I think the same for the Elizabethan, Italian Renn and the medieval periods that I've seen. I have a couple just because, but I wouldn't even use them for the "let's get you in the general area and then look for better examples" type of search. They seem rather outlandish in most cases...
alex who would only use these for halloween costumes when historical accuracy is no where in the picture So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:33 PM, <aqua...@patriot.net> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
