[h-cost] Pre-WW1 Austrian uniforms
In response to the question put up in tangential response to my question: ironically, I had to research the subject of late 19th-century Austrian uniforms for a steampunk project (a lot less serious than this one), and these are the online sources I used: http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/index.htm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Official_patterns_of_Austria-Hungarian_uniforms http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_uniforms_of_Austria-Hungary Depending on your budget, you might also want to check out the (reputedly very good) books by Verlag Militaria--I've been eyeing them for the German military formalwear research, but they're somewhat beyond my financial means at the moment. They seem to have a couple of books on the Austro-Hungarian military forces. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...
Hi! This is a slightly off-topic question, but as I'm in the middle of the post-Pennsic garb cleaning binge, spending hour cleaning hems and steaming wrinkles gives one a lot of time to ponder the value of the fabric and time in one's garb. So I started wondering whether I should get a rider on my insurance to cover the garb, and realized I had no idea how to estimate the value in question. In most cases I know how to estimate the fabric cost, but how do I estimate labor, especially on things with 100+ hours of embroidery? I'm not a pro seamstress, so I'm somewhat at a loss... Jennifer aka Guenièvre Sent from my iPhone ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...
I haven't done anything about garb, but I was able to write my fabric stash into my homeowner's insurance, which was definitely a relief. For the garb, I think you might need to focus on replacement cost--if you were to hire someone else to re-make these for you, what would their total charge be? Sounds like a good excuse to do some fun window-shopping at websites, vendors, etc. Even if what they're selling isn't _exactly_ like what you already have, you should be able to find something of similar complexity made from materials of similar cost. -E House On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Guenievre de Monmarche guenie...@erminespot.com wrote: Hi! This is a slightly off-topic question, but as I'm in the middle of the post-Pennsic garb cleaning binge, spending hour cleaning hems and steaming wrinkles gives one a lot of time to ponder the value of the fabric and time in one's garb. So I started wondering whether I should get a rider on my insurance to cover the garb, and realized I had no idea how to estimate the value in question. In most cases I know how to estimate the fabric cost, but how do I estimate labor, especially on things with 100+ hours of embroidery? I'm not a pro seamstress, so I'm somewhat at a loss... Jennifer aka Guenièvre Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Pre-WW1 Austrian uniforms
Thank you. This is what I need. Kathy At 10:39 AM 8/22/2010, you wrote: In response to the question put up in tangential response to my question: ironically, I had to research the subject of late 19th-century Austrian uniforms for a steampunk project (a lot less serious than this one), and these are the online sources I used: http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/index.htm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Official_patterns_of_Austria-Hungarian_uniforms http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_uniforms_of_Austria-Hungary Depending on your budget, you might also want to check out the (reputedly very good) books by Verlag Militaria--I've been eyeing them for the German military formalwear research, but they're somewhat beyond my financial means at the moment. They seem to have a couple of books on the Austro-Hungarian military forces. ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...
For insurance reasons you need to find something like it with a price tag to use as your baseline. What would it cost you to replace it is the name of this game. Ches -Original Message- From: Guenievre de Monmarche guenie...@erminespot.com Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:42 AM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes... Hi! This is a slightly off-topic question, but as I'm in the middle of the post-Pennsic garb cleaning binge, spending hour cleaning hems and steaming wrinkles gives one a lot of time to ponder the value of the fabric and time in one's garb. So I started wondering whether I should get a rider on my insurance to cover the garb, and realized I had no idea how to estimate the value in question. In most cases I know how to estimate the fabric cost, but how do I estimate labor, especially on things with 100+ hours of embroidery? I'm not a pro seamstress, so I'm somewhat at a loss... Jennifer aka Guenièvre Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?
Hi there - I don't have any specific information, but I am also looking. My ancestors, Venoix of Caens, also came over with William the C (Advisors), were given lands near Hastings and took on the name Veness. If you here anything, let me know? Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:37:02 -0400 From: mpl...@wideopenwest.com To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn? Hello, everyone. A cousin of mine is tracing the family tree and hit the jackpot. I'm a direct descendant of the builders of this manor: http://www.padley.catholicweb.com/ My ancestor is Joan Padley, and she lived in the 14th century. I'd love to know how Joan would have been dressed, but I'm not quite certain how she places on the socioeconomic scale of the times. Here's some of the information from the website: The manor house at Upper Padley was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It is situated on the north bank of the River Derwent, within a mile of Grindleford Bridge. The original owners came from Normandy with William the Conqueror. Their family name was De Bernac. They were given the lands of Padley, Grindleford and Hathersage by William for services rendered. They settled in Upper Padley, where their descendants started to build. They eventually changed their name to Padley. When the sole heiress, Joan Padley married Robert Eyre of Highlow, there was already a fair sized manor house. Robert Joan extended the buildings including the gatehouse. I would be grateful for any help. Thanks! Michelle ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...
This is what I've had to do recently for a friend with damaged or destroyed garb for a friend. Some of it we were able to find similar things on the web, and then there's what I actually charge to make such things. Those estimates were what was used to filed their claim with their insurance. alex So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Franchesca Havas franchesca.ha...@gmail.com wrote: For insurance reasons you need to find something like it with a price tag to use as your baseline. What would it cost you to replace it is the name of this game. Ches -Original Message- From: Guenievre de Monmarche guenie...@erminespot.com Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:42 AM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes... Hi! This is a slightly off-topic question, but as I'm in the middle of the post-Pennsic garb cleaning binge, spending hour cleaning hems and steaming wrinkles gives one a lot of time to ponder the value of the fabric and time in one's garb. So I started wondering whether I should get a rider on my insurance to cover the garb, and realized I had no idea how to estimate the value in question. In most cases I know how to estimate the fabric cost, but how do I estimate labor, especially on things with 100+ hours of embroidery? I'm not a pro seamstress, so I'm somewhat at a loss... Jennifer aka Guenièvre Sent from my iPhone ___ 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-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?
Hello, everyone. A cousin of mine is tracing the family tree and hit the jackpot. I'm a direct descendant of the builders of this manor: http://www.padley.catholicweb.com/ My ancestor is Joan Padley, and she lived in the 14th century. I'd love to know how Joan would have been dressed, but I'm not quite certain how she places on the socioeconomic scale of the times. Here's some of the information from the website: The manor house at Upper Padley was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It is situated on the north bank of the River Derwent, within a mile of Grindleford Bridge. The original owners came from Normandy with William the Conqueror. Their family name was De Bernac. They were given the lands of Padley, Grindleford and Hathersage by William for services rendered. They settled in Upper Padley, where their descendants started to build. They eventually changed their name to Padley. When the sole heiress, Joan Padley married Robert Eyre of Highlow, there was already a fair sized manor house. Robert Joan extended the buildings including the gatehouse. I would be grateful for any help. Thanks! Michelle ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?
Hi, I'm a me, too here as there is a family genealogy that I've never seen. The story is that the ancestor came in 1064 or 1065 as part of W of N's entourage and stayed. Also that the current family name 'Chase' is an Anglecised(sp?)version of the original. The College of Heralds has the original name but want money to part with it. It is said in family that he became a baron or was a baron. I'd like to know what he, his spouse and children would have worn. Most of my cousins that have seen the genealogy call it that old thing. But I think it would be fun to know. Audy in the high boonies of Central Texas PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] uniforms of the Nazi
Hi I hope this isn't a silly question, but I am a professor of costume design and I have developed a course called Costume and Culture. One of the lectures I developed was about how a political movement can influence the style of clothing for an entire country, if not the western world. I chose the Nazi party and Hitler to demonstrate how one group can change the clothing style of the area. In fact I believe the design of the uniform that Hitler wore and the SS later defined the uniforms of the British and American forces. I stumbled upon your group this morning while researching via the web, a man named Hugo Boss which then led me to two other men, Walter Heck and Karl Diebitsch. Okay here is the question, Was this design deliberate or just fell into place? One of the premises I developed for this lecture was the style of the uniform reflects the male sexuality to its height during WWII. ( After all, who doesn't love a man in uniform?) And the SS uniform was designed to scare the populous into obeying or demonstrate the Nazi power. Now you can tell me how wrong I am, or could you point me into the direction of where to look or buy a book ( through your web site would be fine) or examine some pictorial reference to this? You really can't believe how much debate and discussion just this topic causes. I further take this into the clothing of the women in Germany and icons of women who reflect the German ideal. I found a book called _Nazi Chic_ for this area. Still I would like to find pictorial references of the whole topic. Thank you in advance, I hope my name doesn't put you off, you can check my university's website if you think this is a crank email. Sincerely, Kitty Macey Professor of Costume Design State University of New York at Oswego ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Threads and More
Just and FYI, Threads and More is having a rare sale event. This is where I get most of my glove making supplies from and thought I would share the info with you all. :) http://www.threadandmore.com/ SPEND $50 OR MORE AND SAVE $10 (use discount code 10) SPEND $100 OR MORE AND SAVE $20 (use discount code 20) This offer good through August 31st, 2010. Franchesca ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
