Hi All, I'm doing my best to break the silence but I think this is the last thing I've been meaning to write about! I got a wonderful book "Modern Fashion in Detail" by Claire Wilcox and Valerie Mendes, Overlook Press, ISBN 0-87951-869-3 (Jeri has me well trained). The authors are both in the Victoria & Albert Museums Dress Collection. The photographs are scrumptious - seams, buttons, extravagent bows, swags, tassels, embellishment, collars, cuffs and more. They also have a line drawing of the whole outfit.
I'm always amazed at how modern the clothing from 1900 or 1935 can look! There is one wool coat shown from 1904-07 that would look very striking and "modern" today! There is a little lace - some Irish crochet and "Venetian upholstery lace". The latter is BL but not too fine. There are two other books in the series titled something like Historical Fashion in Detail and Fashion Around the World in Detail. I tried to get the latter for DH to give me for Christmas but Barnes & Noble canceled the order. I'd ordered hardback but I guess they ran out so I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback. It's a lovely book for any of you also interested in fashion! Jane in Vermont, USA doing her best to fill up your mailboxes! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
