Last Saturday was the PEERS Scarlet Pimpernel ball. And you know 18th century = love! So that, plus the fact that other friends were going, encouraged me to go. I so love figure dance (English country, quadrilles, you name it), so it was lots of fun to get to dance, plus there were lots of lovely people to chat with. And it was yet another chance to revamp my 1770s pouf wig — this time with lots of curls in back! And ship! I’ve posted photos.
Chic Chicago exhibit at the Chicago History Museum
I’ve posted before about the Chic Chicago exhibit. This time, I’ve found that the Chicago History Museum’s website for the exhibit has some great multimedia additions — a Flickr set of high res images of costumes from the exhibit, as well as video profiles/interviews with curators as well as a behind the scenes on putting together the exhibit. More museums should do this kind of thing!
18th c. Skirt Supports
I made some very practical 18th century skirt supports, primarily to go under my 1775 maja gown, but also under Nell Gwyn and other eras. I’ve added pictures and details on my 18th century costume gallery page.
What Would Nell Gwyn Wear? (c. 1668)
I have been busily working on mocking up… read more about my c. 1668 Nell Gwyn gown project
Awards Time!
Oscar nominations are out — costume design:
- Australia
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Duchess
- Milk
- Revolutionary Road
I still need to see 3 of the 5, so I’m not sure yet who I’m rooting for! Obviously The Duchess was amazing, but it’s an obvious choice…
The Costume Designers Guild award nominations are also out. Period/fantasy TV series:
- Mad Men (yes! yes!)
- Pushing Daisies
- The Tudors (dear god NO)
TV miniseries or movie:
- Bernard & Doris
- Coco Chanel
- Cranford
- John Adams
- Sense & Sensibility
Period film:
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Duchess
- Milk
- Revolutionary Road
(interesting that it’s almost, but not quite, identical to the Oscar noms).
Fantasy film:
- Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- The Dark Knight
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor