Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
I read all the posts, of course, that is because i asked the orignal question On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uniforms of, say 1770 and 1810 looked very different. True, after the Napoleonic Wars, the victorious British kept their army looking much like that of Waterloo until Wellington died and the Crimean War forced a lot of changes, but even then the silouette changed in line with civilian fashions. I wonder if anyone read the original post, -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
Uniforms of, say 1770 and 1810 looked very different. True, after the Napoleonic Wars, the victorious British kept their army looking much like that of Waterloo until Wellington died and the Crimean War forced a lot of changes, but even then the silouette changed in line with civilian fashions. I wonder if anyone read the original post, -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
Yes, the stuff that Sharpe himself wore. I think this might have to doo with her taste in actors myself, but I don't think I can argue about that particular actor :) . On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Kate Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Jordana, Is your friend interested in the Rifle Brigade uniform as worn by Sharpe himself, or in men's costumes of the Napoleonic Wars period in general? (To the person who suggested Zulu - that battle took place in 1879, so it's actually around 70 years later than the Peninsular War in which most of the Sharpe books and films are set!) Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor. ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
At 16:47 18/11/2008, you wrote: Yes, the stuff that Sharpe himself wore. I think this might have to doo with her taste in actors myself, but I don't think I can argue about that particular actor :) . I suggest you try here. http://www.napoleonicassociation.org/home/ Members have been involved as extras in filming the series, and the research you need may be here too - I don't have time to check myself. Suzi On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Kate Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Jordana, Is your friend interested in the Rifle Brigade uniform as worn by Sharpe himself, or in men's costumes of the Napoleonic Wars period in general? (To the person who suggested Zulu - that battle took place in 1879, so it's actually around 70 years later than the Peninsular War in which most of the Sharpe books and films are set!) Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor. ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
Thanks, that is very cool. On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 16:47 18/11/2008, you wrote: Yes, the stuff that Sharpe himself wore. I think this might have to doo with her taste in actors myself, but I don't think I can argue about that particular actor :) . I suggest you try here. http://www.napoleonicassociation.org/home/ Members have been involved as extras in filming the series, and the research you need may be here too - I don't have time to check myself. Suzi On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Kate Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jordana, Is your friend interested in the Rifle Brigade uniform as worn by Sharpe himself, or in men's costumes of the Napoleonic Wars period in general? (To the person who suggested Zulu - that battle took place in 1879, so it's actually around 70 years later than the Peninsular War in which most of the Sharpe books and films are set!) Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor. ___ 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-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
(To the person who suggested Zulu - that battle took place in 1879, so it's actually around 70 years later than the Peninsular War in Hmm, yes, but uniforms of the 1700-1800s did not move much, only some of the structuring changed. In fact British Admiralty uniforms of the 1930s would not have seemed too far out of place in the Regency period, -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
Thank you for that link! Not my period of interest, but it looks like fun. :-) And on a totally different subject: How was Florence? I've been anxiously awaiting reports from the Janet Arnold conference Suzanne From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: November 18, 2008 10:56:41 AM CST To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles I suggest you try here. http://www.napoleonicassociation.org/home/ Members have been involved as extras in filming the series, and the research you need may be here too - I don't have time to check myself. Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles
On 19 Nov 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (To the person who suggested Zulu - that battle took place in 1879, so it's actually around 70 years later than the Peninsular War in Hmm, yes, but uniforms of the 1700-1800s did not move much, only some of the structuring changed. In fact British Admiralty uniforms of the 1930s would not have seemed too far out of place in the Regency period, Well, in the same way a Model-T Ford and a Delorean are both clearly cars and not trucks or busses... Uniforms of, say 1770 and 1810 looked very different. True, after the Napoleonic Wars, the victorious British kept their army looking much like that of Waterloo until Wellington died and the Crimean War forced a lot of changes, but even then the silouette changed in line with civilian fashions. -- Chris Bertani www.goblinrevolution.org/costumes ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
