[NB: I typed this one about a year ago, when I was doing those posts based on my plate-less 1834 Godey's - putting together what the different aspects of the dress the text is describing so you can get an idea of what the original plate would look like. Somehow I never got around to … Continue reading Godey's London Fashions for May, 1834: Morning Dresses
Category: Uncategorized
Costuming in The Great Gatsby (2013): Not What You Might Think
There are two genres of historical film costuming: the accurate and the artistic. To judge either type by the other's standards results in dissatisfaction - very accurate costumes that are truly representative of their era will frequently be unattractive or awkward to a modern eye, while very stylized costumes can frustrate a viewer who was … Continue reading Costuming in The Great Gatsby (2013): Not What You Might Think
Galerie des Modes: The End
I promise you, I never planned for it to work out that way, but the plate for December 31, 2013 was the last of Volume Four of Galerie des Modes, and therefore the end of the project that has kept me updating almost every single weekday since September 2012. Those who've been here since then, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes: The End
Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 6e Figure
1. Hat à la Zinzarra. 2. Morning baigneuse, seen on the side. 3. the same Baigneuse, seen from the back. 4. young Child Dressed in a galant Matelot etc. "Children ... also have fashions, that their fathers and mother are not vexed to learn; for they are often confused to know how to dress them. "Little girls almost always follow women's … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 5e Figure
1. Galant hat. 2. Baigneuse à l'Anglaise. 3. Hat à la Reine d'Amathonte.* The young Child is Dressed in a Fourreau of Gauze with a Scarf whose tassels hang behind her back. "... The little girl is dressed in a gown of white linen, whose bodice and sleeves are taffeta: this gown is tied with a long and wide belt ...; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 5e Figure
Mimic of Modes 