That is wonderful! I have Costume in Detail checked out from the library right
now and it is definitely on my want list. My hubby gave me the Madeleine
Vionnet book by Betty Kirke. I, too, am burbling with delight. Yeah for
husbands who listen!
Susan
If we knew what we were doing, it
My husband's gifts to me included Dawn Luckham's Regency stays pattern,
a book titled _Women, Production, and Patriarchy in Late Medieval
Cities_ (which contains information on textile production), and a bottle
of Ralph Lauren Notorious perfume (plus a bunch of different perfume
samples).
Mine was a more subdued squee... Santa brought me a Rowenta garment steam
cleaner, which I did ask for. While my good Rowenta steam iron is wonderful,
it's hard to use it to steam those historical garments once made up. This will
help me keep those hard to clean garments, and even my drapes,
