Is there a handweaver on the list who works in linen or cotton? If so,
would you mind contacting me off-list? I may want to commission a small
piece from you, but have some questions first.
Leah Watts
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Hello, I have found the same to be true where I am also and I actually
find it a little frustrating, because my antique clothing dealer gets
alot of trendy women from the city in her shop who look at her older
things like camisoles and petticoats to turn into funky modern outfits,
she firmly
Oh, my. Tastes in art have certainly changed over the last 100
years... ;-)
Here's my take on the countries: #1 - ancient Greece; #4 - Aztec; #5
- Bali (Indonesia?); #7 - Aboriginal Australia; #8 - North Africa;
#14 - Hungary; #15 - Italy (Sicily?); #17 - Czech or Slovak (or
Bohemian,
Well, recycling old clothes to the current fashion has been
done throughout history. I think it's due to the post-WWII
consumerism that we're not used to it the way our ancestors were.
Whether something is thrown out or worn to rags, it's gone. I
think what vexes many
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If you look at the show's website, you will see that
the costume designer made the New Englanders drab on
purpose. Remember that the Adamses lived
before the vibrant dyes of the 19th century were
invented. The color range
for a New England
I do agree with you Carol, most people would rather spend the least
money for something they can wear out than a whole lot for a repro, but
the way I see it is that repros are also more disposable unless made by
one of a kind materials, because they can just as well be made again.
That dress
Hi all,
I have often wondered how these bustle petticoats keep their shape, that is
how do the stay to the back without being pushed to the front with all the
weight of the historic garments. There must be something I'm not seeing in
various patterns I've seen. Can anyone point me to a
Hi there,
In regards to your question about petti coats holding their shape, I do
knot what you mean, you'd think with all the weight the entire cage of
a bustle would just go forward. Bustle support pads went on underneath
the bustle cage and it set right over on top of that, filling in the
One thing they often did with a long bustle/part cage, is to put tape
ties on the sides towards the back, to tie together and therefore keep
the bustle area behind the legs.
Fran
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Hi there,
In
Hi Paula,
the bustle petticoat is supported by a bustle
frame - like a crinoline. However, they do not go
around the body, but are inserted into one piece
of fabric. This piece is joined between two
smaller pieces. The two small pieces are sewn or
laced together. When the bustle is worn, the
I have several interested parties. I'll re post if it doesn't sell to
one of them.
My daughter is not able to go to CC26 this year. So I have a membership
up for sale at the early 2007 rate it was purchased at. Contact me
directly off list if you are interested.
Jeanine
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Hello, I have found the same to be true where I am also and I actually
find it a little frustrating, because my antique clothing dealer gets
alot of trendy women from the city in her shop who look at her older
things like camisoles and petticoats to turn into funky
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She offered me a job once but I was not
interested at all, I am a conservationist to some degree, atleast in
preserving the clothing an appreciating what they represented from a
bygone era where morals still meant something, as evident by the
beautiful ways in
My take on the pictures is:
13 is definately Russian, look at his shirt - proto-typical of Russian
historical shirts.
I have seen sleeveless over pieces like hers on historical documents/ pictures.
Most likely worn during the 'hot' summer days.
14 appears to be from the Tartar Mountain region
Having -danced- in Tatra Mountain costume, I can say #14 is not that... ; )
For one thing, the women of the region don't wear red boots, they wear leather
slippers (with a really cool one-piece construction where the strip of leather
than laces the flat piece of leather into a shoe shape is
On a side note, over the last six months I have noticed older-style ladies'
ankle-length boots in the stores, close enough for late-Victorian/Edwardian
costume. Get in quick, this fashion only comes around every 15 years,
-C.
This
minuet,
A couple of people have suggested minuet for that image, and that may be what
the artist had in mind.? However, I don't believe a true minuet involved that
kind of arm motion--it looks to me like an old version of the allamande from
a longways country dance.? It seems reminiscent of
Hello everyone,
This came through on another list, and though I don't usually do
this, the conversation going on about vintage fashion made me decide
to pass this on. Couture Goes Heavy Metal LOL
http://uvicmscu.blogspot.com/2007/10/couture-goes-heavy-metal.html
Enjoy
Genie
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