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Aug. 29th, 2015 07:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepotInventoried another batch of clothes over the past few days - focusing on 1900-1919 right now. I think I'm definitely going to be able to deaccession a full rack at this rate! Some of them are in such bad shape. There are more than a few very decent 1900-1902 dresses/bodices, but so far nothing with a great, exaggerated 1902-1905 blousy pouf.
I finally finished the hem on my dress and wore it without technically finishing the inside of the cuffs. Walked to work with the petticoat on, but took it off once I got there ... I'm glad I bought it for when I want it, but I think part of my negotiating the balance between "clothing" and "costume" is not filling out the skirt in everyday dress. The only trouble with that is that for the petticoat to work, the skirt has to be hemmed juuust a bit below the perfect length for me, so to be safe just in case I ever want it, I have to hem it there. Initially I was worried about the cotton being a little too heavy, but it was perfect, so much warmer now that it's ~65 degrees all day; it supports the flare of the skirt very well, and makes it closer to okay that I didn't interface the cuffs and revers. It needs a slip, though.
Need to deal with my shoe situation. So okay. I have a pair of too-small flats, a pair of flats that chew up my feet unless I'm wearing historical stockings, Gibsons SOMEWHERE (probably Albany), high-heeled oxfords, chunky Mary Janes I hate but can wear to walk to work, and sandals. I want to put the too-small flats in a Future Garage Sale box, put the sandals away for the season, put the ouchie flats in the back of the closet, and get a reasonably flat shoe that I can both walk to the office in (in the fall, not winter) and wear in the office, and that I don't hate. This is proving impossible. All the vintage-repro shoes are so high! All the retro-styled shoes in regular shops look cheap and flimsy! I would get plimsolls/keds to walk in but I need a just slightly built-up heel because that's where I rest all my weight. And even in the museum I do a lot of walking, so more than a 1.5" heel is kind of much.
I finally finished the hem on my dress and wore it without technically finishing the inside of the cuffs. Walked to work with the petticoat on, but took it off once I got there ... I'm glad I bought it for when I want it, but I think part of my negotiating the balance between "clothing" and "costume" is not filling out the skirt in everyday dress. The only trouble with that is that for the petticoat to work, the skirt has to be hemmed juuust a bit below the perfect length for me, so to be safe just in case I ever want it, I have to hem it there. Initially I was worried about the cotton being a little too heavy, but it was perfect, so much warmer now that it's ~65 degrees all day; it supports the flare of the skirt very well, and makes it closer to okay that I didn't interface the cuffs and revers. It needs a slip, though.
Need to deal with my shoe situation. So okay. I have a pair of too-small flats, a pair of flats that chew up my feet unless I'm wearing historical stockings, Gibsons SOMEWHERE (probably Albany), high-heeled oxfords, chunky Mary Janes I hate but can wear to walk to work, and sandals. I want to put the too-small flats in a Future Garage Sale box, put the sandals away for the season, put the ouchie flats in the back of the closet, and get a reasonably flat shoe that I can both walk to the office in (in the fall, not winter) and wear in the office, and that I don't hate. This is proving impossible. All the vintage-repro shoes are so high! All the retro-styled shoes in regular shops look cheap and flimsy! I would get plimsolls/keds to walk in but I need a just slightly built-up heel because that's where I rest all my weight. And even in the museum I do a lot of walking, so more than a 1.5" heel is kind of much.
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Date: 2015-08-30 04:57 am (UTC)eta: And, having checked, they do still sell through there etsy shop (which is where I first heard of them), and for some reason they offer more color choices and slightly cheaper shipping there. https://www.etsy.com/shop/goldenponies
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Date: 2015-09-04 01:08 am (UTC)Most of their designs look a little more '70s than I'm into, but I do see several that I like.I think I was thrown by the boots on the first page, I'm really into most of them!