Perhaps you could ask them to stay clear of specific designers and instead look at fashion's place in history? Papers could be on topics like rationing in...
I've been very successful with mail orders from Home India at homeindia.com. They are fast, reliable and have a wide range of choices. They also have two...
Mather, Joan
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Aug 1, 2007 7:12 pm
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Dear Laurie, I struggled with this problem for a long time as well. The more successful papers that I received were based not on designers, but on specific...
Hi Laurie, I think we all try to get our students to go beyond regurgitating information and on to looking at ideas and relationships. I also require the...
When I have students write papers, I require a minimum number of non-web based resources. That helps somewhat with the summarizing problem. We also do a...
Last week there was a feature on network television about the new Buckingham Palace exhibit which contains amongst other items, QE II's wedding and coronation...
Sarah E. Andrews-Coll...
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Aug 1, 2007 7:14 pm
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Hello and thank you all! I've had several responses to my request for topic ideas. I really needed to something to shake my brain out of its summer-break...
Some info on traditional Indian clothing (which my husband's Indian relatives so patiently taught me)--not all regions of India favor the sari for...
Sampson, Michelle
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Aug 2, 2007 12:08 pm
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Hi and HELP! I'm putting together a Tailoring class and as I look at my syllabus I'm overwhelmed by the amount Im trying to cram into one semester. If anyone...
I have two Caucasion males I need to makeup to look Asian for Thoroughly Modern Millie (in a small house - but its musical comedy!) Anybody have any ideas,...
We are doing 12th Night Greco/Roman on a tiny budget. I'm currently looking at fabrics for the tunics/chitons and a "slip" for under the tunics. Any...
I need to "remove" eyebrows a couple of actors and haven't used the wax in a long time. Looking for hellp applying. Also wondering how you remove it. I've...
... Ooops--forgot to tell you how to get it off! The actor can wash off the make up and wipe off most of the wax with a clothor wipe, and then use spirit gum...
Years ago in undergrad I learned this trick that drag queens use: Uhu glue stick! Yes, the stuff kids stick paper together with. You can find it in the school...
Janet, In my stage makeup class we glue the eyebrow hairs down with spirit gum let it dry and put derma wax or eyebrow wax on top, just a thin layer. Then put...
... wax in a long time. Soaping really only works if the actor has very fair eyebrows. But it is easy enough to wax them out: just brush on some spirit gum in...
Actually, therešs something faster and easier than soap. Use glue sticks! They are water soluble and wash right off with soap and water. Rub the glue ...
Janet Swenson
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Aug 15, 2007 9:54 pm
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The technique used depends on the heaviness and darkness of the eyebrow. For less heavy brows, I use Krylon eyebrow plastic, sealed with flexible collodian,...
I am trying to come up with alternate solutions to a costume challenge, and need help. For Beckett's A Piece of Monologue, the director has asked to have two...
The Dance Department at Marymount Manhattan College seeks a Wardrobe Supervisor for September 2007 - May 2008. Responsibilities include: supervising student...
... I do not know Thoroughly Modern Millie well, so the first thing to establish is what region the characters are from. While we all think immediately of the...
... wax in a long time. ... Soaping only works well if the actor has very fair eyebrows. But it is easy enough to use the wax! First brush some spirit gum into...
I have soaped out my own eyebrows for a performance group i worked with some years back. Basically, you wet the soap and work it around until it gets "gooshy"...
<<I have two Caucasion males I need to makeup to look Asian for Thoroughly Modern Millie (in a small house - but its musical comedy!) Anybody have any ideas,...
This is purely a moment for entertainment. A friend has written a novel set in the Pacific Grove/Carmel, CA area in the 1890's. There is a seduction scene at...
Neon sheets do exist, but I've never worked with them.. I know both glowire.com and extremeglow.com have carried them in the past, and though I don't see them...
Thank you to all of those who responded to my Asian makeup question. There seems to be an even split and very similar applications for soap, spirit gum and...
Contact Spandex House. They have a store in New York City, but do quite a lot of web based sales and mail order. If they don't have it, it doesn't exist. ...
We have successfully used old CD's for brilliant mirror effects on costumes. You can cut them and sand the edges and drill holes in them in order to apply them...
Brookfield, Kathie (b...
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Aug 16, 2007 10:39 pm
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Wendy-- We've used quite a few types of iron-on sequins from Fred Frankel (http://www.fredfrankel.com/). They may have some larger styles that would work for...