At 04:33 PM 8/27/2007, you wrote:
My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We
don't have to be particularly authentic, just recognizably
Chinese. She's supposed to be the widow of a Chinese trader in
spices, silks opium visiting the Spanish court.
I bought Folkwear's
My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We don't have to
be particularly authentic, just recognizably Chinese. She's supposed to be
the widow of a Chinese trader in spices, silks opium visiting the Spanish
court.
I bought Folkwear's cheongsam dress and Chinese coat
On Aug 28, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Julie wrote:
It'll be a smidge expensive on the used/rare book market, but find a
copy of 5000 years of Chinese Costume.
It's the most comprehensive resource I've ever found on Chinese
clothing.
andy
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Wow! I found it from $81 to $300 but
On Tuesday 28 August 2007, Julie wrote:
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Wow! I found it from $81 to $300 but no pictures, darn it. I'd have to
see a bood that expensive before I bought it. Thanks for the lead.
I sympathize. The book itself, however, is loaded with color illustrations,
My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We don't have to
be particularly authentic, just recognizably Chinese. She's supposed to be the
widow of a Chinese trader in spices, silks opium visiting the Spanish court.
I bought Folkwear's cheongsam dress and Chinese coat
On Aug 27, 2007, at 2:33 PM, Julie wrote:
My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We
don't have to be particularly authentic, just recognizably
Chinese. She's supposed to be the widow of a Chinese trader in
spices, silks opium visiting the Spanish court.
It'll be a
Julie wrote:
My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We don't have to be particularly authentic, just recognizably Chinese.
I know Dover books has a couple on Chinese designs. They are cheap and
readily available through most bookstores. It's all black and white line
--- Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I bought Folkwear's cheongsam dress and Chinese coat
patterns. Now I'm looking for some embroidery
and/or applique details. An image search turned up
some gorgeous coats/gowns from museums. I'm trying
to find sketches or schematics of decorative facings
