tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4755854233946365528..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Period Dress — A reflection of the timesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6266364400712752722017-10-18T14:25:01.738-06:002017-10-18T14:25:01.738-06:00I remember culottes! :-)I remember culottes! :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83445123956743846092017-10-18T08:20:59.800-06:002017-10-18T08:20:59.800-06:00I have to. Getting up in the attic isn't as ea...I have to. Getting up in the attic isn't as easy as it used to be. The skirts will be there until we leave the house, one way or another. (Some are culottes. Ha!)Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25928432431025171572017-10-17T16:16:12.578-06:002017-10-17T16:16:12.578-06:00Up and down times, as well as attitudes, make a bi...Up and down times, as well as attitudes, make a big difference. As far as society goes today, it seems almost like anarchy. If you don't agree with something, you protest, smash windows, and destroy vehicles. If somebody gets hurt, oh well. This is definitely an unstructured time with numerous factions and few taboos--unless, of course, one happens to be a conservative. If it feels good, do it. If it feels right, wear it. No rules. Keep the skirts, Polly. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55768967126993061552017-10-17T14:55:50.595-06:002017-10-17T14:55:50.595-06:00You hit on not only the time period but how it aff...You hit on not only the time period but how it affects clothes. During down times, skirt lengths are longer; optimistic times, shirts are shorter. You can look at fashion through the years and almost tell what's going on in the world. Maybe I shouldn't give away all those long skirts in the attic. In 2017, anything goes. Maybe the restrictions on fashion are no more. Women wear what they feel comfortable in and what they like.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81810782213613747862017-10-17T14:53:27.003-06:002017-10-17T14:53:27.003-06:00Doing housework in a bustle? Now that paints some ...Doing housework in a bustle? Now that paints some interesting mental pictures. One of the articles I found in my research stated that working women got clothing not secondhand, but fifth-hand--by which time it was literally rags. It could be a nice touch to have a variety of characters to show readers how different classes lived and dressed.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83854517784460621242017-10-17T12:54:30.243-06:002017-10-17T12:54:30.243-06:00It's so funny how stereotypes so often become ...It's so funny how stereotypes so often become the "norm" when we think of a time period. For instance, the Victorian period info above was only true for a specific set of women in a specific stratum of society. I am certain all of those working women (maids, housekeepers, cooks, milliners, glove makers, seamstresses, farmer's wives) had little time to be worried about the latest fashions out of London. But much like today, bits of what was considered "high fashion" trickled down through all layers of society. Lord knows a bustle didn't help with housework. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-32589966821114788512017-10-17T09:35:18.189-06:002017-10-17T09:35:18.189-06:00Agreed.Agreed.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69057000620042574522017-10-17T09:34:55.309-06:002017-10-17T09:34:55.309-06:00I understand completely. I got lost in the researc...I understand completely. I got lost in the research for this article and failed to keep track of the time. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-293303130453397422017-10-17T09:33:00.556-06:002017-10-17T09:33:00.556-06:00There are valid reasons to deviate from the norm, ...There are valid reasons to deviate from the norm, especially when those reasons help define the character. However, others in the story might be dressed appropriately for the place and the era.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49334428102766392832017-10-17T09:21:01.092-06:002017-10-17T09:21:01.092-06:00Thanks for this walk down the historical path, Lin...Thanks for this walk down the historical path, Linda. I got lost in research when writing my latest book, looking for the appropriate clothing for the years from my mother's birth until the early 50s. But I do love research, so that was not a chore. In fact, I had to keep tearing myself away from the internet and get back to writing. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29307521860837350902017-10-17T09:18:49.894-06:002017-10-17T09:18:49.894-06:00It is fun to do that when it is a reflection of th...It is fun to do that when it is a reflection of the character and an unusual character trait. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-52257711080804320362017-10-17T08:53:10.596-06:002017-10-17T08:53:10.596-06:00And isn't it fun to create a character who doe...And isn't it fun to create a character who does not dress appropriately for the times? The novel I'm starting now has an 1830s era female character who dresses like a man although she's not hiding her gender. There are good reasons, of course, at least from her point of view.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.com