I'm interested in this topic because in the next two years I am opening a secondhand clothing boutique and would like to be better informed on the history of...
I'm from Sweden and our natives in Scandinavia are called Sámi. The Sámi have kept their tradition in costumes for a long time. The traditional Sámi costume...
Hi, My name is Paula Daabach and I'm interested in this class because I really wanted to take it with Tara when she was working at UAF. I'm interested in...
Hi Paula! Because you actually are at UAF you also have access to the costume history collection that is located in various boxes in storage. You and Fiona...
You go to http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/thr355main.htm and read each weeks lesson in order. ... Personal Website- The Costumer's Manifesto at...
I have always been interested in Fashion. I have two daughters that have gone to school in the field of fasion and I became interested in what they have...
well... i'm a Polish dressmaker and culture anthropologiest, at the moment i'm living in england and trying to learn english;P Could be very interesting to...
a student in Poland, Izabel was in the first year's class, and she may still be on the list. If you are still out there Izabel, say Hi, and also let me...
oh God! we are everywhere hehe ok let's go to work :P i'm planing to spend nice evening studying... ...by the way, what a cool name - Diablo Valley, why in...
It is that halloween time of year, and many industrious bot-herders who hope to make your PC a Spam robot are cleverly sending spam with worm software links in...
I have been working as a costumer for ballet for many years now, and have never taken a costuming or costume history class before. I am very interested in the...
According to the Qur'an, there are three sections about proper Islamic dressing: [7:26] "O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your...
I have been asked to use my experience and talent as a costumer and make-up artist to teach children and adults how to work on a costume or makeup crew for...
I want to design clothes with historical feel and elements. I am very drawn to clothing from the Victorian era on up. I want to have a solid background and...
One of the genres of fashion that I find the most interesting is Steampunk. Steampunk has it's roots deeply entrenched in a Victorian/Edwardian industrial...
I am currently preparing for a masquerade ball, where the guests are asked to arrive in 14th-18th century apparel. While I have always been an avid history...
The corsets in the 18th century molded the waistline so it got smaller. It was also higher in the back to give the bearer a good posture. The corset was short...
Paula, I'd never worn a corset before taking this class. Several women who took it with me said that as a large busted woman, if I found a corset that fit...
Thanks for sharing this. I'm intrigued by corsets, for some of the same reasons you mention here. They are beautiful and probably one of the most feminine...
There's an interesting article about corsets, their history and their effect upon women's health at http://ladyestellet.bravejournal.com/, which mentions in...
I have studied historic garments, including corsets, for many years. There is no evidence that women ever had ribs removed to make their waists smaller. Here...
Another one like that that shows up in lots of costume books are variations on the urban myth of spiders or mice or whatever nesting inside big hair. ... ...
After seven years of work, our new title The Lady's Stratagem: A Repository of 1820s Instructions for the Toilet, Mantua-Making, Stay- Making, Millinery &...
The garment I have chosen to study is a blue, white and purple striped silk two pieced dress from sometime between 1850 and 1879. I thought it would be...
I love clothes! I love vintage clothes especially. And since I am a classic film buff, as well as a period film buff, I am intrigued by the costuming. Anxious...
As a child I was always fascinated by old objects, especially clothes, which I collected rather indiscriminately to my mother's great exasperation. I tried to...
COSTUME & MAKEUP CLASSES IN SF BAY AREA BY TARA MAGINNIS: (Feel free to forward this or post to any list) For all those costume junkies in the San Francisco...
I am interested in the History of Fashion because I am interested in starting my own clothing line. To do so I must learn the history of fashion so that my...
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