Re: [h-cost] red for marriage dress
just for comparison, here's a short item from my newspaper today about changes in the use of red in China, where wedding gowns used to be red Catherine Linda Walton (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Color red takes on new meanings in modern China | World news | The Guardian = The Associated Press http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10532906 The color red has long had special significance in China, symbolizing health, wealth and good wishes. Newlyweds and children are presented with gift money tucked inside red packets, brides traditionally wear red gowns at their weddings, and celebratory fireworks always come wrapped in red paper. That made the color a perfect fit for the Communist movement. Its red army and a sea of red flags and banners came to characterize both cities and countryside following the success of the 1949 revolution. However, in the more than three decades since the death of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong and the jettisoning of orthodox Marxism, red has taken on different meanings and contexts, some ancient, some very modern, finding its way into home furnishings, luxury items, clothing, and leisure goods, as well as the restored vestiges of Beijing's imperial heritage. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] red for marriage dress
Somehow I never got the original thread of this conversation--just two follow-ons--so I'm confused. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Patricia Dunham chim...@ravensgard.org To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 9:32 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] red for marriage dress Nothing I've found on-line indicates any academic background at all for Ms Simeti. She has written 4 books, mostly based on her life in Sicily with her Italian husband, including 2 cookbooks. chimene On Nov 13, 2012, at 11:29 AM, snsp...@aol.com wrote: The statement comes from Mary Taylor Simeti's book, Travels with a Medieval Queen and is found on page 98. Nancy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] red for marriage dress
The statement comes from Mary Taylor Simeti's book, Travels with a Medieval Queen and is found on page 98. Nancy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] red for marriage dress
Nothing I've found on-line indicates any academic background at all for Ms Simeti. She has written 4 books, mostly based on her life in Sicily with her Italian husband, including 2 cookbooks. chimene On Nov 13, 2012, at 11:29 AM, snsp...@aol.com wrote: The statement comes from Mary Taylor Simeti's book, Travels with a Medieval Queen and is found on page 98. Nancy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
