COMMENTARY

costume college report Thursday: went to the Garment District with Heather and nearly wet ourselves over the fabulous silks at Home Fabrics; went to California Millinery and bought a bunch of cool vintage feathers and other doohickeys for future hat projects.

Friday: spent the day in classes; some were only so-so, but I enjoyed the Italian Ren class (esp. since I know little to nothing about the period!). The GBACG meetup in the evening was much fun, with lots of people from Nor. Calif. and elsewhere.

Saturday: classes — went to Makeup Style of the 1920s-40s which was SO cool and informative (especially since I got to be the model for the 1920s makeup!), and a class on what was worn underneath gowns of the 1790s-1810s (which I really enjoyed, as it’s something I’ve been interested in for a while). The Gala was in the evening, which was wonderful — some really amazing costumes, plus a group of my friends managed to grab our own table. I think the highlight was when the cricket team staying in the hotel crashed the dancing…

Sunday: co-taught (with Heather) our class on 1830s women’s costumes, which went really well. I ended up stripping down to my undies in class to show everyone what I did for my 1830s day dress, plus Katherine lent us her antique 1830s corset to show in class, plus she showed up at the end to chat about the construction techniques she used in her repro. Also went to Sally Queen’s class on 18th century gown trimmings. Bought some cool vintage buttons in the Marketplace and got my scissors and pinking shears sharpened (yay!).

Of course, most importantly: PHOTOS!