Have you checked Vecellio's costume book? Done in the late 16th century and covering most of the world (although the farther you get from Italy, the more suspect the designs become). I'm sure he did some costume from the Slavic regions. Karen Seamstrix
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Saragrace Knauf <wickedf...@msn.com> To: <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] "Russian" Peasant dress prior to 17th century? Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:04:15 -0700 I will check her out. I was just able to purchase this: Max Tilke Folk Costume Patterns from Russa, Asia and the Greek Urals. I don't know how far back they go but the pictures were awesome! Thanks for all your suggestions! Sg > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:51:37 +0000 > From: rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu > Subject: Re: [h-cost] "Russian" Peasant dress prior to 17th century? > > Sara, have you seen any of Alessandra Thor's original work? She is a Russian > dollmaker originally connected with the Seeley clan. I find her folk dolls to > be awesome...and she often dresses them in Old Time garb. > -----Original Message----- > From: "Saragrace Knauf" <wickedf...@msn.com> > Sent 3/31/2009 10:14:02 AM > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] "Russian" Peasant dress prior to 17th century?Ah ha! > Thank you. I had seen the Kennedy book in OLC, but bad, prejudiced me, I > thought - Jackie Kennedy wrote anything worth reading??? Looking at Tilke > right now - very cooooool..... > So far, there are pictures and hints that this type of dress was typical "up > to" the 20th century...looks like I will have to dig further to see if I can > find any hard evidence to show it actually existed before the 18th century. > Thank you very much for the lead! > Sg > > To: h-cost...@indra.com > > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:35:47 +0000 > > From: rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] "Russian" Peasant dress prior to 17th century? > > > > You might start with the Jackie Kennedy volume on Russian costume. It > > includes many photos of folk costume from Russian regions. I would also > > check Tilke for Russian regional dress. > > Kathleen > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "K?the Barrows" <kay...@gmail.com> > > Sent 3/31/2009 5:43:12 AM > > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] "Russian" Peasant dress prior to 17th > > century?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarafan > > I have made all the body parts and faces for this doll: > > > http://www.smallwork.com/babayaga.html > > > > > > While I love the style, I'd like to dress her in clothing which is earlier > > > than (what I understand) 18th and 19th century peasant costume is. I am > > > having difficulty finding artwork and/or resources to do that with. > > -- > > Carolyn Kayta Barrows > > -- > > Blank paper is God's way of saying it ain't so easy being God. > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-cost...@mail.indra.comhttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > ?????????? > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-cost...@mail.indra.comhttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ?????????? _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ____________________________________________________________ Click here to choose from a huge selection of shipping supplies! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTNaw19S0eSMWkJJJMUo4QeOTZ8ZSZKLZlenHPavTUBALknPrcZAdi/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
