Fashion Historian & Historical Costume Maker
Two articles from Antiques & Fine Art Magazine:
A research report on 18th c. American stays from the author of a really fascinating MA thesis on the topic (Samantha Dorsey).
And, an upcoming exhibition on wedding dresses happening in Belgrade; I really like the white teens dress!
Currently showing at the Chateau de Versailles (until Oct. 9) is the exhibition: The 18th Century Back in Fashion (Le XVIIIe au Goût du Jour). The exhibition features 18th century costume, as well as 20th-21st century couture inspired by the period.
It’s worth checking out the exhibition leaflet (pdf), plus there are videos and some decently-sized photographs (see the “slide shows” on the bottom left of the main page) of the exhibition.
There is a catalogue (yay!). I’ve poked around and it looks like the cheapest option is to buy direct from the RMN.
The Morgan Library & Museum currently has an exhibition called, “Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands,” and they’ve also included an online exhibition. There are lots of scans of medieval illuminated manuscripts that you can zoom & pan.
One of the things I’m hoping to do in France, if I decide I’m up for an out-of-Paris daytrip, is to head to the Musee des Tissus in Lyon to view their new 18th century costume exhibition: “Si le 18e siècle m’était conté… costumes d’exception” (which I think means “If the 18th century could tell me tales…exceptional costumes”?).
Here’s their writeup (in French), which links to some fabulous videos featuring items from the exhibiton:
Exposition Le costume féminin au 18e s. by Musee_des_Tissus
Exposition Le costume masculin au 18e s… by Musee_des_Tissus
Exposition dans l’Intimité d’une journée au 18e s. by Musee_des_Tissus
Exposition Histoire du costume au 18e s. by Musee_des_Tissus
Heileen went to see it, and she posted photos on Flickr (as well as photos of a related exhibition and their permanent collection).
First, thanks to everyone for your kind words about my riding habit and Brunswick! I really liked them, and I’m happy that you liked them too. (I mean, what if I had horrible taste?) I’m still irritated about the giant bust wrinkle on the habit, but oh well!
So, now I want to post about the Costume Accessories exhibition (next post, the symposium)!
The exhibition was really cool. Not huge, but big enough. What I really liked was that precisely BECAUSE it was focused on accessories, it made me notice tiny details that normally I would miss because I’d be looking at overall gowns/outfits. A lot of people have been posting photos from the exhibition, so search around on Flickr if you’re interested; here are some of my highlights:
(Note for those reading on the LJ feed — LJ drops my image captions, so you may want to link to the post on my site if you’re interested in reading the notes that go w/ the photos!)
These photos and more from the exhibition can be found on Flickr.