Oh my god! I just got in the mail a copy of Barbara Johnson’s Album of Fashions and Fabrics! Which I bought for $43.50 +shipping (it goes for $225+ usually). I wasn’t going to believe that I actually found it for that price until it showed up, and it just did! I love Bookfinder! (off to covet my new precious)
Becoming Jane Part 3,587,992
More photos! (I’m sorry, but I’m having far too much fun with all of these). I think the Uggs are my favorite part. Thanks to Kelly for the heads up!
Exhibits!
Some interesting exhibits with good web presences:
A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry, 1860-1960 at Yeshiva University Museum, New York City. (On now, closing soon?). There’s an exhibit catalog available.
The Age of Nudity at the Kent State University Museum, Ohio. March 9, 2006 – Jan. 7, 2007. I am loving the transition gowns, and check out these late 1790s transitional stays!
Fashion on the Ohio Frontier: 1790-1840 again at Kent State. The exhibit is closed, but some great pictures online, like: oooooo, the embroidery!, the sleeves!. A catalog is available.
All those pics will go into the next Real Women’s Clothing update, whenever I get around to that.
More Becoming Jane
Since we had so much fun a few posts ago! Here are some pics from the filming of a ball scence from Becoming Jane. Thanks to Austen Blog (which I love!) for the links.
1) Obviously we are going for the late 18th century thang of young people in high waists (1795+) and older people in older styles (1780-95). Jane’s romance with Tom Lefroy happened in 1795-96, so that makes sense. But why is Anne Hathaway wearing a very 1810s/20s style dress then? And why is the younger blond chippie in the last photos wearing the 1780-95ish style?
2) Okay, Anne’s dress is really pretty. Green! And so are the other dresses.