Re: [h-cost] 1913? Yes....Plus Italian tranlation from Pinky the Brain

2009-08-17 Thread Melody Watts
Hi Chiara, I agree, look very early teens,the high waist and the lacey over dress,very My Fair Lady  or  The Music Man type of design melody. Oh and your tag line:. Ehi Prof.! Che cosa facciamo stasera?» « Quello che facciamo tutte le sere, Mignolo: tentare di conquistare il mondo! »    I had

Re: [h-cost] PhD programs in costume history

2009-08-17 Thread Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
Congratulations Emma, what an exciting place to be. I would love to read your thesis. Is it available via interlibrary loan? Anyway, I know that the University of Minnesota has a program since I will probably wind up in it myself when I can get back to finishing my PhD. Good luck finding a

Re: [h-cost] 1913? some bases to use,maybe..

2009-08-17 Thread Melody Watts
MaggiRos, Hi, here are a few numbersof patterns you could use as a base.Simplicity 4055, Butterick 6630 and 4890. The net and lace over gown/top looks like a triangle shawl shape with the front ends cut off level with the high waist, from what I see. I did not watch the show so I don't know

Re: [h-cost] 1913? Yes....Plus Italian translation from Pinky the Brain

2009-08-17 Thread Chiara Francesca
Heh, no, of course it would not, but to the Italians it matches exactly what they want to convey. ;) Much like Che 'ce does not translate in English to what it means for them. Basically, they are saying 'Sup, it is a shorten version of Che cosa fa - loosely ... what is going on. And then it

[h-cost] Costume display in Brisbane

2009-08-17 Thread Megan McConnell
For those of you in Brisbane - or even in Australia, the Museum of Brisbane has a display of Queensland Fashion showing currently, and until the end of October 2009. It's called Dressing Up Brisbane and you can find more about it at:

Re: [h-cost] PhD programs in costume history

2009-08-17 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 8/16/2009 8:26:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, f...@lavoltapress.com writes: Of course, but my point is, do they teach you about _antique_ silk processing in such programs? My sister-in-law certainly got no historical education--they gave her practical information that

Re: [h-cost] PhD programs in costume history

2009-08-17 Thread e...@huskers.unl.edu
My thesis isn't available *yet.* In addition to the thesis itself, I'm looking at breaking it up into a couple of smaller papers for submissions for presentation and/or publication various places. I'll keep the list posted. Don't worry, I'm not being pushed anywhere I don't want to be, it's

Re: [h-cost] 1913? some bases to use,maybe..

2009-08-17 Thread albertcat
Here's one from Past Patterns. http://www.pastpatterns.com/8109.html These types of gowns usually have an unssen lightly boned foundation bodice that the other stuff is draped onto. A pattern like this might include such a detail.

Re: [h-cost] PhD programs in costume history

2009-08-17 Thread Lavolta Press
Fibers are fibers--the natural fibers haven't changed--they are still chemically the same. Fabric structures, also, are, for the most part the same--weaving, knitting (even knitting machines go back quite a way in history), netting, felting. Even though my degree is in history, I took

Re: [h-cost] 1913?

2009-08-17 Thread CC2010Milw
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