[h-cost] OT: May I implore your aid, prithee please?

2011-09-17 Thread AVCHASE
About two and a half years ago I was smashed up in an horrendous collision which totaled my car and nearly totaled me. Much was broken. All is mended but not all is in it's former condition. The only "specialty" I ever developed in over 40 years of costume design has been in the designing of cos

Re: [h-cost] Need information on "sacque" garments (NOT the dress)

2011-09-17 Thread Katy Bishop
Having been to many of her costume history workshops, and come to know her and her research methods first hand; she is brilliant and a very good researcher (sadly she has given up costume research for other pursuits). I just want to pick her brain for as much information as I can get out of it eve