[h-cost] Elizabethan Packers Fan
We had a blast photographing at Costume-Con 2010 (28) the world's best Green Bay Packers fan. Make sure to look at the detailed photos. http://www.costumegallery.com/CostumeCon28/historic/packers/P1020792.htm 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Mummers Museum and Mardi Gras Trip
Kudos to Sandy Pierre for the great recommendation to go to the Mummers Museum in Philadelphia. We did the photo shoot Saturday morning. Joe I took 700 photos in 2 hrs. We photographed all the costumes on exhibit. Each costume may have up to 10-15 photos to show all the details from front, back, and side angles. In the next couple of days, I will put online a few of the photos from this trip. I wish I could start right now into getting this project online BUT. This week, I have to switch my work to costume photos from the Mobile, Alabama Mardi Gras Museum...400 photos. I want to get them on my website before I leave for Mardi Gras on March 1 and (returning March 15.) If I have extra time, (no way), I want to put online my photos from MG Day 2010 on St. Charles St., New Orleans. I am praying that the MG Museum in Biloxi, Mississippi is finally open so that I can fit in a photo shoot of their costumes. The museum was on the beach front where Hurricane Katrina hit. I did a video and photos in 1999 of their costumes but am not 100% happy with the results. I have improved my techniques. I am staying an extra week on the Gulf Coast, so I might re-shoot the costume photos for the NO MG Museum. When I return from MG, I plan to get the last of my 2010 Costume-Con photos and video online before the 2011 event. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume Con
I encourage people to go to Costume-Con regardless of your level of costuming experience. I have been to two CC and find the people SO friendly. They love to talk about their costumes and how they made them. Last year I did meet more h-costumers than the one at Baltimore. The CCs seem to take on the personality of the location. Both years were so different. I do like when the event is all on one floor of the hotel...more people seem to get to mingle. Last year the topic came up on h-costume about newbies worried that they didn't have a costume to wear. I haven't worn a costume either year and didn't feel bad and no one treated me differently. I am there as press and photographing, so it is not practical for me to wear a costume. When Robin first met me at CC, I was laying in the floor photographing costume details. One of the things that I really enjoy about CC is meeting costumers of all ages. Last year we had a blast photographing a little girl in an 18th Century costume. She stole our hearts! We met some mothers who designed costumes for their children. It was a chance for them to brag about their creations...child and costume. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume Con
The workshops that Robin did last year were outstanding! I am offering to do workshops on digitally restoring antique photographs in Paint Shop Pro software and another on how to photograph costumes for the internet. I am also on the primary sources panel with Julie Zetterburg Sardro, webmaster of The Costume Page. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] VA Archived Collection Viewing: Important Info
This is long, so please read all of it. http://www.thistle-threads.com/blog/ Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume con
I'm going and going to be a panelist. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Philly places to visit
I am going to be in Philly Thursday and Friday next week. Are there any museum exhibits that are fashion/costumes related that I should see? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Your family and costuming genes
I was re-reading Margo's post and it got me to thinking...How many of our family members are enjoying costuming since we became a member of h-costume? Or maybe inherited the costuming gene? If so what kind of costuming? All my kids like getting into costumes...sometimes for no real reason. We were lucky to have inherited my husband's family costume bag. My grandchildren go straight to the bag...now totes of costumes to play in when they visit us. Their closets are full of their own costumes. My 5 y.o granddaughter wears her costumes everywhere...to school, church, the store, etc. My 9 y.o. granddaughter has started sewing and is very passionate about it. My son, Patrick, is the one who inherited the most costuming genes. I didn't know until I saw the playbill but he was designing the costumes for his high school plays. He made his first costume for an anime convention and won an award for construction. He has worked in the costuming retail industry for 4 yrs as a manager of Spirits Halloween stores. This year Pat went back to college for theater technology. He has been awarded full scholarships for college. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I thought that I had my 1940s bridal photos with the halo hats on my laptop or external hard-drive but don't. I will have to pull the photos off my master computer Wed. night. I am sorry for the delay on the photos. I saw halo hats in 1941 films on TMC Tuesday. One film was Affectionately Yours trailer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjpRQBKNO4s shows a side view of the actress Merle Oberon's halo hat at 1:16 minute and Rita Hayworth wearing a nice halo hat at 1:48 (great view ). If I recall correctly, the earliest I have seen halo hats is 1938 in a ladies' magazine. Halo hats evolved to a skull cap with the halo added at the top and side with no brim at the back of the head. Sometimes the brim of the hat has large semi-roll to provide the halo effect. Generally the caps of the hats, do not touch the temples are forehead hairline. They are shifted back so that the brim provides the full halo effect. Think of the halo of the Virgin Mary paintings or Jesus in The Last Supper. But I have also seen this same halo effect in Byzantine paintings. These hats have been a pet project of mine for the past year. I first saw them in wedding photos with the brides wearing the hats. This is a beautiful effect. The veil is attached to the crown and flows floor length or longer. This reminds me of the Virgin Mary. Next I started noticing them in late 1930-1940s movies worn with suits. I started purchasing the halo hats at estate sales. Since I am waiting to have a space to photograph my hat collection, I moved my hat collection to a storage unit. So I don't have them in-house to snap a quick photo of one. I have wondered for a long time, what and who started this fashion trend. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
Thank you to everyone for making our websites anniversary very special. I truly appreciate all your kind comments. Question: I've been watching a lot of 1940s films and keep seeing women wearing halo hats. It seems to have been fashionable for a while and kept getting large and larger. I also have a nice collection of bridal photos with halo hats from the 40s. What or who started this fashion craze? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I will clean up one of my photos later tonight an put it online. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Downward Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 7:21 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question Can you show us what you're talking about? I study hats and don't recognize the term. LynnD On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:52 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote: Thank you to everyone for making our websites anniversary very special. I truly appreciate all your kind comments. Question: I've been watching a lot of 1940s films and keep seeing women wearing halo hats. It seems to have been fashionable for a while and kept getting large and larger. I also have a nice collection of bridal photos with halo hats from the 40s. What or who started this fashion craze? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
That may be a 1950s version but it is not what I am talking about. These look like halos from the Byzantine paintings. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
But thanks for showing the Lilly Dache hat. She is my favorite. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
Link numbers 1 4 are halo hat but not 2 3. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] hair work
It one of you gets good at hair work, look me up. I have my daughter's long braid from her first haircut at 6 y.o. I saved it to have hair work made. The braid is very thick and curly. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary--A shout out!
I wanted to give a shout out to the many people who have made my wonderful job so much easier over the years...many, many have been h-costumers. You all are such a great support group and a wealth of information!!! Many of our websites' visitors, subscribers, and students have been from this list. A large majority of our instructors and intern volunteers I met on this list. Some of you have loaned your collections or donated to go online in our Research Library. Kathleen Mitchell has loaned us several books, given me a vast collection of 1st Communion photos, and sold me her collections of antique wedding photos and antique fashion magazines. She has been such a wonderful supportive person over the years. Something that I didn't learn in my college business law class was copyright laws. Boy, I really learned them with the discussions between Fran and RL Shep!!! Kimiko, you have to be the fastest person that I have ever seen at restoring antique fashion plates for me. Shirley Hobbs, a quiet lurker, was one of our first typist interns and is still with us. She typed almost all the fashion trends reports in our 1860s A Year in Fashion series and a lot of sections of the Costume Dictionary. Franchesca Havas has been a Costume Classroom instructor for so long that I have forgotten when she started. She knows more about gloves than anyone I have ever met. Many are h-costumers are perfectly preserved our Online Costume Balls. That was such a blast doing the ball with all of you. It was fun to see you try to guess who some of the others were. Sandy and Pierre I looked forward to your entries every year. Robin, I believe you are a walking costume encyclopedia and it was a joy to meet you at Costume-Con. It was also fun having Sandy and Pierre to stalk you at CC so that I could meet you in person...with standing up. Ann Wass was one of our instructors and I met her in person not long after I graduated from college. I have rarely met up with you when you were not in costume! A BIG thank you to Eliza for being such a wonderful list-mom to all of us for so many years. You are a costume saint! Gosh, so many fun memories and great times with h-costume. I could write a novel on the fun we have all had here! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Today our The Costume Gallery Websites 15th Anniversary. Hard to believe that we have been online that long. I started the online Research Library as a college student. This was also my first year on h-costume. I hope some of those members from then are still on h-costume. If so, many, many thanks for all your support while I was building my first website. In 1996, there were only a handful of costume related websites. After having trouble finding sites to research, I started the online Library and purchasing old costume history publications to put on the website. I rarely give my own opinion on the sites' content. I save my opinions for Facebook. My goal all these years with the websites is to present the resources for others to research. To celebrate our anniversary, we are opening up free access to the public for 13 of 14 websites. The Costume Classroom is only open to our students. Please let your friends know about our free access. Our Anniversary free access will end Friday night, 10 PM, East Coast U.S. time. Passwords and details are below. Passwords for all The Costume Gallery Websites except the Costume Classroom: Login: cg2003 Password: ksp264adb OUR WEBSITES: The Costume Gallery's main website: http://www.costumegallery.com The Costume Gallery Research Library: http://www.costumelibrary.com The Costume, Fashion, Textile Dictionary http://www.costumegallery.com/Library/Dictionary/dictionary.pdf Costume Encyclopedia: http://www.costumeencyclopedia.com Over 770 entries and 407 images of costume descriptions and definitions. Fashion Color Database: http://www.fcdatabase.com Over 2100 entries of color names and their trends, definitions, or usage. The passwords for the FCD: ksp264adb. Do not use the login ***cg2003*** like for the Library. Library's Slideshows: http://www.costumeslideshows.com 25 slideshows with 1,852 photos. Designers of Their Time: http://www.pastdesigners.com 85 fashion designers and 479 images. The passwords are the same as for the Library. Wedding Fashion History: http://www.antiquebrides.com Hairstyle History: http://www.pasthairstyles.com Children's Clothing History: http://www.pastkidsclothes.com Sunday's Best Clothes: 1st Communion Confirmation Antique Photos: http://www.communionhistory.com Hats Off!!! Hat History: http://www.pasthats.com Online Costume Ball: http://www.onlinecostumeball.com Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Your welcome Ann. Thank you for being one of our first Costume Classroom instructors! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Thank you Carol. I did the h-costume directory in 1997 or 1998. I had forgotten all about the directory. That was fun! It is so hard to believe it has been 15 years online for my business. My daughter Katie was 4 years old when I started my business. She would fall asleep in my lap while I was on the computer. Now she is in college. Drea Leed started her website just after mine. Costumes.org was after Drea's. Julie Zetterburg Sardo of The Costume Page and I finally met at the last Costume-Con. We talked about what were the first mega costume history websites. Hers was the first site. Mine was third or fourth. I can't tell you how excited I was to meet Julie after talking online for so many years. I also finally got to meet h-costumers old timers Sandy Pierre and Robin at the same Costume-Con!!! What a blast! So who are the old-timers on h-costume that are still here? What year did you join h-costume? I joined in 1995 while taking my costume history classes in college. I was so excited to find out there were people all over the world who loved costume history. Today I guess people a lot of people do not understand how little about historic costuming was online in the mid-1990s. H-costume was the only email list that I could find around the time. Oher lists followed h-costume like Vintage clothing, f-costume (fantasy) and h-needlework (historic). F-costume is still around on yahoogroups and h-needlework is on ansteorra.org. I miss some of the h-costumer old-timers who are not on the list anymore like RL Shep, Margo, and Teddy. I can't tell you what an important part of my education that h-costumers played in my life.Shep used to give me so much good advice about publishing in this area. Thank you to all h-costumers for 16 years of learning and friendship! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Queen Maud's wardrobe
WOW What a beautiful dress! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary
Yea Kimiko! You are in the h-costume old-timers club! Do you want a walker or cane? I remember when Margo was going through the process of developing her business. Wonder what year that was. Thank you for your work when an intern for my Library! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What Costume-related gifts did you get?
Looks like some of you racked up on the gifts. My future daughter-in-law gave me a box of antique lace that she had purchased at an estate sale. In the box was a fine lace bertha in perfect condition, very delicate lace collar, and some collars and cuffs that are tacked to tissue paper. We are trying to figure out why they are attached to the tissue paper in a manner of a personal display. I wonder if it is like the embroidery portfolios at the Valentine Museum. Future brides would present their future MIL with a portfolio of embroidery stitches to prove that the bride was worthy of the groom. The best gift was to and from my 9 y.o. granddaughter. I always wanted a daughter to teach her to sew. No such luck with my daughter Katie. Last summer on vacation I was embroidering and my granddaughter wanted to learn how to do it. So I taught her some basics and she fell in love with embroidery. She also fell in love my DMC floss notebook that holds the floss. She asked for Christmas would I give her one. I gave her for Christmas an embroidery pattern book, the DMC notebook, about 30 skeins of floss, a hoop, and needles. She was so excited that she wanted to go home immediately and start embroidering. She is very gifted in all the needle skills. She also crochets and knits. Lastly my mother gave me a book on how to create the Colonial Williamsburg all natural Christmas decorations. It is called Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas by Libbey Hodges Oliver. The book really inspired me to finish my wreath of the 10-point star. This is my variation of one of the 2009 CW wreaths at www.costumegallery.com/wreath.jpgThe photo is extra large so that you can see it closely. The wreath is 36 across and took one night to make. The gumballs and holly came from my yard. The star's white area is small dried flowers and the cranberries are fresh. The outline of the star is cinnamon sticks. I am in the process of putting my photos of making the wreath on my FaceBook page. Do a search for The Costume Gallery Websites to find the directions. By tonight all the direction will be on FB. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Victorian Greek artistic dress
Deb, I have seen a couple in the 1890s Delineator magazine. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT: Christmas Decorations
OFF TOPIC This might not be historic or vintage needlework but I found a beautiful cut-work embroidered Christmas runner last summer in an antique store. The embroidery is machine made. http://www.costumegallery.com/runner.jpg http://www.costumegallery.com/runner.jpg A link to my 2009 photos of the handmade Christmas decorations at Colonial Williamsburg (CW) homes. I took some really good close-ups so that if someone wanted, you can make them. http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1010984.htm http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1010984.htm . The CW decorations are made of all natural items. I am returning to CW Dec. 11 to see if they have new decorations and photograph them. Today I am making my variation of this wreath: http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1020053.htm http://www.costumegallery.com/Williamsburg/2009/1020053.htm . I collected some of the items from my yard last summer...like the gumballs, tails of ornamental grasses, etc. I tried to grow bachelor buttons for the wreath but they didn't grow well. So I have to come up with something else for the small white flowers. If you have a suggestion, please pass it along to me. Hopefully, I will photograph my progress of making the wreath. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Travelling to the US in March 2011
Jumping up and down...you are coming about 40 miles from me! Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Travelling to the US in March 2011
Ann, Is CSA or CW charging this much for series? Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] It is like Christmas Presents!
Saturday, I rented a climate controlled storage unit to house some of my collections. We started taking the hat and bridal dress collections out of my office...this is like Christmas presents to myself! I had the hat boxes stored everywhere in-house. There were so many that I had forgot about some of them. The same thing happened with the boxed bridal dresses. They are now nicely organized in the storage unit. I can find them easily! Now that they are out of my office, I can get to the large closet and can see what goodies are in there. This would make a good episode of Hoarders but my office wasn't dirty...just hats stored everywhere! LOL! Might be fun for h-costumers to watch but not the general public. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Heads UP: Badly Costume Elizabethan Movie on TCM rightnow
Kathleen, The film was first released in 1937 and re-released circa 1944. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Heads UP: Badly Costume Elizabethan Movie on TCM right now
The movie is Fire Over England from 1937. It is hard to watch! Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers
I believe something people need to understand is the scope of putting things online. I have been doing this for 14 years. I have photographed thousands of items. Over 20,000 photos of actual costumes are just waiting to go online. I photograph at a high resolution with detailed photos of costumes overhead, back side, inside, extreme close-up of embellishments, etc. Anyone that have seen or had me photograph them at Costume-Con know how many detailed photos that I take. I have a massive collection to go online from a university's fashion that I photographed and documented in 2006-2007. It took me a year to photograph and document their collection. Since them I have purchased a large collection in-house of 20th Century hats, yet to be photographed. On top of this, I have hundreds of period publications and antique photographs waiting to go online. Since I am a staff of one, I count on volunteers to help with putting items online. Since the economy has been so poor, my volunteers have had little time to help. I am down to three volunteers who type articles when they have spare time. My webpage coders and graphics people are no longer available. So I am slowly putting things online by myself. I would love to get more volunteers. If you are interested, please email me privately. As for viewing high resolution photos online, I use the software Zoomify that allows you to zoom in really close. I know the McCord Museum uses it. It doesn't cost that much and is simple to use. The software makes it very hard for someone to steal the images. Each image can be divided in hundreds of pieces. I haven't had a problem with someone stealing these images so far. I have worked at a museum, a university, and been at my business a long time in the internet world. We all want to education people on what we have available. But it all comes down to money and man power. There was a time when my business depended solely on subscribers and our students. But as the economy shifted, advertisers have been keeping me afloat. But that money is not enough to actually hire people. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 11 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers?
Good article Allison! Thanks for letting both parties about the research process. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of A. Thurman Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:31 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers? I know a number of us have contacted museums for private behind the scenes visits in pursuit of our historic costume research. I also know some of us work at museums, with costume collections. At the request of the Center for the Future of Museums, I wrote a blog post about my experiences visiting the Smithsonian's costume collection, with suggestions on how dedicated amateur scholars and museums might work together. I'd love to get your comments, as would the CFM, as helping the public use museums is what they do: http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2010/11/mining-myculture-serving-communi ty-of.html Please feel free to forward around! Allison T. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16260) http://www.pctools.com/ === === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16270) http://www.pctools.com/ === ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Fwd: R.I.P. Carolyn Kayta Barrows
[Penny Ladnier] Forwarding this about Kayta. She was a h-costume member for years. Kayta sure will be missed. She is survived by two daughters, Eileen Martz, Eleanor Martz Gomez, Eleanor's husband Paolo Gomez, her little brother Gary, his wife Sabrina, and their children, and her mother. According to Eleanor, Kayta's stated wishes were that she did not want a funeral or big memorial service. As an alternative, I would suggest: Have a small gathering of friends, and serve caramels and butterscotch flavored items. Kayta greatly enjoyed butterscotch pudding. No matter which group Kayta was in, she was frequently a teacher. In S.C.A. and science fiction fandom, she taught hand crafts such as embroidery, hand sewing, and provided information on how to be a better costumer. For Dickens Faire, some remember her for helping them learn how to dance. So, if you have something that you can teach others, do so. It doesn't have to be hand crafts. Just share your knowledge with other people, and that will be a memorial to her. If you have a historical park in your neighborhood, help it out. See if they would like some historical re-enactors to put on period appropriate events. Kayta was involved with the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco where she created period appropriate events, one of them being a Suffragette Protest in March, I believe. If someone local could step in and keep events alive there, that would be a living memorial. One of the best gifts that Kayta gave me was that she was diplomatically honest with me when no one else would tell me things that I needed to know. I encourage others to do this with someone that others may find difficult. At this point, Kayta's daughters have not stated any particular wishes. If people want to send condolence messages, I will forward them. I do not feel right publishing their e-mail addresses at this time. If anything is stated, I will let people know. __ Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16250) http://www.pctools.com/ === ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Queen's Freddie Mercury's Costumes
WOW I have never seen this video before of Freddie Mercury, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIcfFD30Ms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIcfFD30Ms . It pays a great tribute to his many costumes Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Alice Cooper Photos
I have added to our website Mr. Halloween, Alice Cooper's Theatre of Death Concert photos. His fans gave him the nickname of Mr. Halloween. The photos were taken with an emphasis on his costumes, sets, and lighting design. There are 40 photos in the free access area of my websites. http://www.costumegallery.com/AliceCooper/LGimages/ http://www.costumegallery.com/AliceCooper/LGimages/ This was a different kind of photo-shoot. I found a place three people away from the stage. The crowd kept pushing closer and closer to the stage. I could not get out of the get out of the area until the concert was over. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] I found my way back!
I have been going through h-costume withdrawal since the beginning of August. YEA! I am back home! I have never been away from this email list this long. I bought a new laptop and thought that is why I couldn't receive email from h-costume. Tonight we found out that my email server had changed my security settings and had blocked the email list. While I was away, I have been having a lot of fun. I have purchased the following: ***about 200 vintage hats from 1920s-1960s *** two wedding dresses--one from the 1940s and another from the 1920s complete with the veil and undergarments. ***1940s evening gown ***Some late 1960s-early 1970s ladies' dresses ***set of very 1890s large fashion prints.they are larger than my new large scanner bed. ***lots of antique photos of weddings and 1860s families (found at a low price on a Mississippi trip) I wish my son would hurry up and take the wallpaper down in my future photo studio. I am dying to photograph these items. Antique Roadshow in Washington DC was a blast. They valued my collection of late 1890s/early 1900s French theater costume illustrations at over $10,000. The collection is now residing in a bank vault. AR said that to a fashion or theater historian, the collection is priceless. During the past month, I have photographed three events. The first event was Citie of Henricus-Publick Day, Chesterfield, VA. Henricus was the second English settlement in the New World. The second event was the Chickahominy Indian Pow-Wow. We have some great detailed photos and videos from this event. I was in costume heaven at this event. Friday , I photographed a 1950s sock hop Cruisin' on the Coast in Mississippi.lots of poodle skirts and vintage cars! You can see a few of the photos on my business' Facebook page. These are a sneak peak. I have about 1,000 photos from these events to put on my websites. Citie of Henricus-Publick Day: 399th Anniversary http://tiny.cc/yrz2b Chickahominy American Indian Pow-Wow http://tiny.cc/neu8cv3ri9 Penny Ladnier (who is thrilled to be back) Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!
Hi Kathy, Long time since we have chatted. They didn't film me at my request...I was going on no sleep and looked like crap. They were looking for American treasures to film. Since my collection is French they weren't that interested in filming it, thank goodness. I just really wanted to know the collection's value for insurance purposes. You might see me in the background when they show the bear skin rug. I was at the table behind them. The show airs in 2011. Pow-wow...I was trying to figure out the same thing about the headdress. There were about five men with this style headdress and various styles of make-up. The photos that I am going to put on my website are high resolution. So you might be able to tell more from those photos. BTW, the Indians at the pow-wow are not just Chickahominy people. I learned a lot by going to this event. First, the Chickahominy are the people who kidnapped Jamestowne's John Smith. Second, at a pow-wow, the host is the Chickahominy. They invited Indian nations from all over the U.S. Their dress is called regalia. They are offended if you call it costume. It may take a lifetime to complete their regalia. Some of the regalia may be inherited from an ancestor. The Chickahominy holds classes to teach their young people how to loom-bead and create their regalia. The Jingle Girls have an interesting history behind the bells on their regalia. The bells are made with old tobacco or snuff tin lids. We have some beautiful video of them dancing. The jingle makes an enchanting sound. You can see a close-up photo of a Jingle Girl's skirt on the Henricus slideshow. FYI, Henricus is up-river from Jamestowne. Pocahontas and John Rolfe were married there. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!
I have put on Facebook some of my photos from the sock hop: http://tinyurl.com/22v3p37 Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes (WAS: Re: I found my way back!)
This makes me wonder when do the term clothes come into use. I have not seen the term used up to the 1920s. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes
I really think it depends upon who you are talking to as to the term used. Last weekend, I was around the general public and referred to my work as a fashion historian. This is the easiest term for the general public to understand. But I did explain to those interested the Costume Society/academic definition of costume. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] I found my way back!
Thank you Sharon for the suggestion. This is the original wallpaper from 1978 when the house was built...so it was installed with paste. It is also waterproof paper. We have considered hanging new sheet rock. That may be easier. I have taken down a lot of wallpaper and the is the most difficult. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1860s photos
Lisa, I have just started collecting 1860s, so this collection is not very big yet. I do have a nice large group wedding photo from England. Another 1860s photo I purchased from GWTW costume designer Walter Plunkett's grandson. The reason this collection is small is because in Richmond, Virginia 1860s photos are very expensive. Last week during my Mississippi trip, we went antiquing and found 1860s photos for $6 each. I bought everyone that I found. Ironically all the photos are the North. My future daughter-in-law was with me at the antique stores. She is minoring in costume design and knows the period's costumes. She is keeping an eye out for more 1860s photos in MS and Alabama. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes
Thank you Ann. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Ann Catelli Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:41 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes I have deleted the relevant message in this thread, but am replying just the same. Use of the term Clothes--Just dated it to 1867, as Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick uses the term on its third page. Ann in CT ___ 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] I found my way back!
Thank you Sandy! I am so glad to know the name of the tool. My little grand-daughter is very crafty. I want to give her one for Christmas. She loves crocheting and braiding. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Antiques Roadshow
We are going to Antiques Roadshow Saturday in DC. We have 9 am tickets. I am so excited. We can bring four items. Is anyone from the list going? I am bringing my collection of 23 original fashion plates of French plays from the late 1890s-1903. Some are Sarah Bernhardt plays. The illustrations show the costume changes per character with five to six costumes per fashion plate. These once belonged to the illustrator or editor. A while back, we discussed these plates on h-costume. I was having a problem scanning them because they are so large. I now own a scanner with a large enough bed to scan the plates. Hopefully, I will getting them online in the autumn. I am also bringing some hand-tinted stereoviews from the first stereoview London publisher. The photos are of weddings. A photo historian told me that these are the earliest known hand-tinted stereoviews that they have seen by this photographer. I am excited to see if this is true. We are bringing an antique inlaid game table that I gave my husband for his birthday. It has a chess table and a roulette wheel. It is beautiful! We really don't care about the value, we just want to know how old it is. I am trying to decide what our 4th item will be. Maybe you all can help me decide. I need to know the following items value for insurance purposes. So let me know what you think that I should bring: 1. Hand-beaded traditional Philippians dress (we discussed this dress on h-costume) 2. An 1814 book titled Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. It is a rare book and has full page hand-tinted illustrations of the occupations with a corresponding page with the occupation description. You can see thumbnails of this book at: http://www.costumegallery.com/1814/British_Occupations/Laborers/ This is just the laborers section online. I own the entire book and haven't put all of them online yet. 3. My Princess Diana auction dress books and photos. The books are autographed by fashion designer David Emanuel (Di's wedding dress) and some of the current dress owners. They autographed the books when I worked on the dresses For newbies to h-costume, I have worked with David and seven of the charity dresses. I don't know if these would really be classified as an antique. 4. Delineator magazine collection spanning from 1880-1930. 5. A 1900s template ad book that was used by the fashion advertising industry for fashion ads in magazines and newspapers. The ads in fashion magazines were originally templates and the publisher would insert the business info into the templates for publication. Let me know what you think my 4th item should be. We are leaving for DC Friday night. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] HELP!
I am having trouble receiving email from h-costume for the past month. Can someone please forward this to Eliza or please send me privately her email address. Email me at penn...@costumegallery.com . Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Sing-along-with-Mitch
Generation Gap Tonight at the dinner table, Mom, my husband, and I were talking about Mitch Miller's death and our memories of his TV show, Sing-along-with-Mitch. We were just a chattering. Our 27 y.o. son, Andy, was dead silent. I asked Andy, You have no idea who we are talking about. He nodded his head. So here it is for the younger generation. A L-OO-N-G time ago, people only had one TV with 3 stations (if they were lucky) and the entire family sat down and TV watched together after dinner. The time was 1961-1966 and a show came on called Sing-along-with-Mitch. Mitch was an big band leader and the songs were Americana. The song words appeared on the screen with a bouncing ball. The entire family sang the songs with the show. Think of early karaoke. Video all from one show: Part 1: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY9gtYeHhkfeature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY9gtYeHhkfeature=related Part 2: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWf51mj9pANR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWf51mj9pANR=1 Part 3: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWOr3FDJI8feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWOr3FDJI8feature=related Part 4: blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5GwzvkN-kfeature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5GwzvkN-kfeature=...related My costume notes: Costume designer for the show wwas by Sal Anthony. Mitch Miller was very noted for his VanDyke beard. Here is a video from Sing-along-with-Mitch that features 1960s versions of 1900s, 1910s, 1920s costumes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tiru-04z9w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tiru-04z9wfeature=related feature=related The 1910s men's costumes in George Burns number are pretty good. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Make Historic Costumes Count too!
Please HELP! I have entered a fashion photo contest sponsored by the Museum of Costume/Fashion, Bath, England. I have entered 9 photos, some that have not been seen on the web before. Other photos are from Costume Cons 27 28. Please look at them and leave a comment. Ask your friends to look at them. Thanks in advance! The photos can be seen at: http://www.visitorreview.com/fashionphotographycompetition/22Plus/FashionsPa standFuture Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com http://www.costumegallery.com/ 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Boys Costume in a Daguerreotype Photo
Someone please explain this little boy's costume to me, http://daguerreian.org/fm3/detail.php?Databasenumber=861 . You can click on the image to see details in Zoomify. I do not understand the bodice with the trousers. They do not seem to go together. Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com http://www.costumegallery.com/ 14 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume