[h-cost] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages"

2014-04-29 Thread Wicked Frau
Great opportunity for us Historical types to show off what we can do! I saw this in my Threads Magazine. It looks like a lot of fun! Very good deal too. "Participants purchase the competition kit ($99), which includes a professional half-scale dress form and access to four high-definition onli

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages"

2014-04-30 Thread Bonnie Booker
I don't understand. I can see using a half-scale for design, but don't you need a full scale to make it fit right? On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Wicked Frau wrote: > Great opportunity for us Historical types to show off what we can do! > > I saw this in my Threads Magazine. It looks like a

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages"

2014-04-30 Thread RC Sharp
The point is to make the garment(s) fit right on the half-scale mannequin. They don't care about it actually fitting a human. (Please be aware that the _provided_mannequin_ which entrants are _required_ to use is of _modern_idealised_ proportions.) Actually (and I'm sorry if this sounds cyni

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages"

2014-04-30 Thread annbwass
] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages" The point is to make the garment(s) fit right on the half-scale mannequin. They don't care about it actually fitting a human. (Please be aware that the _provided_mannequin_ which entrants are _re

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages"

2014-04-30 Thread annbwass
p To: Historical Costume Sent: Wed, Apr 30, 2014 4:56 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fwd: 1/2 scale design challenge, any period, "Fashion Icons through the Ages" The point is to make the garment(s) fit right on the half-scale mannequin. They don't care about it actually fitting