I know everyone feels passionately about this topic. Whatever our individual
feelings may be the truth is these days museums themselves are selling massive
amounts of items on ebay and other places too I imagine.
I have a particular interest in victorian corsets and in searching for extant
e
Whenever you make something you are transforming the materials into
something else.
As for what eras should be remodeled, durability is a key issue. This is
affected not only by the age of the materials but the fiber, how
thin/thick they are, how they were stored (for example with moth
repel
On 3/30/2013 4:44 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
Fran and I don't always see eye to eye. But I have to agree with her on this
one. Sounds like these tunics/shifts, which started the discussion, exist in
great numbers. Let us hope someone, somewhere, has saved a couple, along with
their provenanc
Costumers ARE consumers! Somebody or something is going to be wearing the
product, right? Even if it is made for display on a mannequin, that is
consumption.
And re-making something isn't destroying it.
But I don't collect vintage or antiques clothing or textiles, either. I just
admire other
And here I thought this list was for *costumers* and not consumers and
destroyers.
== Marjorie Wilser
On Mar 30, 2013, at 7:40 AM, Lavolta Press wrote:
But apparently you don't even collect antique textiles yourself. You
are certainly welcome to do so, but are in no positio
Also, in the Victorian age, they loved doing exactly what you are doing - taking antique
dresses and outfits > to wear to fancy balls. Do you have any idea how many we lost
during that time period? How many not only > Rococo but Elizabethan outfits? Just
because someone wanted to look pr
I'm starting into American Civil War, and would LOVE to know what the
're-model' looks like.
Can you describe how the skirts are 'gathered' into the waistband?
Katheryne
Central NJ, USA
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden wrote:
> I collect antique garments and bring them
Once more playing devil's advocate here. I know that, through the lens of
hindsight, we are dismayed that people took 18th century gowns and altered them
to wear in 1876, for example. But you know, this kind of re-use is what might
have gotten them saved at all. Cleaning out the attic--who needs
On Mar 30, 2013, at 8:04 AM, . . wrote:
Also, in the Victorian age, they loved doing exactly what you are
doing - taking antique dresses and outfits to wear to fancy balls.
Do you have any idea how many we lost during that time period?
How many not only Rococo but Elizabethan outfits?
Yes, families did change jewelry to the latest style back in the Victorian and
Edwardian age -not so much anymore. Because now they understand the historical
value of the gem in that setting if it's truly that old.
Also, in the Victorian age, they loved doing exactly what you are doing -
takin
Fran and I don't always see eye to eye. But I have to agree with her on this
one. Sounds like these tunics/shifts, which started the discussion, exist in
great numbers. Let us hope someone, somewhere, has saved a couple, along with
their provenance (if they were indeed worn at institutions, or w
Fran, at this point I think you are just being downright rude. Someone said
something you disagree with and instead of being open to a discussion about
preservation vs. use you are just telling us all to go away. So, please either
contribute while respecting the opinions of others or stop postin
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