Since Coco Chanel and her chums made sunbathing a trendy pastime in the 1920s, the sun tan has barely been out of fashion. - Channel4 Around the mid-1920s, the fashionable set did an about face on tanning. ... when legendary arbiter of style, Coco Chanel, got tan while vacationing on a friend's Mediterranean yacht, the … Continue reading Fashion History Mythbusters: The Tan
Blue Linen Gown – Finished?
Yesterday I had the gown mostly done - skirts sewn on and hemmed, but sleeve edges still raw and the lining not really trimmed or anything. I tried it on over my petticoat and stays: (Picture taken using the "smile detection" function on my camera - it can tell when you're smiling and take the … Continue reading Blue Linen Gown – Finished?
The Caraco, Pt II
In my previous post on the caraco, I discovered that all of the French fashion plates labeled caraco in the Boston MFA depicted short jackets. However, more research was needed, as French and English terms do not always or often line up. This time, I decided to look at English sources. Walker's Hibernian Magazine, 1787 … Continue reading The Caraco, Pt II
A Few Good Things
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
From Close-Up … Update
Schuyler Mansion, taken by Matt H. Wade, published here under Creative Commons Well, I have to admit that I didn't take any pictures - but honestly, there wasn't as much to see as I expected. From the description, I thought that the first talk, on "the painstaking research and construction methods behind reproduction period clothing … Continue reading From Close-Up … Update
Mimic of Modes 