I've been gradually releasing this announcement over various platforms as things get more solid. This is a pretty serious platform, so I wanted to wait until everything was totally and completely for certain. (I'm writing this ahead of time, when things are only about 99.9999% certain, and I'm so nervous about that last 0.0001%, I … Continue reading Exciting News!
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Galerie des Modes, 38e Cahier, 2e Figure
Boston MFA 44.1527 New coiffure: the front straight, ending in a frizzed hérisson, the bottom of the Coiffure in the back and on the sides like the coiffure à l'enfance. The whole wrapped with a flower crown. (1781)
Galerie des Modes, 38e Cahier, 1ere Figure
(Way back when I was translating the Galerie, I came to two books - the 38th and 39th - which weren't included in the reprint. From the index, I could see that they were coiffures, and since they seemed less pressing than the gowns I let them wait. And then I forgot about them.) Boston … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 38e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Marie Antoinette à la Rose (HSM #2)
I haven't done a portrait costume analysis in a long time, but it seemed like the most appropriate way to deal with the second Historical Sew Monthly challenge: Blue. Marie-Antoinette dit « à la Rose », Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1783; Versailles MV 3893 This portrait of the twenty-eight-year-old Marie Antoinette was painted in the same year as the … Continue reading Marie Antoinette à la Rose (HSM #2)
Pride and Prejudice 1995: The Little Things
I did threaten to write about the Ehle/Firth Pride and Prejudice, and since I'm in a writing mood without a topic I decided to make good. Regency adaptations tend to go for an overall accurate look, interpreting age and income within the confines of realistic silhouettes and colors, and so they avoid the scrutiny and … Continue reading Pride and Prejudice 1995: The Little Things
Mimic of Modes 