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I've gotten used to ads claiming that "a single mom has discovered a simple trick to a flat belly" or to paying less for car insurance, and of course "doctors hate her" for coming up with a magical wrinkle-reducer, but there's something funny about this one.
Finally finished cataloguing all of the dresses; moved on and did corsets, chemises/shifts, and undergarments. Sadly, the AIHA doesn't have many corsets, but there are a couple. I'm planning a fifth book now on undergarments (and maybe nightclothes as well). I'd especially like to see the Ferris "Good Sense" corset waist, which is advertised as being for bicycling and athletic pursuits. There's a mid-18th century shift, too, which I did peek at one day when I was in the collections. And there are drawers from all through the 19th century, even black silk ones I need to see. Can't wait to see what's at the Chapman.
I'm not sure if I'm going to dress up for Dress U. I mean, I get the impression that nearly everyone dresses up at Costume College, but that's just because I follow serious costumers, right? Surely there are plenty of people in modern dress that just don't get their pictures taken for obvious reasons? I mean, I have no idea how I'm going to do socially (though I suspect "pretty badly" is the right answer here) so I'd at least rather be sitting in the corner by myself in inconspicuous clothing than, say, swathed in a big white sheet (ie my thesis project). My gown has been coming along well, though, so I could see breaking to finish my 1911 corset. I should look at my lingerie dresses again and figure out which one I want to take the pattern of and make. I am leaning toward my great-grandmother's graduation dress minus the embroidery, although it's seven or eight years more modern than the corset, just because it'd be cool to bring the photograph of her in it with me.
Speaking of my great-grandmother, I mentioned on ffa that I would never name a child after her (Ardis); someone suggested I use it for a middle name and give my daughter a first name that starts with T, and I am seriously considering this. Is wanting a baby I could call Tardis such a bad thing, really?
Finally finished cataloguing all of the dresses; moved on and did corsets, chemises/shifts, and undergarments. Sadly, the AIHA doesn't have many corsets, but there are a couple. I'm planning a fifth book now on undergarments (and maybe nightclothes as well). I'd especially like to see the Ferris "Good Sense" corset waist, which is advertised as being for bicycling and athletic pursuits. There's a mid-18th century shift, too, which I did peek at one day when I was in the collections. And there are drawers from all through the 19th century, even black silk ones I need to see. Can't wait to see what's at the Chapman.
I'm not sure if I'm going to dress up for Dress U. I mean, I get the impression that nearly everyone dresses up at Costume College, but that's just because I follow serious costumers, right? Surely there are plenty of people in modern dress that just don't get their pictures taken for obvious reasons? I mean, I have no idea how I'm going to do socially (though I suspect "pretty badly" is the right answer here) so I'd at least rather be sitting in the corner by myself in inconspicuous clothing than, say, swathed in a big white sheet (ie my thesis project). My gown has been coming along well, though, so I could see breaking to finish my 1911 corset. I should look at my lingerie dresses again and figure out which one I want to take the pattern of and make. I am leaning toward my great-grandmother's graduation dress minus the embroidery, although it's seven or eight years more modern than the corset, just because it'd be cool to bring the photograph of her in it with me.
Speaking of my great-grandmother, I mentioned on ffa that I would never name a child after her (Ardis); someone suggested I use it for a middle name and give my daughter a first name that starts with T, and I am seriously considering this. Is wanting a baby I could call Tardis such a bad thing, really?
