Just curious as this is not a period of expertise for me, is the Fair expecting her to be as accurate as possible in attire? If so, was red worn and what shade of red, if worn? Would the red have been worn outdoors or was it saved for specific attire like a ballgown? Were trains worn outdoors or only for formal occasions? De
-----Original Message----- Some years ago i made this danish court dress for a museum. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/mu7.htm The dress is a reconstruktion of the french court style used in mid 1700 in Denmark. A young girl asked me to make another one for her, she want a red one. It is to be used at the mannor house, when the 1700 fair takes place. All this is outdoor activities at the mannor house, both servants and the aristocracy are supposed to mingle together, take strows in the courtyard, in the park, and so on. Tradesmen stands in the courtyard, selling different kinds of goods. I have some consern about this. First i hate red, but she insists on this, and after all she pays, so i accept this. ( would have preferred a dusty rose or something pastel) Second i am conserned for her because she wil have difficulties managing the big skirt. All the width of the pannier is pleated into the waist, and there are many folds to manage. She agree that i dont have to make the train, it would never have ben used outdoor anyway. But shouldnt i try to convince her that it would be much easyer for her to manage the skirt, if i make a seam in the middle of the pannier. This way i dont have to make all the pleats, and much of the width will be much more easy to manage for her? Wished she would have ordered an other type of dress, but she dreams about the courtdress. Bjarne _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
