COMMENTARY

odds and ends Past Patterns has some new patterns coming out that look interesting — 1796-1806 “transitional” stays and 1800-1815 high waist short gown and high waist petticoats. Read scant details on their workshops page.

Some fabulous sounding exhibits that I can’t get to: the Museum at FIT (NYC) has Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturière, 1919-1939 and the Museum of Costume (Bath, England) has Jane Austen: Film and Fashion.

And I just won 5+ yards of narrow black and white striped satin (mystery fiber content) on ebay — what to do with it? STRIPES! bouncebouncebounce