I recently watched a documentary on Mobile, Alabama's Mardi Gras and the costume designers kept refering to the detachable part as a train.
--Charlene On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 3:58 AM, <penn...@costumegallery.com> wrote: > I feel so silly asking this question. I am working on photos of coronation > costume photos for Mardi Gras. I am looking for the correct term to use for > the detachable train (?) worn by the king and queen. You may view the > questionable piece here: > > http://www.costumegallery.com/MardiGras/2010/Mobile/Museum/Queen1/P1100236me > d.jpg I have checked my costume dictionaries and the "train" definition > seems to fit better than robe. I have heard it called both ways. What the > correct word to use? > > > > Penny Ladnier, owner > > The Costume Gallery Websites > > <http://www.costumegallery.com/> www.costumegallery.com > > 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history > > FaceBook: > <http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
