term used. Last weekend, I was around the general public and referred to my work as a fashion historian. This is the easiest term for the general public to understand. But I did explain to those interested the Costume

Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!

Thank you Sharon for the suggestion. This is the original wallpaper from 1978 when the house was built...so it was installed with paste. It is also waterproof paper. We have considered hanging new sheet rock. That may be easier. I have taken down a lot of wallpaper and the is the most

Re: [h-cost] 1860s photos

Lisa, I have just started collecting 1860s, so this collection is not very big yet. I do have a nice large group wedding photo from England. Another 1860s photo I purchased from GWTW costume designer Walter Plunkett's grandson. The reason this collection is small is because in Richmond,

Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes

Thank you Ann. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Ann Catelli Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!

Thank you Sandy! I am so glad to know the name of the tool. My little grand-daughter is very crafty. I want to give her one for Christmas. She loves crocheting and braiding. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume

[h-cost] Antiques Roadshow

We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The

[h-cost] HELP!

I am having trouble receiving email from h-costume for the past month. Can someone please forward this to Eliza or please send me privately her email address. Email me at penn...@costumegallery.com . Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/

[h-cost] Sing-along-with-Mitch

Generation Gap Tonight at the dinner table, Mom, my husband, and I were talking about Mitch Miller's death and our memories of his TV show, Sing-along-with-Mitch. We were just a chattering. Our 27 y.o. son, Andy, was dead silent. I asked Andy, You have no idea who we are talking about. He

[h-cost] Make Historic Costumes Count too!

Please HELP! I have entered a fashion photo contest sponsored by the Museum of Costume/Fashion, Bath, England. I have entered 9 photos, some that have not been seen on the web before. Other photos are from Costume Cons 27 28. Please look at them and leave a comment. Ask your friends to look at

[h-cost] Boys Costume in a Daguerreotype Photo

Someone please explain this little boy's costume to me, http://daguerreian.org/fm3/detail.php?Databasenumber=861 . You can click on the image to see details in Zoomify. I do not understand the bodice with the trousers. They do not seem to go together. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery

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