IIRC, 1879-80 is sort of between bustle periods. What would a young English
lady living on the coast of Cornwall be wearing? I will be costuming Pirates
of Penzance in January and am looking for some ideas of where to look. Fashion
plates in Godey's and Harper's hardly seem the type of
On 7/4/2011 9:58 AM, Kathryn Pinner wrote:
IIRC, 1879-80 is sort of between bustle periods. What would a young English lady
living on the coast of Cornwall be wearing?snip
There was specific Victorian wear for the seaside (in addition to
bathing costumes per se). See Avril Landsdell's
Look for beach costume or seaside dress. I know I've seen some of
those in the fashion magazines.
Carmen
On 7/4/2011 9:58 AM, Kathryn Pinner wrote:
IIRC, 1879-80 is sort of between bustle periods. What would a young English lady living on the
coast of Cornwall be wearing? I will be
At 11:18 AM 7/4/2011, you wrote:
Look for beach costume or seaside dress. I know I've seen some
of those in the fashion magazines.
Carmen
On 7/4/2011 9:58 AM, Kathryn Pinner wrote:
IIRC, 1879-80 is sort of between bustle periods. What would a
young English lady living on the coast of
If you are looking for a little visual candy in addition to the lovely book
suggestions, the miniseries The Buccaneers had some lovely seaside looks, iirc.
Think white and pale colors (or colors striped with white) in light fabrics
like
lawn and ruffles. :) So yummy!
Teena
IIRC, 1879-80 is sort of between bustle periods. What would a young
English lady living on the coast of Cornwall be wearing? ...
If your young ladies have any pretense to fashion*, they'd wear the nearly
bustle-less (they might wear a small bustle pad), very narrow skirts, but
probably not
Has anyone made Folkwear's 1915 Traveling Suit?
http://www.folkwear.com/508.html
If so, how's the fit? The jumper has a deep V-neckline front and back, deep
armholes, and plenty of fullness over the waist and hips--so I'm wondering why
it needs a center back zipper? (This pattern has 2
