Most colors have undertones...these are affected by the light in the room...light can...change throughout...gray paint in a north-facing room
Review of the book Creating Historical Clothes by Elizabeth Friendship.
The delicacy of the sheer cotton fabrics of the early 19th century stood in stark contrast to the stiff silks of the earlier decade. This cotton gauze demanded careful attention to stitches, since …
For my local SCA Kingdom’s A&S Championship I created and entered the shirt presented in this article. Below are excepts and pictures from my supporting documentation. I will be adjusting…
This page is a work-in-progress. Its aim is to provide a brief definition of vintage and historical fashion and textile terms, with links to articles which explore and illustrate the history of the term in more depth. The dates at the end of each definition are the dates in which the term was most commonly used. Have a term you think needs to be included? Or a better definition, or more information? Please leave a comment! ______________________________________________________________ Acetate – a manufactured natural fibre of the rayon family, made from cellulose dissolved in an acetate solution. Variants of acetate are Triacetate and Diacetate. 1900s-present. See also rayon. Aerophane – a fine, slightly crisp, silk gauze, sometimes with a slightly crinkled, crepe appearance, possibly from a silk worm that is now extinct OR a type of ribbon embroidery, where wide, crisp silk strips (originally probably of aerophane) are used to create three dimensional ornamentation, OR any fine, light gauzy fabric. 1830s-50s (fabric), Alamode – a thin, plain tabby weave, lustred silk, usually black. Used mainly for morning …
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Around the turn of the century, Norwegian photographer Solveig Lund (1868-1943) made a good living photographing bunad wear and bridal attires. She was based in Oslo, and at one point had 3 differe…
My nearest fashion museum is sadly very little-known and at risk of closure, which is really tragic considering it has one of the largest displays of fashion
Retrato de Emilie Flöge con 17 años de edad – Gustav Klimt, 1891 Emilie Flöge (1874-1952), nació en Viena, en una familia de la pequeña burguesía, en 1874. Emilie tenía un hermano mayor, Herm…
Completely Hosed on Hose Some women are obsessed with shoes. I love them, too, but my love affair with shoes is more practical than fantastical. My love of stockings, however, has grown exponential…
The Wenceslaus Hollar engravings featured here were fetched from the Hollar section of Wikimedia Commons. All the images displayed are British (as far as I know). Dutch genre paintings are not incl…
Scroll down for English and Italian English translation Lindemark text / Traduzione Italiana Anna Attiliani Coif/ kveif Samlingsnummer 4 Kasserad mellan 1470-1540 (läs mer om samlingen av fynd här)…
Fragments of Iron Age textiles from the Celtic saltmines at Hallstatt, Austria
