Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread penny1a
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/mail

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread penny1a
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://mai

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread penny1a
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

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread penny1a
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 Behal

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread Patricia Dunham
seems to cover a lot of ground, see the following: http://www.etsy.com/listing/60844056/vintage-1940s-schoolgirl-wide-brim-two http://www.millistarr.com/hats/40beret.xhtml http://www.rubylane.com/item/460150-1270/1940s-Vintage-Halo-Hat-x2aRoses http://www.tias.com/973/PictPage/3923253103.html the

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread Franchesca
I believe she means this design: http://lulusvintage.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/25/wfa5_2.jpg 1950's Lilly Dache black halo hat with velvet trim and bow. Woodland Farms Vintage Franchesca : -Original Message- : From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- : boun...

Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread Lynn Downward
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, 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

[h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question

2011-01-11 Thread penny1a
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 al

Re: [h-cost] question on corset patterns

2011-01-11 Thread Catherine Kinsey
A note on fitting corset muslins: A hint I got several years ago - don't remember from where - was to create two strips out of heavy material - old jeans will do in a pinch. Make them at least double thickness, and put a narrow bone of some sort along the edge fold. Then put in grommets about