Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian lady

2011-07-22 Thread Kate Bunting
The person mentioned in the article who wondered about Georgian underwear - hasn't she heard of shifts? Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian lady

2011-07-22 Thread Kate Bunting
...and, of course, before the 20th century if you were having an illicit affair and hadn't much time, you made love with most of your clothes on! Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-22 Thread Bambi TBNL
-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady I saw the video--very funny presentation! At one point, the man puts his hands into the corsets Lifts the woman off her feet. The corsets, naturally, stay perfectly intact. lol Ann in CT --- On Wed, 7/20/11, Astrida Schaeffer astr...@schaefferarts.com wrote: I

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian lady

2011-07-22 Thread Carol Kocian
I added a comment to the page about a lot of that info. -Carol On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: ...and, of course, before the 20th century if you were having an illicit affair and hadn't much time, you made love with most of your clothes on! Kate Bunting Librarian 17th

[h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Sharon Henderson
Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal site, of all places. It's an article with a slideshow and an amusing video, about a lady who writes historical romances--and wanted to get her steamy scenes right. :) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576443871615544338.html

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread penhal...@juno.com
...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:09:34 -0400 Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal site, of all places. It's an article with a slideshow and an amusing video, about a lady who writes historical romances--and wanted to get her steamy scenes

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Marjorie Wilser
Heh. Did that for a history class, going the other way round. Since it was a mixed group, I wore leotards underneath! Made it easier to slip on jeans t-shirt and sit through the rest of the class. It's fun to watch the uninitiated as you discuss all the underpinnings-- even the dress is

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Emily Gilbert
Way cool! I know of one or two writers who really should have consulted something like that... Emily On 7/20/2011 6:09 AM, Sharon Henderson wrote: Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal site, of all places. It's an article with a slideshow and an amusing video, about a lady who

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Astrida Schaeffer
I have a friend who did a bodice ripper presentation at a costume con-- IIRC she ended up getting dragged offstage via the intact and unaffected corset by the frustrated would-be ripper... On Jul 20, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Sharon Henderson wrote: Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Catelli
I saw the video--very funny presentation! At one point, the man puts his hands into the corsets Lifts the woman off her feet. The corsets, naturally, stay perfectly intact. lol Ann in CT --- On Wed, 7/20/11, Astrida Schaeffer astr...@schaefferarts.com wrote: I have a friend who did a