tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314012204719388022.post228616775443589459..comments2023-06-07T07:41:50.456-04:00Comments on JennyLaFleur: the exhausting mental exercise of 1912jennylafleurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858096164644276409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314012204719388022.post-38919725305219955322012-01-04T22:22:38.403-05:002012-01-04T22:22:38.403-05:00Lots of good points. I totally agree that one of t...Lots of good points. I totally agree that one of the reasons this period is so hard is that is seems modern and familiar when in fact the construction is completely antique and foreign to a modern way of thinking (or an 18th century way a or thinking, which is my comfort zone in costuming). <br /><br />I’ve found that puzzling out this complicated period takes lots of brain wattage and different ways of thinking. And tea; tea always helps. :>jennylafleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858096164644276409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314012204719388022.post-6852919296771092982012-01-04T15:22:39.743-05:002012-01-04T15:22:39.743-05:00Jenny you have hit the nail on the head- the lack ...Jenny you have hit the nail on the head- the lack of structure of the outside of these gowns only works when there is a good firm under structure. That's what stops them being the same as modern dresses, and gives them that bit of 'Aha!'. In a way it's easier to make a polonaise because it is SO different! I think the best example is in Janet Arnold's last book, a black and sapphire blue evening suit that looks like it could have been from any decade in the 20th C at all. But the amount of understructure in it is the key, and why the finished garment would look 'period' and not modern :) Have fun with the Penultimate dress!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.com