Re: [h-cost] re: fine drawing?
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Re: [h-cost] new to me
In a message dated 2/10/2006 11:55:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Miniatures of Nicholas Hillard and his wife Alice Brandon. Those are really neat! However, may I humbly suggest a little more info in a post like this, to give us a hint of the period. I suppose that, if I don't know who Nicholas Hillard is, I can assume that is not a period of primary interest for me, and it certainly didn't hurt me to look at the pictures anyway. However, how about, in future, saying something like Miniatures of , circa 1577? Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] fine drawing
You're right. Fine drawing is described in the instructions as like lacing so it sounds like it could be used to reinforce a seam. It just wouldn't look anything like the pictures I posted when used that way. :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dune
Agreed. Costumes great. Movies bite. Books rock. Bice On 2/9/06, Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:40 PM 2/8/2006, you wrote: I got the newly issued DVD of Duneanother film much hated but I love because I don't find it confusing [and I've never read the books] While I really enjoyed both sets of movies (SciFi version, and the original movie with extended info), the books are so much better imho. If you haven't read them, do, at least the first three books. I've read most of that series, and the first three are much better, with the story going whacky imho after that. But I will also admit to enjoying the SciFi movie costumes very much, even if the storylines are a bit changed. It's been a long while since I saw the original movie (when it came out in the theatre, and again when the extended aired on tv although I vaguely watched it because I was working), so I won't comment there. Kimiko ___ 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] Roman women's hairstyles
I have it on the shelf, but it is in the file to discard. Does anyone not know about the R.Courson book I mentioned earlier. He covers hair styles from almost pre-history through most of the twentieth Century. This volume is about 3 thick; the drawings are based on statuary of the ancients through gleanings from pictorial evidences of art and photography. All of the pic's are black and white line renderings of hair style from any of the periods. And it carries a fairly comprehensive bibliography as well as interpretive descriptions . Kathleen - Original Message - From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Roman women's hairstyles On Thursday 09 February 2006 4:16 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Can anyone point me to a reference for how to dress Roman ladies' hair? I've found a some simple styles, but wasn't there a period when they wore really tall, complicated hairstyles? Oh, and has anyone seen this book: Daring Do's: History of hairstyles by Trasko? Is it any good? I looked through it in a bookstore once. Fewer illustrations than I'd like, and very un-informative text. Moreover, I don't think it had any pictures whatsoever of Roman period styles. Don't waste your money. If you want pictures of Roman ladies' hair styles, there's a nice little section in A.T. Croom's Roman Clothing and Fashion, which is still in print and not too expensive (I think it runs about $35 USD). -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.--Richard Feynman ___ 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] new to me
Original Message - From: otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historic Costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:49 PM Subject: [h-cost] new to me Miniatures of Nicholas Hillard and his wife Alice Brandon. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Nicholas_Hilliard_021.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Nicholas_Hilliard_001.jpg De Wow--what a beautiful couple they made! He was a handsome devil, wasn't he? Fiant simii! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Dune costumes
While I really enjoyed both sets of movies (SciFi version, and the original movie with extended info), the books are so much better imho One should never go to a movie based on a book and expect it to be in any way true to the book's story. Different medium. Then one is less often disappointed. I loved the Dune books. I also loved the David Lynch Dune movie. If any of you are fans of particular film directors, as I am of David Lynch, you go to that movie to see what that director has done with the story, not to see a reenactment scene-by-scene of the book. At least, that is my opinion. If you're looking for the same story as the book, you are bound to be disappointed most of the time. Where was Tom Bombadil, after all, in Lord of the Rings? That said, the process of designing costumes for a science fiction film or fantasy is that the world you are creating never really existed. So you get to create the world, along with the rest of the design team. So much fun! And the choices in Dune the movie (the 80's one with Sting) are very interesting. I particularly liked the moisture-trapping suits. The name for them escapes me. And, of course, the Court. And the creepy Baron. (shudder) and how all of these choices related to the characters. Cheryl Odom ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] new to me
Does her lace ruff stop at the shoulder? It almost looks like it attaches to her black veil. Is that usual? Can't remember seeing anything like that before, but Elizabethan isn't my primary period (yet). Thanks Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender --- otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:49:13 -0600 To: Historic Costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] new to me Miniatures of Nicholas Hillard and his wife Alice Brandon. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Nicholas_Hilliard_021.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Nicholas_Hilliard_001.jpg De ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Netscape. just the net you need ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: BHO series
Becky wrote: Try watching the latest series on HBO or Cimemax, Called Ceasar. It's great. It portrays all the nasty things people think but pretend don't happen in society. Just proves that nothing is new, even sexual orientation, seduction, powergrabs and political arrangements through sex. You thought any of that was new? :-) Gail Finke ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Roman women's hairstyles
On Saturday 11 February 2006 8:56 am, Lloyd Mitchell wrote: I have it on the shelf, but it is in the file to discard. Does anyone not know about the R.Courson book I mentioned earlier. Yes, I am familiar with Corson's book. However, I believe it's out of print. It's certainly hard to find; after prowling the Internet for awhile I managed to score a copy for $75 USD. That's why I didn't recommend it first to the lady who started this thread. He covers hair styles from almost pre-history through most of the twentieth Century. This volume is about 3 thick; the drawings are based on statuary of the ancients through gleanings from pictorial evidences of art and photography. All of the pic's are black and white line renderings of hair style from any of the periods. And it carries a fairly comprehensive bibliography as well as interpretive descriptions . You are quite right, Kathleen. Corson's book is my basic reference for hairstyles though it's not cheap to obtain. My bet is that it'd be easy enough to find via ILL though. Corson also did a book on the history of makeup which I will eventually track down, time and cost permitting. :-) -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.--Richard Feynman ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] DVDs
I just saw a fantastic DVD I bought of Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne. This production was put on by the Opera National de Lyon; it has English subtitles. The costumes are around 1876, more or less--they're stage costumes. But who cares about the costumes? The opera is a vivid, simultaneously cynical and sentimental evocation of the demi-monde, with very witty lyrics and dialog. It gives all the details of things like how a grande horizontale juggles her lovers, and how people party at a fashionable restaurant (the head waiter instructs new staff on when and when not to enter a room in which a couple are dining), how they drink all night, the various postures they wake up in, how they order tea and stagger home. The singing and acting in this production are brilliant, and the music, of course, is wonderful. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dune costumes
Cheryl wrote: I particularly liked the moisture-trapping suits. The name for them escapes me. Still-suits. -Helen/Aidan ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] costumer wanted in Nashville, TN
I've been contacted by a woman who wants a fantasy costume and headpiece made for her, for a performance she is doing. She'd like to work with someone local to her in Tennessee. Let me know if you might be interested and I will give her your contact info. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] DVDs
In a message dated 2/11/2006 1:14:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just saw a fantastic DVD I bought of Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne. I love Offenbach! Les Contes d'Hoffmann is one of my fave operas [Right after Monteverdi's Orfeo and Mozart's Le Nozzi]. Now there's a great costume project! I'll have to check it out. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] DVDs
Do you know a really good DVD of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, musically, and in terms of the technical quality of transferring the music, and where they didn't go and use modern clothes for costumes or something? The San Francisco Opera DVD of Die Fledermaus is absolutely wonderful BTW. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com I love Offenbach! Les Contes d'Hoffmann is one of my fave operas [Right after Monteverdi's Orfeo and Mozart's Le Nozzi]. Now there's a great costume project! I'll have to check it out. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dune costumes
At 07:58 AM 2/11/2006, you wrote: I particularly liked the moisture-trapping suits. The name for them escapes me. Still suits, iirc. It's been awhile. Kimiko ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Roman women's hairstyles
I have the makeup book also. The book were given to me by a former director...sort of in his will. I will check my shelf for what might be a digest version that I have acquired. (And thanks for the sp.check..) Also, I think that Cassine-Scott did a fair job in his Greek and Roman handbook for the stage. At least a jumping off point. Kathleen - Original Message - From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Roman women's hairstyles On Saturday 11 February 2006 8:56 am, Lloyd Mitchell wrote: I have it on the shelf, but it is in the file to discard. Does anyone not know about the R.Courson book I mentioned earlier. Yes, I am familiar with Corson's book. However, I believe it's out of print. It's certainly hard to find; after prowling the Internet for awhile I managed to score a copy for $75 USD. That's why I didn't recommend it first to the lady who started this thread. He covers hair styles from almost pre-history through most of the twentieth Century. This volume is about 3 thick; the drawings are based on statuary of the ancients through gleanings from pictorial evidences of art and photography. All of the pic's are black and white line renderings of hair style from any of the periods. And it carries a fairly comprehensive bibliography as well as interpretive descriptions . You are quite right, Kathleen. Corson's book is my basic reference for hairstyles though it's not cheap to obtain. My bet is that it'd be easy enough to find via ILL though. Corson also did a book on the history of makeup which I will eventually track down, time and cost permitting. :-) -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.--Richard Feynman ___ 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] Re: OT...Les Contes d'Hoffann...was DVDs
In a message dated 2/11/2006 9:44:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you know a really good DVD of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, musically, and in terms of the technical quality of transferring the music, and where they didn't go and use modern clothes for costumes or something? I have the DVD with Placido Domingo doing Hoffmann...on the Kultur label. It's not bad. But there are several versions. Here's a link to ArkivMusic's page of them: ArkivMusic | Album List Page But my fave recording [not DVD...just a CD] is with Francisco Araiza: ArkivMusic | Offenbach: Tales Of Hoffmann / Tate, Norman, Araiza, Et Al This is not your usual version you hear in the opera house. They have restored the complete introduction with the scene with the Musewho disguises herself as Nicklausse to keep Hoffmann true to his art. [suddenly a lot of things make more sense, don't they?] And the speaking scenes are restored...but you lose Copelias' aria about eyes. [Offenbach died while they were preparing the 1st production. Afterwhich...the producers did what they wanted, composing it thru and eliminating a lot of stuff.] The Antonia act is second instead of last, The Giuietta act is last with a very different ending. Instead of her just leaving Hoffmann, Dapertutto plots his death by poisoning a glass of wine. But Giulietta drinks it by mistake and drops dead as Dapertutto laughs. Doncha love opera??? Like Anna Russell says: You can do anything, as long as you sing it. Any of you who are not familiar with this opera, I highly recommend it. It one of the greats...in either version. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: OT...Les Contes d'Hoffann...was DVDs
I'm sorryI forgot the links won't post if I just drag them in the e-mail. here they are: DVDs http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?album_group=2comp_id=2182; name_role1=1name_id1=8878 The CD http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=8878name_role1=1; comp_id=2182genre=180bcorder=195name_id=14658name_role=2 I hope this works ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
