In a message dated 1/20/2006 6:00:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Where would you get buttons for an outfit like that?
You order them by the dozen from someplace like Greenberg & Hammer.
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Hi guys. I'm making a loose interpretation of this outfit, and I know nothing about this period:
http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/48_1692.jpg
Where would you get buttons for an outfit like that? Seems like they'd
cost as much as the fabric if you had to
THANKS ! Now I see it.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Jan 18, 2006, at 8:31 PM, Dawn wrote:
E House wrote:
OK, how are you guys seeing this dress? All
Thanks. Clicking on the thumbnail still brings me to the Karen Augusta ad,
but with the thumbnail at least I can now see a bit of what you're
discussing!
-E House
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In a message dated 1/18/2006 11:48:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Oooh, fun images! In the hunting costumes the ladies wear their
hair in the rugged and manly long flowing curls. Has anyone ever
seen this hairstyle worn with feminine style dress for this time
Oooh, fun images! In the hunting costumes the ladies wear their
hair in the rugged and manly long flowing curls. Has anyone ever
seen this hairstyle worn with feminine style dress for this time
period?
I also like the high heeled shoes with the ice skates strapped on. Cool!
I can't see the dress, either. When you mentioned "riding" and
"sidesaddle" I tried the link a few more times, but I don't get
pictures.
Help!
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail"
E House wrote:
OK, how are you guys seeing this dress? All the link brings up for me
is an ad for Karen Augusta.
Try this
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/leloirX2.htm
It's the 7th image down, Full hunting dress... 1692...
Dawn
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OK, how are you guys seeing this dress? All the link brings up for me is an
ad for Karen Augusta.
-E House
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 17th Century French hunting dress
Hi,
The scarf or sashet she is wearing seems to be embroidered. Could it be a silk
satin? A taffeta would be two stiff.
The skirt is
In a message dated 1/18/2006 4:18:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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The caption says that the outfit is "with sash and mask",
So THAT'S what is in the other hand!
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The skirt is not split. But it may be seamed in the CF...and embroidered to
show it is. If she were to ride, it would be side saddle. [Imagine wearing a
train like that out in the country hunting!] The sash [looks like a brocaded
or embroidered silk] is in imitation of men's wearlike the
In a message dated 1/17/2006 11:14:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It looks to me like the outfit is attempting to ape a man's outfit, and the
sash would not be part of a man's outfit at this time, so I suspect it's
"just for pretty".
Ahbut it would, o
Hi,
The scarf or sashet she is wearing seems to be embroidered. Could it be a
silk satin? A taffeta would be two stiff.
The skirt is made to look like the fronts of gentlemens jackets, and my
guess is it only is made for the looks. A lady was never to be seen in
culottes, my godness, never.
Th
The caption says that the outfit is "with sash and mask", not that it is FOR a
masque. Presumably the mask is the black thing in her right hand. In this
period riding habits were often made with the upper half exactly like men's
clothing - Pepys mentions it as a new fashion in the 1660s. Sashes
Hi. You may want to correspond with Kass McGann. She has worked on a
similar suit which came out rather nicely. The sash was usually silk
with metallic lace or tassel edgeing (regular woolen cloth for the
common soldier). It was meant to represent a sash of military rank or a
baldric upon which
On Jan 17, 2006, at 1:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi guys. I'm making a loose interpretation of this outfit, and I
know nothing about this period:
http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/48_1692.jpg
Can someone tell me about the sash she's wearing? What's it made
of? Did it have
Hi!
> http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/48_1692.jpg
>
> Can someone tell me about the sash she's wearing? What's it
> made of? Did it have a purpose, or did it just look pretty?
>
> Also, the skirt appears to be divided in the center front. Is
> it open to reveal a petticoat, o
On Tuesday 17 January 2006 4:37 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi guys. I'm making a loose interpretation of this outfit, and I know
> nothing about this period:
>
> http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/48_1692.jpg
>
> Can someone tell me about the sash she's wearing? What's it made of? Did
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