Once Upon a Time Fashion » Fairytale dresses
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05-19-13
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05-18-13
‘Corps à baleines, vers 1760, en toile de lin bis et damas bicolore vert à dessin d’arabesques de fleurs et oiseaux, piqûres rectilignes soulignant les baleines. Découpe crantée en pointes devant et basques étroites. Laçage à oeillets dans le dos, (doublure déposée, usures)’.
My bad google translation: Whalebone bodies (stays), circa 1760, in linen and bis-color green damask design with arabesques of birds and flowers, straight stitching highlighting the whalebone. Cut into wedges notched front and narrow skirts. Lacing eyelets in the back (lining filed wear).
If you don’t mind the quick history lesson I find these to be one of the most interesting items for sale simply because of the decoration. If you will note like the previous pair of stays I posted from this site (where three tabs are left in plain in fabric) the only decorative fabric on this pair of stays is the center front where they would actually be seen. Covering the entire surface would have been considered a waste of money as the gown would have covered the fabric.
One of the things I talked about when I interned in the Margaret Hunter Millinery Shop in Colonial Williamsburg was about fabric. Everyone could dress the same but it was the fabric that was expensive. So in the 18th century (and previous centuries) the parts of your clothing that would never been seen would have been covered in a plain or different fabric.
Another good example of this is a petticoat from Whitaker Auctions here:
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05-17-13
Ah ha! In a stroke of genius I found a reference for the final costume I am working on to complete my BA.
Corps à baleines, début du XVIIIe siècle,en damas ramagé rose, piqûres rectilignes soulignant les baleines. Devant en pointe arrondie à effet de corset lacé matérialisé par des dentelles aux fuseaux en sorbec argent, basques gainées de peau. Laçage à oeillets dans le dos, (quelques usures).
I was walking around Philly and saw this tree stump. On the left side you might notice the piece of spiralled iron. Well this tree grew over some kind of fence. It is pretty cool how nature can take over.
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05-16-13
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I want to make a caraco (jacket) like this. So far in my searches this lovely one is the best modern version I have seen and I hope to reach it’s loveliness when I finally get down to sewing.
Woman’s stays circa 1725 to 1750. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Accession Number: 1903-136
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05-15-13
Stays weren’t meant to squish down the waist. They were there to push in and hold up the bust. Look at the tubular shape of these. There is no potential for reduction. If anything, stays were the first push-up bras.
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05-14-13
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Pride & Prejudice (1995 Mini-Series)
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05-13-13
I had a bit of a whimpy moment yesterday. I was on my back porch petting the sweet stray cat when I saw something crawling on his fur. And here is where I ran away got the fella and cried tick. Normally I am a very independent capable woman but it seems my limit is a tick.
Don’t worry the fella took care of the pest and the kitty wandered off after a petting.
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05-12-13
