My qualifying paper has been accepted! There are a few additions I need to make to it (patterns), but I am basically finished with grad school now, and someday this summer I will get my DIPLOMA. I have also gotten an internship at the Chapman Museum in Glens Falls for this summer. It is temporary, … Continue reading A Few Good Things
Category: thesis project
Breaking News
I just wanted to alert everyone to the wonderful news that I have completely finished editing my qualifying paper, and will be mailing it in to the committee as soon as possible. One project down, two to go for April! (The other two being a paper, I am Now in my Turkish Habit: Orientalism in … Continue reading Breaking News
Thesis Update – Nearly There!
I probably would have been at this point several days ago, but I went with the Theory "batiste" from my swatches, and it proved to be more like a tightly-woven percale, and I was having the hardest time getting pins and needles into it. Let this be a lesson: always test a swatch by pleating … Continue reading Thesis Update – Nearly There!
Pictures!
For some reason, I sketched out the pink taffeta gown and the interesting corset I examined yesterday. (I used Patterns of Fashion as a reference for the gown but still managed to make the figure too short in the leg ... not sure how.) And I thought I'd post the pictures I took of my … Continue reading Pictures!
Open Robes
Hmm ... after going through the Gallery of Fashion, I'm starting to think that those silk open robes were worn with a petticoat. I had been under the impression that open robes were worn over muslin gowns as a way of dressing them up for the evening - maybe that's a re-enactorism? I can't think … Continue reading Open Robes
Mimic of Modes 