Re: [h-cost] Help me ID this mid-east/ asian garment

Sheridan wrote: Aha! A question I can answer! :0) The coat is not based on anything, it's a Turkish Ottoman style caftan probably bought from a Turkish import shop. I used to find these at garage sales and at second hand clothing stores quite often. I used to have a stunning blue and silver

[h-cost] Re: Costume-Con 25

Mary, We'll be very happy to see you at Costume-Con. It's unfortunate, though, that you're skipping Marcon to get more vacation, as we are the Costuming guests this year at Marcon. But we'd rather see you at Costume-Con! Pierre (and Sandy) At 08:17 PM 1/13/2007, you wrote: Date: Sat, 13

RE: [h-cost] American Civil War

Lucky you! I think fezzes are right out. I'm just starting to look into this myself & would appreciate information, too. I've read that young women wore hats but older women would wear bonnets & don't know what constitutes the difference. Thanks for any light anyone can shed. Patty __

[h-cost] American Civil War

Lalah - victory may be yours I happen to have a copy of Juanita Leisch's 'Who Wore What?' 1861-1865 - (not my period at all but I helped her with a fashion show at Colonial Williamsburg and it was a kind gift) I looked in it for pictures of ladies WITH men and in several photographs I see right-o

Re: [h-cost] American Civil War

THANK YOU! I was sure I had read that somewhere, but couldn't come up with a reference to suit my friend. If the local group has to have their button holes on the left, fine, but it isn't necessary for authenticity. And I simply don't have time to hand sew miles of loopy braid on the skirt an

[h-cost] American Civil War

I can scan pics and send if she needs visual proof - but if she is "all that" which she says she is - she likely has a copy of this book as it is a great visual survey of that time, regardless if you agree with the author on construction or not. Sarah -Original Message- THANK YOU! I was

Re: [h-cost] American Civil War

On Jan 14, 2007, at 1:00 PM, Lalah wrote: Don't you love people who come up with complicated designs two weeks before an event? And that's two gowns, not just one. Thanks for the help. Oh well, you know, they needed all your lead time to come up with a suitably frustrating complicated de

[h-cost] Re: american civil war

answer is it depends - for middle and upper classes the modern rules apply (ie different for men and women). for lower classes it's possible that they may have carried on the older tradition of switching sides to increase the life of the garment - generally though I'd stick to the rule if

Re: [h-cost] American Civil War

A fez? Where's the logic in that? My understanding is that this is a transitional time for headwear for women as well as for where the buttonholes go. Older women tent to stick with the styles they know from their youth (I bet your mom is wearing the hairdo she wore in the 1960s, just like my mom

Re: [h-cost] Medici mystery revealed

I finally read the British Journam of Medicine this article was a report of. Very interesting. However, there are replies to this article on the BMJ website, discounting the science of this article. They claim that the chin hairs and soft tissue used for DNA comparison to the liver might not be Fr

[h-cost] re: fabric for robe a la francaise

Many thanks for all the feedback on appropriate fabric: I will hunt out some nice cotton for my own personal use but for the show (eek) will probably get something a bit more flash. I am indeed a slave to the shiny (taffeta) stuff! I found this UK supplier and they have one or two options that I

Re: [h-cost] re: fabric for robe a la francaise

- Original Message - From: "katherine sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: I found this UK supplier and they have one or two options that I'd appreciate your views on, http://www.fabricland.co.uk/taffetas.htm specifically - the midnight "serpent" taffeta, the embroidered cream taffeta (

Re: [h-cost] Re: american civil war photos

> I never rely on photos for this kind of thing as it's so easy for a > picture to get reversed when printed, and modern photo editiors > don't necessarily realise the importance. it was equally as possible > for a photographer at the time to have reversed the image by > mistake (ie too many varia

[h-cost] Re: "Hero" costume at Costume Con

Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 00:35:23 -0500 From: "Caryn Sobel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: CostumeCon Thanks, Ann. That's good news! My daughter's only "true" historical costume so far for CostumeCon is still in the research phase--she saw the movie "Hero" and is trying to find

Re: [h-cost] Re: american civil war photos

As a wetplate photagrapher I can confirm this. Any tintype or ambrotype will be reversed. A albumen print made from a glass should not be. Ron Carnegie - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:14 PM

RE: [h-cost] Medici mystery revealed

I read that a couple of weeks ago. It is a fascinating discovery-- one way or tjhe other. But Ferdinando has been a suspect since Francesco and Bianca died, so in a way we are back to square one! Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lynn Do

[h-cost] Re: american civil war

Well, that is why I reviewed the pictures ONLY with men in them as well, and with their buttoning left-over-right since pictures can easily be reversed. (Like I stated in my original email). I have cutting books they tell me how things were tailored for the 19th century so know that men's wear was

Re: [h-cost] American Civil War

In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time ___ h-cos

Re: [h-cost] American Civil War

In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time It was indeed a transition time. You see both men's a

Re: [h-cost] American Civil War/fastening left or right

At 23:11 14/01/2007, you wrote: In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time It was indeed a transit

Re: [h-cost] Re: american civil war

In a message dated 1/14/2007 2:15:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: never rely on photos for this kind of thing as it's so easy for a picture to get reversed when printed, BINGO! I don't think I've ever seen any real garment button left over right for women i

RE: [h-cost] American Civil War

maybe put some trim down the front over the holes. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rickard, Patty Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:23 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] American Civil War Lucky you! I think fezzes are right

RE: [h-cost] Re: "Hero" costume at Costume Con

Where and when is Costume Con? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pierre & Sandy Pettinger Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 7:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: "Hero" costume at Costume Con >Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 00:35:23 -050

[h-cost] Shops in York, England

A while back we were discussing our favorite fabric shops and somebody mentioned they shop in York. My son is there now for six months of study at The University of York and I would like him to check it out. I don't expect he will be able to buy me anything, being on a very, very tight budget, but

Re: [h-cost] Re: "Hero" costume at Costume Con

Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote: Where and when is Costume Con? Costume-Con 25 St. Louis, MO March 30-April 2, 2007 Costume-Con 26 San Jose, CA April 25-28, 2008 Costume-Con 27 Baltimore, MD May, 2009