Joanne Froggart is extremely tiny! I thought it was funny that she gets picked to haul out Mr. Pamuk, when she's all of 4'11". I was watching "Island at War" and they have her paired with Laurence Fox (of Inspector Lewis fame), who is well over 6 feet tall.
My folks, MIL, and I are going to go in August.
I had thought that Edith's wedding dress was so much prettier than Mary's--I guess it was the consolation prize for being stood up at the altar.
As for the late 1910s/early 20s--you're not the only one fighting! In fact, I just gave up. Those fashions to me are much like the 1830s--totally ridonkulous in prints, but kind of lovely on real people. Late 1910s prints make everyone look like sacky barrels. And the colors! The colors and materials are so pretteeeee! And let's not forget the fabulous hats!
I just bought a couple 1917-18 patterns, one of them a "waist" I can adapt to modern wear. It seems there's a wee explosion of teens stuff, but that might just be because I am looking for it. Like, Wearing History has a "Suit-A-Long" (http://wearinghistoryblog.com/). There's also a skirt-style that I'm interested in that only seemed to appear in 1920. I used to think it was ugly (it kinda still is), but now that I'm skinnier and more confident and want to try it out (it is here: http://www.pastpatterns.com/9412.html and the 4th image down: http://dressmakingresearch.com/1920.htm).
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Date: 2014-05-19 12:53 pm (UTC)My folks, MIL, and I are going to go in August.
I had thought that Edith's wedding dress was so much prettier than Mary's--I guess it was the consolation prize for being stood up at the altar.
As for the late 1910s/early 20s--you're not the only one fighting! In fact, I just gave up. Those fashions to me are much like the 1830s--totally ridonkulous in prints, but kind of lovely on real people. Late 1910s prints make everyone look like sacky barrels. And the colors! The colors and materials are so pretteeeee! And let's not forget the fabulous hats!
I just bought a couple 1917-18 patterns, one of them a "waist" I can adapt to modern wear. It seems there's a wee explosion of teens stuff, but that might just be because I am looking for it. Like, Wearing History has a "Suit-A-Long" (http://wearinghistoryblog.com/). There's also a skirt-style that I'm interested in that only seemed to appear in 1920. I used to think it was ugly (it kinda still is), but now that I'm skinnier and more confident and want to try it out (it is here: http://www.pastpatterns.com/9412.html and the 4th image down: http://dressmakingresearch.com/1920.htm).
....where's your outfit?! I wanna see!