What colors would be appropriate for an evening gown circa 1934? What colors
would be totally INappropriate?
Rebecca Schmitt
aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence, Bristol Renn Faire
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An evening gown from that period would be Black or Silver/Grey. Red is pushing
it, although Hollywood starlets used that color. Blues would be OK as well.
However Black is always the correct color especially for formal evenings.
Namaste Maestro )0(
It is not what fears you that has you so
There are extant examples and designs in just about every colour you can
imagine - pinks, greys, greens, black (a perenniel favourite!), blues, greens,
whites and ivories - there are even a couple in gold or silver lame, or prints.
Particular faves of mine are a gold lame overlaid with
