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goth_hobbit

blows dust off of journal

Sep 21, 2011 19:13

*coughcoughah-ah-aah-CHOO*

ahemYeah, I know; I've been doing the Famous Invisible Redhead act again. This time, I have something of a valid excuse ( Read more... )

voyage of the cutty snark, vintage clothing

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indicolite September 22 2011, 03:13:23 UTC

That is an awesome project.

And I giggled at the thought of dresses appropriate to wear to Liberace's funeral. How the heck do you put a train on the front?

goth_hobbit September 22 2011, 03:59:29 UTC

Thanks! As I said, my biggest fear is that I won't be able to do justice to the project. I could focus solely on English, American, and French sources, and still have a sizeable volume, but that would leave the Spanish, German, and Russian material completely undocumented. Plus, there are different demographic factors to consider; some magazines took a more conservative tone, others had an active political stance, and that informs the fashions that were illustrated for their respective readerships. I can't wait to show some side-by-side comparisons ( ... )

phillipalden September 22 2011, 18:16:09 UTC

It's good to hear from you.

goth_hobbit September 22 2011, 21:51:05 UTC

Thanks. It really feels good to be back on-line. I've missed it.

cissa September 24 2011, 18:39:10 UTC

That sounds like a WONDERFUL book, and I'll buy a copy!

Have you read Alison Lurie's "The language of Clothes"? I haven't for many, many years, but as I recall it did a good job of tying clothing styles into the social and political context of the times.

goth_hobbit October 5 2011, 21:28:52 UTC

No, I haven't! That's a wonderful recommendation; I need more reference material so I know what ground's already been covered. *off to add title to Amazon list*

cissa October 5 2011, 22:03:09 UTC

I haven't read all that much about the history of clothing- especially what various styles say about their times, etc. I did adore "The language of Clothes", and hope to get a copy of my own at some point.

However, you might be able to find some stuff about the dress reform movement in the mid-to-late 1800s and later. The stuff i know about it is mostly peripheral- from suffrage and homemaking (my 2 main historic interests), and a bit from costuming... but it had a LOT of impact, especially as the century turned; there was also some really fascinating overlap with the Arts & Crafts movement(s), and even Art Nouveau.