tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post7104255113959382691..comments2023-10-16T00:18:32.138-06:00Comments on Footnotes: Novel Inspirations from History: Fashion: Action and Reaction Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-31152744349930841062021-01-07T06:10:53.319-06:002021-01-07T06:10:53.319-06:00Great History about fashion, love it when in the 1...Great History about fashion, love it when in the 1920s fashion became more comfortable with banning corsets!<br /><br /><b><a href="https://rondon-apparels.com/signup/" rel="nofollow">SIGN UP AND GET FREE GIVEAWAYS</a></b>Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034675895453948108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-34487918873668165702011-03-12T10:40:04.584-06:002011-03-12T10:40:04.584-06:00Hi Nancy:
I’d love to read such a novel.
If you...Hi Nancy:<br /><br />I’d love to read such a novel. <br /><br />If you can tie historical social events to changes in fashion, within the framework of a good story, the reader is going to enjoy more interesting ‘history’ than most novels offer. <br /><br />This is far more enjoyable than a story that just happens to happen in a given time period. I like stories that could have only happened in the chosen time period. <br /><br />VinceVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-70761244471969613532011-03-12T08:38:52.245-06:002011-03-12T08:38:52.245-06:00Your book idea is interesting, Vince. I'm also...Your book idea is interesting, Vince. I'm also interested in the Rational Dress Reform Movement that came about in the late 1800's. It tried to get women to dress for function rather than to attract men. It was ridiculed and largely ignored, but the fact there were women who wanted sanity in fashion is fascinating. Hmm. I feel a novel coming on.Brenda Joseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372850292511402313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-12205517683330930332011-03-11T23:11:26.604-06:002011-03-11T23:11:26.604-06:00Hi Nancy:
Your fashion theory makes perfect sense...Hi Nancy:<br /><br />Your fashion theory makes perfect sense but then I wonder: Isn’t fashion somewhat like the weather? <br /><br />How do you change fashions? Who is in charge of directing the new fashion changes? <br /><br />I think the history of who designed the new fashions and who was most influential in getting them adopted would be very interesting. <br /><br />If this did happen, it would make a very interesting novel. A designer could see how life was loosening up and decide to pioneer a new clothing line to reflect that freedom. Probably the best opportunity to do this would be the 1920’s.<br /><br />It is a wonder. By the way, I really like the Jane Austen time period with dresses that looked pretty but natural. <br /><br />VinceVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-55384697547665937342011-03-11T19:40:54.126-06:002011-03-11T19:40:54.126-06:00I think of the absurd S-curve corsets that contort...I think of the absurd S-curve corsets that contorted women's bodies. And we all remember Scarlett O'Hara and her 13" waist (she was mad when it was 17" after she had a baby.) Yet think of the voluptuous Rubenesque ideal of the paintings by Peter Paul Rubens in the early 1600's. Not a size 0 in the bunch. Somewhere between the two is a happy medium. But I suppose even that depends on individual definition--of "happy" and "medium".Brenda Joseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372850292511402313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-30797887283159105582011-03-11T17:25:11.248-06:002011-03-11T17:25:11.248-06:00Your observations are fascinating, Nancy, and I be...Your observations are fascinating, Nancy, and I bet that costume historians have probably written on this very thing, i.e., how fashion reflects political realities. That being said, I think that the constraints still exist today, just in a different way. Today's woman has more freedom than ever when it comes to costume, but whatever she chooses she is supposed to put on a size 0 body. So while the choices for clothing may be less constricting, the ridiculous standard remains. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-86595640483720411942011-03-11T15:36:31.489-06:002011-03-11T15:36:31.489-06:00I agree with you--I'd like the beauty of the c...I agree with you--I'd like the beauty of the clothes, but not the discomfort. I long for the times when people dressed up. Now, even in church, people are too casual. It bothers me, because we DO act differently depending on the clothes we wear. We carry ourselves differently, and I believe, even think differently.Brenda Joseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372850292511402313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-7558193609068527482011-03-11T14:45:17.659-06:002011-03-11T14:45:17.659-06:00Often though when I see the cover of books, especi...Often though when I see the cover of books, especially historical fiction, I long for the days of woman looking like woman. I would never want to go back to some of the clothes they wore, however the picture of the young lady in the white dress dancing....now that would be my style. And never would I want to wear corsets like they had or large wigs. Somehow though I think we has woman have lost the beauty of being our feminity. Now it's more jeans and tops, rather than pretty dresses.<br />Wonderful post.Scrappy quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643346408388508283noreply@blogger.com