Can I share this on some Facebook costume groups I'm on? I'd be happy to
provide a signal boost.
Allison
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I'm still here, though do most of my costume talk on FB these days as well.
I'd LOVE to be making something (so many things!) but I'm working on a book
(not costume related). I've discovered I have time to write or costume, but
not both.
I am still attending the Tudor Tailor weekend next June in
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I too am torn between the Indiana Jones impulse (It belongs in a
museum!) and realizing that clothes are ultimately made to be worn.
For example, much as I revere Fortuny gowns as the artworks that they
are, I can't say I wouldn't be tempted to wear one if given the
opportunity (after showering
I happened across this link and thought I'd share. As an Elizabethan
buff it's especially interesting for me because many of the
contributions address 16th century clothing outside of England, but
given the geographic and time range, I'm sure there's plenty else if
your interests lie anywhere
A pirate coat (1730sih, but I make no claims to accuracy) made from
old drapes and a felt tricorn to go with. I hope to wear them to the
local renn faire before the season ends; if not, I'm sure I'll find
something to do with them :P
Allison T.
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Please contact me off list, athurman at gmail dot com. I emailed you
to trade Fortuny notes but I may have bounced due to the
authentication system set up. I'm still eager to see the details of
your visit to MOHAI!
Allison
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Date: Monday, August 8, 2011, 1:08 AM
So here are the questions...how did
you find the h-costume email list?? And
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:37:22 -0700
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No sooner do I post that I have nothing to say, than I do:
I'm conducting some research into the construction of Mariano
Fortuny's pleated gowns. The Costume Institute at the Met in NYC has
several with sleeves, which could hopefully answer some questions I
have that the easier-to-find sleeveless
My photo set on Flickr is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22977...@n08/sets/72157606495042137/
Please feel free to share the link.
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I think this is the same exhibit that was at the Italian Embassy in DC
for a couple of weeks in 2008. It too wasn't well publicized - I only
found out about it by luck and had to make an appointment to see it.
Very, very good, because I could get very close to everything and even
back views of
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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:39:53 -0700
From: Wanda Pease wan...@hevanet.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re:
I'm looking to make my first (non-fantasy-tinged) Regency gown, out of
white on white windowpane cotton.
I am finding that during my target time period (1800-1810) many (all?)
dresses had a train, even for day.
I'm considering eliminating this to reduce wear and tear (it's fine
white fabric
Just wanted to thank everyone for their replies. Hope, thank you for
the images (your post below), and the difference between ball and
opera gowns. FWIW, I'm going for a basic day gown that might I might
accessorize in future for evening, if possible.
Based on your responses. I think I'm going to
Early August might be late for your visit, but the Costume Society of
America is having a symposium Fashion In Fiction - The Dark Side
October 8-10
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/RegionII/event_workshop_sym.htm
I'm a DC person and if I'm still local in October (long story) I plan to
FWIW, I'm liking the link Fran posted. No monitor is identical, but
it's a great guide to get the gist of the historic colors being
described.
Also, FWIW, Pantone offers a shopper's color guide for only $20. No
idea how it compares to the professional level guides or how long the
colors stay
Just landed in my inbox this evening:
DC - Costume Sale Sunday 10/11
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/details.aspx?id=197source=l
The Ultimate Costume Sale!
Just in time for Halloween
Sunday, October 11, 2009
1 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Sidney Harman Hall
Costumes will be available from several of
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:45:54 -0700
From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] comparison shopping - Tudor Shoes
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Message-ID:
A fencing buddy of mine works for the Center for the Future of Museums
(USA) and has written a post for the CFM's blog about the interface
between museum experts and amateur experts. Given that a lot of the
people on this list aren't museum professionals yet may visit costume
collections behind
I will be there as well - I'll get a red H stamped on my badge if
one is available!
Allison T.
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There's a book, Women of Distinction: Margaret of York and Margaret
of Austria - not sure about M of A but M of Y died in 1503, so some
of the photos might be helpful:
http://books.google.com/books?id=UquEJwAACAAJdq=margaret+of+york+women+of+distinctionclient=firefox-a
Also you might try looking
I've had good luck with sewsassy.com in the past.
Allison T.
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I'll be there...
Allison T.
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Sure, I'll chat this with you after I have a chance to read your full blog post.
Is there any chance at all that the upper classes might have used a
similar flattened opening? I've found the curved armholes found in
almost every 16th c. pattern/drafting a nightmare to fit on my wonky
I'll be one of the people going to the Janet Arnold symposium in Florence.
There's been a separate Yahoo Groups mailing list set up for people
going (or, indeed, any costume buffs that travel) so we can coordinate
our activities: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Traveling4Costumers/
Allison T.
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This could be really fun to poll the list. Lurkers come out, wherever you
are!
My mom is quitting smoking and my sister is trying to get the smoke
smell out of her clothes and linens (only reason I'm not is because I
live too far away!)
So far she's tried 2 washes with baking soda-based laundry detergent
and drying with a scented dryer sheet, but the stink is still there.
Thank you for this. I've had other things going on and have not been
able to follow up my original question, but slops = women's mourning
clothes makes a lot of sense given the original context.
Allison T.
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Not sure whether you mean my question or Suzanne's, but I have no
problem with your forwarding my original question.
Allison T.
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I'm reading Dress in the Court of Henry VIII and found a strange
reference to slops for women on page 64.
It's a description of the fabric given to some of Henry VII's female
relatives to make mourning clothes for his funeral (in 1509). The
author writes that Margaret Beaufort, Catherine of
Glad to hear of other good experiences with Hamilton Dry Goods. I know
about them through their Ebay store - they had a good deal on
over-the-knee socks (useful in a pinch as stockings for
medieval/renaissance gear) a while back, something like 10 pair for
$20. I don't have their Ebay seller ID on
If there really is resistance to malaria in the modern European
population, might it not also mean that there was more intermarriage
between Africans and Europeans than is traditionally supposed?
Though I'm skeptical as I've not heard of particular genetic
resistance in Europeans against malaria,
I've been watching too and was surprised to find that the sweating
sickness outbreak was one of the things they got right!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating_sickness
Also I have access to PubMed through work and several articles there
suggest it was a type of hantavirus passed by rodents.
Welcome aboard! You'll find a number of 16th century/Elizabethan
costumers on this list, including myself (though many are more
able/prolific than I)!
I too am developing an interest in the social/political conditions
that led the English to colonize the Americas, mostly fueled by a
recent trip
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Costume related, I got the Janet Arnold book on 19th and early 20th c.
costume patterns, some fingerless gloves (EXCELLENT for use in cold
offices), and time to do some sewing. I've also got the Dress at the
Court of Henry VIII but it hasn't
AFAIK, this is the last year the company is doing calendars. Her
latest effort is largely the USA Costume Collections guide.
Allison
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I've regrettably been out of the Costume Con loop for the past couple
of years precisely because it's been so far away in past years. Having
it in Baltimore is FANTASTIC for me, as it's only a jump up the road
from me!
In other words - great good news! If I decide to do the Wool festival
I can
What you said. It also seems that the director's vision was NOT one of
historical reality, either in costume or content:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/05/AR2007100500694.html
I am hoping that the acting will be good, at least!
Allison T.
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It's layered at the moment because I've got two projects in play:
1) a PVC version of a leather vest from the tv show Firefly that is
currently on hold until I find the right buckles and other notions to
complete it.
2) Over it is a white linen 16th c. shift which I am working on (along
with a
Seconding what Martha said - a lot of the more famous items did stay
home (I'm still irked that the death mask is used in the promotional
material, but is not included in the exhibit), but a lot of the items
included are those that seldom leave Egypt and are in what in my
untutored mind is an
Penny - thanks for the tips re: the coffee grounds. My husband does
what very little planting we do around here because I have a very
brown thumb, but I put some cooled grounds + water in kitty grass
today, and I'll see how it goes.
Albert - I'm from GA and I've never liked Iced tea. You're not
In reference to the recent discussions re: whether the Daniela
Turudich books were ever printed, I emailed a friend of mine who works
as a library cataloger in Canada and she sent me the following
regarding how to tell if a book listed is really in print or not -
library listings aren't always
Thanks for posting this - I was under the impression that they were
never published, and I had my eye on several of these. Thanks!
Allison T.
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Just found out about this and thought I'd pass it along:
http://www.wmaillustrated.com/index.htm
Allison
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Thank you very much for these! Lots of good ideas for ways I can
conceal my anachronistic hair!!
Allison T.
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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:50:01 -0700 (PDT)
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Has anyone else tried the headrail arrangement described in the Tudor
Tailor (p. 144)? I've got my yard of linen but can't make it quite
go - the back bunches up and I have no idea where the long ends of
the triangle can tuck under.
Am I working with too thick of a fabric (~5 oz. linen, dress
In DC there are 3 things I'm currently aware of:
Red at the Textile Museum: http://www.textilemuseum.org/exhibitions/current.htm
Italian Renaissance and Baroque Women Painters at the National Museum
of Women in the arts (not costume focused, but lots of portraits with
costume detail):
I'm game :) Do you think it would be better to just meet for food or
something costume-neutral, or try and find a museum/exhibit/something
we might all be interested in?
Allison T.
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I'm not a policy wonk, but I AM in the DC burbs (NIH contractor) -
didn't realize that there were other local people here!
Astoundingly late notice, but there's a talk by Carole Collier Frick
tonight at the National Museum of Women in the Arts downtown:
If anyone is starting a list to coordinate activites, I would like to
be included. The odds of my being able to go are slim, but one never
knows.
Allison T.
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For CC 2004 the H-Costume folks arranged for registration to put a big
red H stamp on member name tags so H-costume people could identify
each other on sight. Perhaps something similar could be arranged this
year?
At this stage, I strongly doubt I'm attending due to financial
limitations, though
I'm doing some tentative research for a 16th century Spanish woman's
outfit. Looking through Alcega's pattern book, I'm a little confused
as to the terminology and want to know whether it's a translation
error or whether there are genuinely two different garments being
described:
For example,
Based on everyone's recommendations, I went ahead and put in a reserve
from an Italian company called Maremagnum who has to check with
their sources - I was told to expect a reply in 3 weeks. Is this the
Italian company you ordered out of, Susan?
I was under the impression that Shramansky was
I've lucked into some Christmas gift money and am looking to
(finally!) purchase this book. However, given the hefty price tag, I'd
like to get some reviews (regrettably, the local textile library
doesn't have a copy). Some of my questions:
What are its strengths? Weaknesses?
Are the writers
Has anyone yet made any of the patterns from the Tudor Tailor book
yet? I'm currently making a pair of venetians and am struggling to
figure out the pocket. Please feel free to email me off list.
Allison T.
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I LOVE your red brocaded chopines! Thank you much for posting your
how to site - this will definitely go on my (massive) backlist of
potential future projects!
Allison T.
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Is anyone else planning to attend the Fall Forum on Fashion: Fashion
in Film this Saturday at Winterthur Museum in DE? It's the first event
listed here:
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/RegionII/event_workshop_sym.htm
Allison T.
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I started watching the show a couple of months ago. I'm no prude but
the length and breadth of the swearing in the first episode made my
ears curl!
Still, it's growing on me, and I wondered too about the language. It
turns out that the use of modern profanity is a deliberate choice on
the part
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I have a question about the size/shape of doublet tabs/skirts on
men's doublets ca. 1600-1610.
Some background: I'm making a linen canvas doublet for rapier fencing,
based loosely on the one in Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion
1560-1620 (page 82). Apart from the fabric, it also has a pointed
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:14:16 -0500
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Greetings to all,
I've finally gotten some
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:20:46 -0700 (PDT)
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When the itinerant
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Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:59:27 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi Fran,
For some of us, myself
I'm finally looking at picking up this book, and it seems like the
best price is through Polistampa.com - 58EUR converts to about $73USD
as of today; every other source (Lacis, Bookfinder.com, Alibris) lists
prices at $100 or above. My only concern that might affect price is
what Polistampa might
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 17:12:29 -0400
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what to pay?
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Sarah Patterson
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:07:10 -0500
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:54:30 -0500
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Shiny! =}
I'm the one who about a month ago asked about possible shrinkage of
corded corsets and bodices. Based on answers here I've decided to cut
my fencing doublet pieces with an extra 1 all around, just in case.
I'm debating whether to assemble the interlining and outerlining
pieces separately before
One last question for the night:
A friend helped me drape a pattern for an early 17th c. fencing
doublet. For protection and support I want to cord the
lining/interlining like the corset described here:
http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/research/cording/cord.html
before adding quilted
Reading about all these extant inventories makes me practically ache
with envy, mostly that I don't have the time, languages, or education
to dig into one of them properly!
However, I do know computers and the web. I think a Wiki-type
collaborative project on one of these documents would be a
It might also be worthwhile to look at historic martial arts
(http://www.thehaca.com/, www.mashs.org and similar) for people
interested in period play. I know the SCA does some of this but I
don't know how invested they are in true period fighting techniques -
I fence with MASHS and their devotion
I don't subscribe to fashion magazines and seldom buy them (I find
they end up taking space long after I'm interested in them), but when
I do it's either something for inspiration (Vogue and similar that
show couture or various subcultural/music oriented fashion
magazines) or something that just
I've got 3 yards of 50 wide yellow linen that I'd like to make into a
liene for my husband. He's 6'3, 240 lbs - is there any way I can
squeeze a reasonably long (knee length) liente for him out of only 3
yards (any time period)?
I'm aware of the Reconstructing History pattern but I don't want to
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IIRC that was Kirrily Robert aka Skud.
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