I too am torn between the Indiana Jones impulse ("It belongs in a
museum!") and realizing that clothes are ultimately made to be worn.For example, much as I revere Fortuny gowns as the artworks that they are, I can't say I wouldn't be tempted to wear one if given the opportunity (after showering thoroughly and having a vintage textile conservator lined up to take the gown off my hands once I'm out of it). Re: vintage: there's something to be said for older clothing, in that often I find anything from the 1950s or earlier seems to be so much better made. If it's lasted this long, why NOT wear it? Allison T. > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:26:33 -0700 > From: Sybella <[email protected]> > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Easy way to get a hand sewn T-Tunic (Lavolta > Press) > Message-ID: > <ca+-tdrqa21eoyuw9iwfusy23w7xzo2udhy+xxdczvof3ba-...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Ha. I'm with Fran on this one. If we saved every vintage textile we found, > we could fill a warehouse...and it would all just sit there. What would be > the point? Mom has boxes and boxes of vintage embroidered sheets, pillow > cases, dish towels, table clothes, etc. Since she wants to "save" them, we > don't use for them. Frankly, I'm sick of trying to live with boxes, lugging > them around to get to other things, and endlessly moving "useless" stuff > around the house. If I could do it without Mom noticing and getting ticked > off, I'd start mailing it all to Fran. LOL! > > That said, I also understand where Isabella is coming from because I HATE > it when people take a piece of vintage jewelry and destroy it by tweaking > it into something modern. I find stuff on eBay all the time that just blows > my mind. > > I cry when I read about someone who bought an historic diamond then had it > recut. If it used to be in a royal crown and can be seen in portraits from > hundreds of years ago, leave it alone! Man, oh man, I want to smack some > people!! Things like that can never be replaced. > > But really, linen tunics?? Eh, they're nothing special. It's the rare > stuff, especially things that have significant history, presses my buttons. > > 'Bella _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
