I am firmly of the belief that while no one looks you in the eye,
they're certainly not watching where their feet are going either. I
have a gown that has a very short train (about a foot). In walking
very quickly and purposefully in a straight line and following three
other people toward my
That's interesting, because I have a couple of gowns with trains,
short ones as you've mentioned and the people that step on my train
are friends that are walking close to me. I don't recall a train
being stepped upon by someone I don't know. But I take an attitude
when I'm wearing such gowns,
Interesting statement that echoes a treatise on Elizabethan clothing
that I am reading right now. Just as an observation, I would think
that our idea of personal space has changed, and this in turn, is both
a reflection of our clothing and reflected by our clothing.
More musing on this is due.
On Aug 5, 2007, at 5:46 AM, Frau Anna Bleucher wrote:
I am firmly of the belief that while no one looks you in the eye,
they're certainly not watching where their feet are going either. I
have a gown that has a very short train (about a foot). In walking
very quickly and purposefully in a
From: Alexandria Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am preparing to begin on my version of the gown shown in the Pelican
portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1574. snip
I have been contemplating whether to make this a trained gown or not,
and if I do, should the underskirt also be
The child was probably so enchanted and enthralled by the beauty of your gown
maybe she thought she'd found the red carpet to costuming heaven?
I know my daughter at that age was looking at all the gorgeous gowns so
intently that she didn't watch where she was stopping...usually on my
