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
t: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian Lady
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:09:34 -0400
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.
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 u
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 wr
I had a friend way back who borrowed several of my dresses so her husband,
an illustrator could get some photos of her in them as models; he wanted to
create more accurate cover art for "bodice rippers."
Katy
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Emily Gilbert wrote:
> Way cool! I know of one or two
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 Journ
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 wrote:
> I have a friend who did a bodice
> ripper presentation
The person mentioned in the article who wondered about Georgian underwear -
hasn't she heard of shifts?
Kate Bunting
Librarian & 17th century reenactor
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The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserv
...and, of course, before the 20th century if you were having an illicit affair
and hadn't much time, you made love with most of your clothes on!
Kate Bunting
Librarian & 17th century reenactor
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The University of Derby has a p
nto the bottom of my stays) and was propelled skyward
, shrieking,it was al over but the laughter. The stays held thouh an nevr
shifted, my virtue intact.
-Original Message-
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:53:24 pm
To: "Historical Costume"
From: "Ann Catelli"
Subject: R
I added a comment to the page about a lot of that info.
-Carol
On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Kate Bunting wrote:
...and, of course, before the 20th century if you were having an
illicit affair and hadn't much time, you made love with most of
your clothes on!
Kate Bunting
Librarian & 17th
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