Frances:
The Whole 9 Yards fabric store in Portland had a great selection of Art
Nouveau and Arts and Craft type drapery textiles last time I was in there.
The good news is no sales tax in Oregon, the bad news, the store is in
Oregon. They do shipping.
http://w9yards.com/
(503) 223-2880
Mon -
The University of Washington (Seattle, Drama Library) has all three.
1. Pattern diagrams for three nineteenth-century... by Susan Barnwell
Pattern diagrams for three nineteenth-century dresses in the Royal Ontario
Museum, 1834-1843
by Susan Barnwell; Mary Holford; James Loates; Royal Ont
http://www.oldtimepatterns.com/costumecontest/
Historical Costume Contest
We are holding our very first Historical Costume Contest, and hope it will
have such a great turn-out that we can offer it as an annual event.
- Free to enter, no purchase necessary
This contest is open to anyone worldwide
FIT actually has exhibits
http://www.fitnyc.edu/11600.asp
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT, Part One
Fashion & Textile History Gallery
November 29, 2011 through May 8, 2012
[part 2 will open May 23]
And
http://www.fitnyc.edu/11853.asp
IMPACT: 50 Years of the C
I don't know about the rest of you but I find that since 1995 there is a
great deal more information readily available AND that I am constantly
learning more and more about the history of garments, the acquisition of
information is not static.
Either scenario is possible here - the 1995 catalo
I think the fokti example is done quite well, the only quibble I would have
is that the original fabric is clearly a densely textured fabric (someone
mentioned the original designer said it was like a snake's skin) and the
fabric used in the reproduction is not a textured fabric.
This same prob
I have been on the list since at least spring of 1994. I remember we tried
to have H labels for our name badges at the Costume Con in Santa Clara... I
think that was CC12.
Agnes
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making the spats just in
case they are not the right size for you, it's easier to modify them before
cutting the fabric! (as is the case with all patterns)
There are actually a few silly pictures of the outfit on this page
http://homepage.mac.com/gawne/PhotoAlbum14.html
hope that
Hi Sid -
I know you asked for modern dress and were reminded that this is a
historical list. However I do try to collect images of modern dress
that is clearly inspired by or a literal knock off of garments from
the past.
My most recent "find" was Miley Cyrus' gown by Zuhair Murhad from
the historical part of
the Museum are interesting as well.
Agnes Gawne
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:34:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Margrett Norwoode
Subject: [h-cost] Chicago History Museum
To: h-cost...@indra.com
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Hello fellow h-costumers,
I have a student who asked me this question today:
"I am going to Berlin in a couple of weeks. Do you have any
recommendations on fashion related activities (Museums,
Neighborhoods, etc)?"
so - as I have never been to Berlin and have no clue I am passing the
qu
Penny -
I understood that Poiret was conscripted into the French Army during the
great war as well. I don't have a reference for that but I think it was the
French language monograph of his work.
I don't have any original magazines from the period but I just re-read Jean
Phillippe Worth's "A
Hello list -
I went to the Phryne Fisher web site and looked in the glossary -- here is
what the author says "Jazz Coloured" means:
Jazz coloured pink, black and silver, green, black and gold. Usually
in stripes.
source: http://www.phrynefisher.com/glossary.html
If you are interested
Hi Penny -
I have a book at home about Mme Paquin - I don't have it here at work. Off
the top of my head this is what I know about her.
Jeanne Paquin
1869-1936
maiden name Beckers
born in Saint Denis, France
married in 1891
her salon was at 3 rue de la Paix in Paris
She made evening gowns,
Hi Penny -
I have a book at home about Mme Paquin - I don't have it here at work. Off
the top of my head this is what I know about her.
Jeanne Paquin
1869-1936
maiden name Beckers
born in Saint Denis, France
married in 1891
her salon was at 3 rue de la Paix in Paris
She made evening gowns,
Re: [h-cost] Nancy's in Seattle-La Mode Bagatelle
Don't confuse the two businesses.
Nancy's Sewing Basket on Queen Anne Ave North in Seattle is still open and a
thriving business: a great resource for patterns, books, buttons, ribbons
and all sorts of fabrics.
It's La Mode Bagatelle that qui
Suzanne -
Glad you found Nancy's. It is a really nice store as you say.
You may remember a few years ago a pattern line (they only made 2 patterns)
called La Mode Bagatelle? Well, you probably met the 2 women who made those
patterns if you were in Nancy's on a Saturday. Susan works in the R
Since you mention that you will be in New Hampshire I have to
recommend that you go to the Hood Art Museum at Dartmouth. I was
there for a non-costuming reason and just happened to have time to
wander to their museum. They have great early things (a wonderful
early middle eastern art disp
This bodice completely overlaps. The pattern is a simulation of the
"round gowns" that actually opened in the front but in this case only
the illusion is created with the overlapping bodice, the designers
made this design decision suspecting that most modern wearers would
prefer the back
The Ravenrook company is selling the La Mode Bagatalle patterns now.
They have the yardage posted at the bottom of the page.
http://www.ravenrook.com/clothier/bagatelle/regency.jsp
Agnes
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My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically regarding
a ball in Washington DC. Do any of you have any idea why an 1867 woman
would powder her hair or wear a blue ribbon around her neck?
Here is the original quote. It's taken from the letters of John Hay. He was
Abraham
weeks the links have often changed
since I last visited them.
If you are in a high profile setting or a school that has a legal
department you might ask for legal counsel to advise you about using
the images from websites or books you do not own.
Good Luck!
Agnes Gawne
1. Re: cost
Funny enough I just got an email from Cooks Illustrated about their tea
tasting -- here's the link if you would like to read it.
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/printtasting.asp?tastingid=592&bdc=7104
or
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/tasting.asp?tastingid=592&bdc=7104&extcode=N07MH1AA1
They ar
That was pretty funny Cin, but you have to listen all the way to his very
last statement:
"... I also learned that breeches make my butt look big!"
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Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 10:40:52 -0700
From: Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] The Jamestown Test
To: h-cost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Textile Museums in the North of Ireland
It's completely out of the area you will be in but in case any others are
traveling to Ireland and going North rather than West, the Irish Linen
Centre and Museum in Lisburn, County Antrim is amazing, it's fairly small
but they demonstrate every aspect o
Bjarne,
That cap is sometimes also called a Corday Cap as Charlotte Corday was
wearing one when her portrait was made in prison after she murdered Marat.
In the USA some people also call it a Martha Washington Cap as she is often
pictured wearing a variation of it as well. Getting the Countr
You should definitely go to the Detroit Institute of Arts to see the entire
room covered in Diego Rivera Frescos. It represents "Detroit Industry" in
the 1930s. Plan on sitting in this courtyard (roof was added later) to see
the four walls. If you give yourself enough time you can see the entire
this was an interesting site but very Anglo-centric. Some American museum
curator needs to chime in with the American terms for many of those items.
For instance: the British term "braces" for men's suspenders was there and
the British term "Suspender belt" was there for a woman's garter belt.
Bot
The Fan museum is in Greenwich (near naval museum) also next to the house
Daniel Day Lewis grew up in, his father was poet laureate for United Kingdom
at the time. There is a plaque marking it. It is an easy walk from the tube
station.
It is a lovely small museum with a fine orangery in the back.
The University of Washington has an online collection but it stops at 1915
http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumehistweb/index.html
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