In our experience, this definition feels closest: Robes are a long, loose or
flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an
official vestment, or garb of office. Robes in the context of your photos,
and modern Mardi Gras, is sort of a generic term for a complete
It's The Order of Myths and is available via Netflix streaming.
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The-Order-of-Myths/70084136?trkid=438403#height1659
--Charlene
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:42 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
Thank you Charlene. What was the name of the show?
Penny
One interesting tidbit from the show was when the new queen went for a
fitting and discovered how much hardware she had to wear to carry the
weight of the fabric. It was a quite interesting documentary.
--Charlene
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Charlene Charette
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It's The Order of Myths and is available via
I feel so silly asking this question. I am working on photos of coronation
costume photos for Mardi Gras. I am looking for the correct term to use for
the detachable train (?) worn by the king and queen. You may view the
questionable piece here:
:58:54 AM
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] Robe or train???I feel so silly asking this question. I am
working on photos of coronation
costume photos for Mardi Gras. I am looking for the correct term to use for
the detachable train (?) worn by the king and queen. You may view
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From: penn...@costumegallery.com
Sent 2/10/2011 4:58:54 AM
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] Robe or train???I feel so silly asking this question. I am
working on photos of coronation
costume photos for Mardi Gras. I am looking for the correct term to use for
the detachable
If a ceremonial robe is long that it trails on the ground behind the person,
the robe is said to have a train. That which attach and detach from the
waistline and trails the ground behind the gown is a train. A long veil that
trails past the gown is said to have a train. Same with a gown's skirt
A photo of the coronation costumes can be seen at
http://www.itvs.org/films/order-of-myths . The fifth photo in the header
shows the costumes.
Penny Ladnier, owner
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www.costumegallery.com
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I recently watched a documentary on Mobile, Alabama's Mardi Gras and
the costume designers kept refering to the detachable part as a train.
--Charlene
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 3:58 AM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
I feel so silly asking this question. I am working on photos of coronation
Thank you Charlene. What was the name of the show?
Penny Ladnier, owner
The Costume Gallery Websites
www.costumegallery.com
14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history
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Here is the first set of photos from the Mobile Carnival Museum. This is
the 2007 Queen's costume with six photos. Five of the photos you can zoom
in really close.
http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/Queen1/index.html
Penny Ladnier, owner
The Costume Gallery Websites
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