Ladies,
Let's see what every day wear you come up with that is "historically
inspired". You will be great motivators to the rest of us.
CW bodices could be a good choice, made with a little more "ease" than
is historically accurate. The full sleeves would be pretty as well as
easy to wear.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Feb 27, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Kimiko Small wrote:
At 07:25 AM 2/27/2006, you wrote:
I'm going to incorporate historic elements into some of my outfits. I
love the caraco jackets, and have to do something with them! I
discovered
that I like fitted, comfortable clothing that allows a full range of
movement.
So while my clothes won't be historic, they will be historically
inspired.
Happy fun times with adopting Civil War Era ball gowns to more
everyday wear!
Kate
Hi Kate,
I am with you. I realized that while I like the look of Victorian
jackets, I don't want to wear one over a corset all the time (it's ok
for an all-Victorian event). So I am going to work on something
inspired by them, with the back peplums and all, and hopefully make
something historically inspired as well. I may even do something
Renaissance inspired, but I'm not sure yet what. I think I will also
add in hand embroidery or trimmings as well, to spice them up.
And if you figure out how to adapt the CWera gowns to everyday wear,
please let me know.
Kimiko
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