This is just for an evening ball, including any and all eras. I happen to have a Vintage Vogue pattern and thought it would be fun to make it! So, I was more curious than anything about colors. I chose a sapphire blue (crepe on one side, satin on the other - I haven't decided which side I'll use yet) with a champagne shantung contrast. Hopefully the ivory pumps I have will work OK; I'm not sure what I would use otherwise!
I'll try to post pictures, but I don't really have a good place to post them right now....maybe someday :) Thanks all for the help! ************************ Rebecca Schmitt aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence, Bristol Renn Faire ************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com > [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Cin > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:00 AM > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] evening gown circa 1934 > > Absolutely everything just as the writer below says. I tend > to think of it more as an "ice cream colors" era. Big florals > were in fashion as a summer thing in a few years. It would > help if you'd give us more context next time. Hollywood > startlet is likely more sparkly than the recent widow at a > small social among close friends. Summer fashion differs from winter. > Look at vintage magazines (Life) or vintage pattern pictures > (www.oldpatterns.com & big 4 pattern companies) for some ideas. > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > cinbar...@gmail.com > > > There are extant examples and designs in just about every > colour you > > can imagine - pinks, greys, greens, black (a perenniel favourite!), > > blues, greens, whites and ivories - there are even a couple > in gold or silver lame, or prints. > > > > Particular faves of mine are a gold lame overlaid with black lace > > which in turn is appliqued with black velvet (by > schiaparelli), and a > > pale pink loosely pleated silk jersey number (by alix gres), a > > Cadbury's purple satin by Lanvin, a Chanel in blue > sequinned tulle, > > and one in leopard print by a designer I don't remember the name of > > (but it's in the v&a, like several of my favourites). I > know there > > are a few, but the 30s is one of my all time favourite periods! . > > > > And when I was little my Nana had a stunning pale green > satin evening > > dress, with light silver and pink beading, that she made as part of > > her training course in the mid 30s. > > > > I'm not aware that any colours in particular are massively > > inappropriate, although obviously there would have been certain > > colours that were more fashionable than others, as with any date. > > > > > > Debbie > > > > > > > > > > > >>What colors would be appropriate for an evening gown circa > 1934? What > >>colors would be totally INappropriate? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
