Sadly, I'm becoming more and more interested in the eighteen eighty to eighteen
ninety time period. Sadly because my hair is becoming more interested in
disappearing rather than becoming flowing tresses. Store bought will become
necessary, but how to style it and keep it in place without an e
On 7/31/2013 2:11 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
An interesting Costume item from the OED, Costume is the whole experience of
mind and body...Appearance is only a small part of being 'in costume'. The way
you stand, walk, sit, what you are thinking about...all this is necessary to
pull yourself
So many old movies dressed the characters in period correct clothing, but
left the hair contemporary. "The Tudors" comes immediately to mind; all
those women with "flowing tresses". So wrong!
Sharon C.
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Funny thing is, if someone wants to give a quick impression or change
identities fast, they put on a hat. When talking to someone, the things
you look at most are at eye-level: face, hat, hair, collar.
So it's odd when someone will take care with other parts of an outfit and
neglect the head, the
An interesting Costume item from the OED, Costume is the whole experience of
mind and body...Appearance is only a small part of being 'in costume'. The way
you stand, walk, sit, what you are thinking about...all this is necessary to
pull yourself backward to Be in the times of your dress! Hair,
> Sharon Collier wrote:
>
> >This is a problem even with re-enactors. In my opinion, nothing spoils the
> >look of an outfit as quickly as modern hair. Renaissance hair was parted in
> >the middle. No bangs. If you have bangs---use hairspray! Sure it doesn't
> >look like "you"that's the poi
Me too - I often feel you can get away with a fairly generic dress,
especially for my period of early medieval, but if you get the headdress
right it really pins it to a particular date.
Jean
On 31/07/2013 19:34, Simone Bryan wrote:
Yes one of my pet peeves is hair coverings, it is like a las
Yes one of my pet peeves is hair coverings, it is like a last thought but
it really is essential to get the proper look. Then there are the correct
or as close as you can get accessories that gives another note to the
whole. I cosider an outfit like a good perfume, it has lots of notes as to
bring
Sharon Collier wrote:
>This is a problem even with re-enactors. In my opinion, nothing spoils the
>look of an outfit as quickly as modern hair. Renaissance hair was parted in
>the middle. No bangs. If you have bangs---use hairspray! Sure it doesn't
>look like "you"that's the point!
My hair is
