Can one squeeze a 1780s pierrot jacket out of 1.5 yards (54″ wide) of fabric? (Is that fabric not a dead ringer for an 18th c. brocade?) Will my size 11B feet fit into size 13AAA shoes? All this remains to be seen!
Costume Movie Reviews
I’ve just added new reviews: Brothers Grimm, plus an update on Vanity Fair, on the Regency page, and North and South on the Victorian page. And if you haven’t already, get ye over to the Upcoming Movies page and check out images of the in-production Marie Antoinette — wow!
Fashion in Film Redux
Remember a while back when I linked to the images of the Fashion in Film exhibit but the link didn’t work? Okay, maybe you don’t, but the important point is that they’re back at a new site: Fashion in Film: Period Costumes from the Screen. Yay!
Pretties
One of my favorite costumers is Christina of Nehelenia Designs — her 18th c. work in particular is just gorgeous. I recently noticed that she’s starting a line of “modern fashions inspired by the past” under the name Merveilleuses, which are a really imaginative blend of gothic and period. I mean, check out the STRIPES!
Oops
So, um, yeah. About a year ago I scanned a 1917 National Cloak & Suit Co. catalog that I have. And uploaded the files. And forgot to ever link them from my main page. Or tell anyone about them. oops!