At last! I've done all of the channels that go along seams on the right half of the stays. Next step is to sew the pieces together and check to see if they fit along the underbust, since that's pretty important to making the cups work. I think quilting is going to be my last … Continue reading Stays Progress
More Sources for My Thesis
Mostly paintings, but I also want to bookmark this. Self Portrait, Angelica Kauffman, ca. 1780 Self Portrait in a Straw Hat, Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, after 1782 Lady Elizabeth Foster, Angelica Kauffman, 1784 Lady Elizabeth Foster, Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1787 Princess Louise Auguste, Jens Juel, 1787 Lady Lemon, by George Romney, 1787? M Lavoisier and his Wife, … Continue reading More Sources for My Thesis
Stays Pain
SUCH PAIN. On my mother's advice, I made a one-layer mockup of one side of the stays to mess around with, and while it was very useful I now want to punch myself in the face. I think they're roughly the right size around at this point, and if they're a bit too big it … Continue reading Stays Pain
Thinking about Two Paintings
Two paintings from my last post - I have no real conclusions on them, but I find that writing as though I'm talking to someone else sometimes helps me understand things. Mrs. Bryan Cooke, George Romney, 1787-1791 - Amadis sleeves - Heavyish muslin used - Double ruffle around the neckline recalls the original construction of … Continue reading Thinking about Two Paintings
The Mantua
I was thinking about making this post the other night, when a profound revelation came upon me: I am a costuming/fashion history hipster. In American Nerd, Ben Nugent defines two important aspects of hipsterism. One is purism, as a reaction against the Baby Boomer eclecticism, and the other is an attachment to an "unfashionable" subject … Continue reading The Mantua
Mimic of Modes 