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
nto the bottom of my stays) and was propelled skyward
, shrieking,it was al over but the laughter. The stays held thouh an nevr
shifted, my virtue intact.
-Original Message-
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:53:24 pm
To: "Historical Costume"
From: "Ann Catelli"
Subject: R
...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 p
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 reserv
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 wrote:
> I have a friend who did a bodice
> ripper presentation
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 Journ
I had a friend way back who borrowed several of my dresses so her husband,
an illustrator could get some photos of her in them as models; he wanted to
create more accurate cover art for "bodice rippers."
Katy
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Emily Gilbert wrote:
> Way cool! I know of one or two
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 wr
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 u
t: [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 right.
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
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