My first 18th Century Costume ....

My very first attempt at making an 18th Century Costume. It took me about 2 months, because I had to wait for some tools. But still ... I would say about 70-80% of this costume was sewn by hand. I used my thimble for the very first time sewing this project and what a god-send. I was trying to be Madame de Pompadour for Halloween. It came ...

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An update on 'Der Rosenkavalier'

Just found another (and very large) picture of Sir Thomas as Faninal which gives us a much better idea of his costume, make up, etc than the small one posted with the article in The Times . All I can say is that he still looks great in 18th Century attire (although the utter foppishness of the frills and overall pose is giving me much amusement XD)

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20 favorite movies of the decade

... of symptoms. One night, Donnie sleepwalks and meets Frank, a man in a menacing rabbit costume. Frank tells him that in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds, the .... It's a classic tale of love and misunderstanding which unfolds in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. Why I love it: First of all, the cinematography. It blows me away, every time. And second, it's a...

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Taking Out tThe (Euro)Trash

... Where is the King of Sweden? What happened to the costume ball? Did somebody switch your ticket when you weren’t ...backwards--- telling us that Sempre Libera is just the 19th century version of Cher’s If I Could Turn Back Time!... may of course lead to productions where the hero of A Masked Ball is an 18th-century Swedish monarch who is assassinated, or Henry V has a sword rather than a submachine...

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For the Love of Period Films: a tribute to 8 brilliant period films

...Wakefield, Michael Carlin (Academy Award nomination) Costume Design: Michael O' Connor (Academy Award ...Direction: Speed Hopkins (Academy Award nomination) Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci (Academy Award win)...: This, Madame, is Versailles. Setting: 18th Century Fance Direction: Sofia Coppola Art Direction: Pierre du Boisberranger Costume Design: Milena Canonero (Academy Award win...

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requiem

... were moving into Betliar Castle. Built in the 15th century, and extensively updated in the 18th, the Castle had once been named a Slovakian national ... himself in for the evening. The epitome of seventeenth century high society fashion, complete with powdered wig. His face... she followed her Uncle’s lead. “I like your costume by the way.” Mick complimented Roisin’s choice of...

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PSA: Book

My mother today located in the Bargain Books section of B&N Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century . It appears to be a 2006 reprint of this book . It was $20.

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18th-century beauty and 1860's gown

I'm working on my lecture on 18th century beauty. Gustafs Skål is holding their 18th century lecture weekend this week, and it will be the third time I'm holding...-up. Would there be an interest of an 18th century make-over, using period beauty aids? I've recently managed to budget in a... annoyance, I find that there have been a costume competition this year for making a late 1860 gown...

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White skin and powdered hair

... a weekend of lectures on the 18th century every year. They cover fashion,... faces. She is wearing masquerade costume on both portraits, but as a... that came during the 19th century and work in the same way... all visible skin. In the 18th century you didn't use ...re Parisienne have a section on 18th century beauty I found the ... historical recipes. They make two 18th century perfumes, Marie for the ...

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Claire Fraser 18th century outfit

... went, still no trick or treaters this year. Oh well more candy for me to snack on. For the past three years I've been trying to make an 18th century style costume and have failed every time, but not this year. I managed something I'd say is reasonable in less than a week. It's nothing fancy and was a ...

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