Definitely Filipino "clipped butterfly" sleeves.Here are some instructions, as demonstrated on a Barbie doll. The notes indicate this was how the author's mother did them on people size clothes, which she's adapted for the doll.
http://1-6thsensedolls.blogspot.com/2009/07/terno-clipped-butterfly-sleeves.html MaggiRos Maggie Secara ~A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 Available at your favorite online bookseller See our gallery at http://www.zazzle.com/popinjaypress On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM, otsisto <otsi...@socket.net> wrote: > It is a gown made in the Filippines. The design is Filippino. > ex: > http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/modules/lesson12/images/sources/marcos.jpg > http://www.geocities.com/ganns_the_man/msintl05.gif > http://tinyurl.com/yku3msg > http://www.fisdu.com/gown1_big.jpg > > -----Original Message----- > Very ornate gown... I would also think mid - late 60's. The 80's had a > fascination for shoulder pads using padding not netting from what I have > seen.... but I am happy to be corrected. > > > Sidney > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Penny Ladnier > <pe...@costumegallery.com>wrote: > > > I took the gown to my jewelry class for my teacher to identify the type > of > > beads. She said all of them are glass. The three stands of gold bugle > > beads are unusual. They are gold in the middle and brown on the edges. > > > > I have thought about the gown's date all day. When I was teaching at > VCU, > > there were a lot of beaded dresses in two decades, the early 1960s and > > 1980s. The 80s would work with the sleeve but dresses with that sleeve > > generally had a full gathered shirt. My gown's skirt is not gathered. > > Someone mentioned to not look at the sleeve for dating purposes. I think > > Kathleen is correct with the date. I thought about VCU's collection and > two > > early 60s costumes stood out in my mind. There was a scalloped beaded > dress > > that looked like the fish scales. The other costume was a cape with > layered > > rounded petals that reminded me of bird feathers. > > > > Penny Ladnier > > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > > www.costumegallery.com > > 11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
