At 03:24 AM 3/9/2006, you wrote:
Well, if you're interested in the middle of the 16th century, we have a
bit of an idea of what was worn on the Mary Rose, which sank in
1545. There were a number of leather jerkins found, as well as some wool
garment fragments, some wool flat caps, leather
At 04:17 PM 3/8/2006, you wrote:
Perhaps so, but it begins nearly a hundred years after the close of the
Elizabethan era.
Sailors of the Elizabethan period, based on period art wear loose
venetians or what willlater be called slops. Some are shown closed at
the bottom some are not. The
At 03:20 PM 3/8/2006, you wrote:
I was just looking at Vecellio's Book of Costumes(??) and it has several
seafaring men depicted. I don't imagine pirates would be any different.
It's a Dover book - I may have the title wrong, but the words Vecellio
and Costume are in the title I'm certain.
At 08:43 AM 3/9/2006, you wrote:
There are also the excavations from Red Bay, Labrador and the wreck of the
San Juan (1565). Although I haven't found documentation on more than the
shoes, I'm told that the graves of the Basque seamen had clothes that were
excavated.
BTW, it is most likely
At 03:18 PM 3/8/2006, you wrote:
Kimiko Small wrote:
I know what images of George Clifford, the privateering Earl looks like.
I know what images of Raleigh, and Drake are like, but what would everyday
privateers, pirates, or even basic seamen look like during the Elizabethan era?
The
At 08:29 AM 3/9/2006, you wrote:
There's also been a wonderful addition to the Laughing Moon
Men's Frock Coat pattern, in that in now includes a single-breasted, as well
as the double-breasted frock coat, with the original two vests that were
included in the pattern. Again, I'm just
While we're on the topic of Equestrian Costume I came across this fashion
plate
http://www.costumes.org/history/victorian/women/fashionplates/1859septharpers.jpg
from 1859. I was under the impression that women didn't wear hoops or skirt
supports (of whatever style was fashionable at the time)
Hi Elizabeth,
Cant give you any explanations to this, but i remember i have seen movies
where ladies are riding with crinolines two. This is not evidense, i know.
On the other hand, when i first time visited VA, they were selling some old
prints. I baught some of them, and one is Queen Anne of
Hello,
I think Alcega's cassock is a different creature than the sailors
cassock. There are a few different article of clothing that use this name,
and they differ greatly. Priests wear a long gown that goes by that name,
in the 17th century there is an overcoat that is called this.
You want to prove the pyrate look wrong you might want to go the
other way about. Bring in documentation of historic dress in the golden age
of piracy (a period beginning at the earliest in the middle 17th century and
usually depicted more around the turn to the 18th). I say this because
During my internship at Jamestown I was asked to research the 'foot of the
mariner' for the interpretive costume of the mariners c.1609. I wrote up my
research which I did primarily at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA -
as I was surveying the dressing of the foot, it may be too narrow a
Hi.
Just to let you know that Rosenborg Castle has made a fantastic website
where you can examine the individual costumes worn by the danish kings. You
can turn the pictures round, so you can see every corner of it, and there
are patterns and details in PDF files format.
Only in danish i am
From: Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you Marc for that info. I wasn't able to find much on the clothing of
the San Juan, but I have learned a lot anyway.
If you do, please let me know. I've been looking for them for some time now
:) I was kinda hoping that someone on the list would see
Hello all,
I've been asked for someone to make a highly professional gorgeous
Jester costume... authentic in appearance but not using authentic fabrics.
If you want this job, please email me privately.
Dawn
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See, we are currently finding a number of people involving themselves at
our local Renaissance faires wearing the stereotypical Pirate garb,
which is a much later time frame.
As my father (the final owner of the long-lived family parrot, handed
down from his grandfather; which
Hi and sorry for my ignorance, what is a Jester Costume?
Bad dictionary here!
Bjarne
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Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:05 PM
Subject: [h-cost] jester costume
Hello all,
I've been asked for
Susan Data-Samtak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
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I've also heard that many of the conventions followed by sidesaddle
riders today, using english style sidesaddles, go back to Victorian
times when so much of life was codified. One example that was pointed
out to me: black gloves are
What a wonderful website. This is when I wish I need knew how to speak my
great grandfather's native language. He was from Copenhagen.
Roscelin
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From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi.
Just to let you know that Rosenborg Castle
As my father (the final owner of the long-lived family parrot, handed down
from his grandfather; which grandfather BTW ran away to sea to as a cabin
boy and came back after one voyage swearing he'd never be a sailor again),
says:
Did you ever think about what the back of Long John
And yeah, if you got a hubby willing to dress like Capt'n Jack... oye.
Enjoy yourselves. ;-)
I fell in love with my husband because he enjoyed wearing kilts... I
really like men in kilts.
Kimiko
Last week's People magazine had a photo of Johnny Depp, taken on the set of
the new POtC
Ours (a Mexican redhead creatively named Polly) had a habit of putting
his head down to be scratched and then taking a good bite out of the
person who petted him, if they weren't fast enough.
Fran
E.I've seen the bombs my parrot can drop.
Personally, I keep my parrot off my
Ah, i see, well thanks Dawn, not because i was interrested, but because i
was currious to se what kind of outfit it would be.
I think it could be fun to make one, but you know, embroidery is my passion!
Bjarne
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From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume
Ah, i must say, its a small world then, how bold of your great grandfather,
to have the gutss to leave old Denmark.
Bjarne
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Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Danich kings
Hi apropos this topic. If you visited the danish site with the kings
costumes, the costume wich is shown to the Chr. IV it is a doublet with a
falling collar from about 1st part of 17th century. Actually this doublet,
the king wore on board a ship at a battle. He was wounded and therefore they
Hi, yes
I know that personality to a bird. When i studyed at the design school, we
had a day in the zoo to draw animals. I preferred to draw the birds.
Especially one of them an australian one rose colloured with tall feathers
on the head, dont know the name, i got quite friendly with, and i
Thanks, Jean. Makes sense.
Susan
Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark
Trail by Louis L'Amour
On Mar 10, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Jean Waddie wrote:
Susan Data-Samtak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
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I've
It was probably the same bird. The way Polly got people to pet him/her
(we never knew which) was to make it a surprise attack. Sometimes he
bit, sometimes not.
He/she was a great bird though.
Fran
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi, yes
I know that personality to a bird. When i studyed at the
Bjarne, thank you for that wonderful link. My great-grandfather's family
(Sorensen) was also from Denmark and I'm finally doing some genealogy
research with an aunt.
I also wanted to thank you for sharing your beautiful needlework and
costumes with us. Having the historic settings just sets off
[Please reply privately, as this person is not on the mailing list.]
A friend of mine send me your e-mail about the Jester costume. I am a
professional costumer specialize in Customized Historic Costuming
(mostly 1500's upper - 1900's). I am interested to know more about the
project. Can you
otsisto wrote:
To achieve the look you need 3 layers. Otherwise it will only have the heart
frills in the top loops or the bottom.
You will need to have excess of the frill material to achieve the desired
effect.
I can do it in paper with two layers that are the same length. As the
original
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