It’s Superbowl Sunday here in America Land. I don’t follow football, so I’ll be burying myself in the sewing loft and trying to accomplish something on the 1912 Titanic gown.
Yesterday was a Steampunk photoshoot I’m looking forward to sharing with you, but I haven’t developed any of the photos yet, so I can’t post them today! Instead…here’s a look at my favorite striped things from the 1770s (and some from year 1780).
Can’t argue with stripes!
Robe a la polonaise ca. 1780, Musée Galliera, Paris
LACMA, 1775
KCI, 1780
KCI, 1780
V&A, 1775
Christie’s
I’ve got my yellow and blue stripe fabric cut into 19 inch widths, ready to go, but I *need* to finish many other things I’ve started, rather than jumping in to the polonaise that keeps invading my mind. Talk about Costume ADD!
I have major costume ADD! (especially when it comes to the choice in between finishing that last hem or getting started on that dress I'd been fantasizing about when I was supposed to be working on the other dress!)
I'd have a MUCH better attention span if I just took a month long break from Blogger. I see everyone else's projects and dash back and forth thinking "ooh, a reticule. ooh, a sheer whitework apron (your fault, Lauren). ooh cloaks." Darn all you people and your neverceasing creativity 🙁
5 Comments
Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergne
February 5, 2012 at 10:52 PMCostume ADD is so hard to avoid!
Lauren R
February 5, 2012 at 11:21 PMSO true!
Caroline
February 5, 2012 at 11:43 PMI have major costume ADD! (especially when it comes to the choice in between finishing that last hem or getting started on that dress I'd been fantasizing about when I was supposed to be working on the other dress!)
Sandra Brake
February 6, 2012 at 10:47 AMI have the attention span of a gnat for things like this. I really have to finish something, ANYTHING!
Anna
February 7, 2012 at 2:04 AMI'd have a MUCH better attention span if I just took a month long break from Blogger. I see everyone else's projects and dash back and forth thinking "ooh, a reticule. ooh, a sheer whitework apron (your fault, Lauren). ooh cloaks." Darn all you people and your neverceasing creativity 🙁