Here are my tag answers for the fun Period Drama Fashion Week Emma Jane is hosting!
For fun, I thought I would make this five random fashion points:
~ I own a large petticoat, but I’ve never worn a hoopskirt
~ I’m sewing my first Regency dress
~ I love fans (Spanish and Oriental)
~ I would like to expand my closet into things like…
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| this... ~and this |
2. What are some of your favorite dresses from period dramas? Pick three.
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| The Dashwood sisters matching; Lizzie's white with sheer and lace edging; Emma's blue |
Practical, (generally) ladylike, and still under development. My latest discovery has been scarves. I particularly like them with lace or a little bit of sparkle.
4. List (up to) five of your favorite period drama wardrobes.
Lizzie (in the ’95), Margaret Hale (in both versions, in fact), Molly, Cynthia, and Victoria. (I’ll scatter the pictures for them throughout the rest of the post.)
Regency England and pretty much every decade in the 1800’s; turn-of-the-century/Edwardian (that’s been a long-time favorite); and some of the 1940’s.
6. What are five things that make you happy?
Flowers (particularly roses, peonies, and sweet peas), good books, coffee, long phone conversations, and writing!
7. Do you like to wear hats?
I like them, but I’m challenged to find one that looks right on me, so I don’t often.
8. Do you have a favorite fictional character who has the same name as you?
Yes! Heidi of the mountains.
9. What is one of the ugliest dresses you've ever seen in a period drama?
I heartily concur with Emma Jane’s selection of Fanny Thornton’s dinner dress, but–since it’s already been chosen–I’ll go with another one: Beth’s red and gold in The Gift of Love. (It’s supposed to be overdone. :-) )
10. What is the most-worn color in your wardrobe?
Blue!
11. What are your sentiments on the subject of tea?
It’s delightful–especially herbal, red (rooibos), and chai.
12. Do historical inaccuracies bother you?
It depends if they’re blatant and seem to spring from a lack of research, or if they chose to adjust an established fact to achieve a larger point.
10. What is the most-worn color in your wardrobe?
Blue!
11. What are your sentiments on the subject of tea?
It’s delightful–especially herbal, red (rooibos), and chai.
12. Do historical inaccuracies bother you?
It depends if they’re blatant and seem to spring from a lack of research, or if they chose to adjust an established fact to achieve a larger point.
13. What are some of your favorite eras of men's fashions?
The Regency period, 1800’s England, and the American West.
14. Have you ever read any books on historical fashion?
Yes. I can’t locate the titles at the moment, but they were some fascinating photographically illustrated guides for collectors.
15. If you could pick just three fictional characters to have over for tea, who would you invite?
At the moment: Meg (from Little Women), Margaret Hale, and Dorrie in B.J. Chute’s Greenwillow.
Thank you so much, Emma Jane! This was a lot of fun!
At the moment: Meg (from Little Women), Margaret Hale, and Dorrie in B.J. Chute’s Greenwillow.
Thank you so much, Emma Jane! This was a lot of fun!
