[h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Sharon Henderson
Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal site, of all places. It's an article with a slideshow and an amusing video, about a lady who writes historical romances--and wanted to get her steamy scenes right. :) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576443871615544338.html

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread penhal...@juno.com
Hey! If you watch the video, that's my friend Kelly Cochran-Davis who made the outfit and is demonstrating to Ms Gist how to wear it! Very cool! Kelly is an excellent costumier. KarenSeamstrix -- Original Message -- From: Sharon Henderson henderson.sha...@gmail.com To:

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2011-07-20 Thread Marjorie Wilser
Heh. Did that for a history class, going the other way round. Since it was a mixed group, I wore leotards underneath! Made it easier to slip on jeans t-shirt and sit through the rest of the class. It's fun to watch the uninitiated as you discuss all the underpinnings-- even the dress is

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Emily Gilbert
Way cool! I know of one or two writers who really should have consulted something like that... Emily On 7/20/2011 6:09 AM, Sharon Henderson wrote: Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal site, of all places. It's an article with a slideshow and an amusing video, about a lady who

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Astrida Schaeffer
I have a friend who did a bodice ripper presentation at a costume con-- IIRC she ended up getting dragged offstage via the intact and unaffected corset by the frustrated would-be ripper... On Jul 20, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Sharon Henderson wrote: Hi folks, I saw this on the Wall Street Journal

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Catelli
I saw the video--very funny presentation! At one point, the man puts his hands into the corsets Lifts the woman off her feet. The corsets, naturally, stay perfectly intact. lol Ann in CT --- On Wed, 7/20/11, Astrida Schaeffer astr...@schaefferarts.com wrote: I have a friend who did a