Maybe the Victorian is ok, but the 18thC is bad. Take Tom Tierney with a huge bag of salt if you think he did actual research for the period in question, track down the sources. The more you rely on someone else's creative efforts, the farther you get from the facts.
-Carol > I'm not SCA, don't know anything about Irish Celts in the 6C except > that they were there. > > Having said that, Tom Tierney's colors should be in a little girls > bedroom, all pastels, even when pastels are not the appropriate color. > From my research, his designs come from other research books or > original information (i.e., Godey's Ladies Magazine for Victorian > dresses) and aren't too bad. I just can't abide his color schemes. > > LynnD > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Rickard, Patty > <ricka...@mountunion.edu>wrote: > >> Comments? >> Thanks, >> Ceit >> >> To: Marche of Alderford >> Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis! >> >> OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions. >> What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am >> looking for is Irish Celt in the 6th Century. I really like the style >> on the cover but the illustration states "Frankish Celts, ca 450 B.C." >> PeaceDub Essa/Cliodhna _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
