tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post7022158434042605753..comments2024-03-08T04:27:48.022-05:00Comments on A Most Beguiling Accomplishment: The Planning and Research are the Best BitsCassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-80466690079649301922012-11-16T16:30:39.899-05:002012-11-16T16:30:39.899-05:00It is kind of tough mentally getting ready to make...It is kind of tough mentally getting ready to make something 1920s to wear. I could only face up to it by going to the very beginning of the decade, when some kind of figure is allowed, and I think I'm going to have to realign my standards of beauty some. But then I look at pictures of matrons from the 1920s who don't look terrible, and watch Boardwalk Empire (which has excellent costuming) and I feel like it's doable!<br /><br />I'd love to see that picture, it sounds adorable.Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-25881509929918712272012-11-16T12:29:38.215-05:002012-11-16T12:29:38.215-05:00I have a little bit - you can see it's not in ...I have a little bit - you can see it's not in great condition, I'd like to scan it soon so I can read it in more depth. There are no plates, but there is a discussion/description of the latest fashions.<br /><br />I'm going to order some voile when I get the 1920s fabrics and hopefully put a nice <i>volant</i> on a petticoat and an edging on the polonaise bit, so it will look much better at some point. Oh, and I can't forget that it requires a mantelet ...Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-3741304097339874792012-11-16T11:50:57.660-05:002012-11-16T11:50:57.660-05:00Wow, this is really exciting! I too love the idea ...Wow, this is really exciting! I too love the idea of peach/sterling. The images are so nice and crisp. I've never tried making a 1920-21 dress for myself, as my pear-shaped figure looks just wretched in those hip-accented lines. But I have a photo of my grandma looking stylish in something like the surplice-wrapped front dress in the upper right of the first image. She's holding her twins (my mom! and uncle) and has her long hair pinned up in a fake bob. The skirt is a bit longer, tho, as I bet she felt funny showing that much leg!<br />Keep those comments coming,<br />NNAuntieNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202319448791012747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-33977528697091066102012-11-16T09:35:43.843-05:002012-11-16T09:35:43.843-05:00Dear Cassidy,
The demi-polonaise is looking pretty...Dear Cassidy,<br />The demi-polonaise is looking pretty. That you have a 1934 Godey's is amazing! Have you dared to peep inside?<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.com