tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4259668161409559665..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Clothing as a Map to the PastDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-51684048674023665662014-02-03T04:30:52.888-08:002014-02-03T04:30:52.888-08:00Hi Karen, You are quite right, the Empress Josephi...Hi Karen, You are quite right, the Empress Josephine was copied in England and I suppose this could be linked to the fact that if the Enlightenment were to be given a capital it would have been Paris so it would then make sense that neo-classical styles emanated form there. Thank you for reading! Philippa Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-25653745971852661812014-01-24T14:07:27.658-08:002014-01-24T14:07:27.658-08:00Wonderful blog. One other thing I find fascinating...Wonderful blog. One other thing I find fascinating, is women's skirt lengths. The shorter the skirt, the better the economy, the longer the skirt, the poorer the economy, I have yet to see someone connect the economy and skirt length and a reasonable explanation. But check it out. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464270178127179626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-3231183094012218142014-01-23T04:00:27.729-08:002014-01-23T04:00:27.729-08:00It's interesting how even when people are tryi...It's interesting how even when people are trying to be different -they end up wearing a uniform of sorts.<br />G xPippa Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-67982328121543624712014-01-22T20:32:37.389-08:002014-01-22T20:32:37.389-08:00I've read that the merchant class (and those w...I've read that the merchant class (and those who could afford the fines) wore the fur they wanted, with the exception of ermine, and paid the fines. Also, dress does change with the economic times in terms of skirt fullness and length.<br /><br />When a household's wealth was in its plate and furnishings, clothing and bolts of fabric were part of that wealth as well. <br /><br />Loved this article. Thanks! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-7139130851353346982014-01-21T16:33:42.026-08:002014-01-21T16:33:42.026-08:00This post was very informative, but I am confused ...This post was very informative, but I am confused by the information on Regency fashion. I have read many times that the Empire style favored during this time and inspired by Greek and Roman fashion was actually copied from the French. Empress Josephine and her court were said to have introduced these styles, taking them to shocking extremes of little to no underclothing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329122662762438132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-89553653534572346102014-01-21T09:12:58.670-08:002014-01-21T09:12:58.670-08:00Indeed, great entry. I might add that the availabi...Indeed, great entry. I might add that the availability of fabrics (the crusades opened up trade to the Middle East and suddenly there was cotton and silk available at more reasonable prices) or technology (the development of the button or the zipper) also had an impact on style. People like what's new, and a new fabric for fastener automatically opens up new options in design. There's much more to this topic, and I bet we see more entries on it!Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-89629633423761110622014-01-21T01:42:31.691-08:002014-01-21T01:42:31.691-08:00Fascinating stuff! And there were indeed reasons o...Fascinating stuff! And there were indeed reasons other than liking it. I have read recently that as the Lady Elizabeth, the future Gloriana wore simple black and white for the most part,to show herself as a virtuous Protestant maiden. Mary was furious, wanting her to wear something fancier. <br /><br />The narrowness of pencil skirts reminds me of something my Renaissance Dance teacher said about why clothes went from simple mediaeval to elaborate Renaissance. Apparently, there were merchants with narrow bolts of cloth who would persuade buyers it was all the rage. Of course, when you have narrow cloth, you need more bits to put together into clothes.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com