tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post249959126680904035..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: "Accessories Head to Toe": Day OneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-35359532353291009702011-03-20T05:19:06.533-04:002011-03-20T05:19:06.533-04:00Is there a book for sale that went with the sympos...Is there a book for sale that went with the symposium. If so, what was the title please. Thank youDixygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714901022081534507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53885130816222965192011-03-15T20:44:44.362-04:002011-03-15T20:44:44.362-04:00Anonymous, I too found it very interesting that wo...Anonymous, I too found it very interesting that women stopped wearing heels altogether when their dresses went "classical" and vertical, at the start of the Regency, and didn't start wearing them again until some years into the Victorian era. I could understand it when they were trying to look like Greek statues--the flat shoes being their version of sandals, I guess--but even when the dresses became more structured in the 1820s and 1830s, and the skirts were ballooning out again, the women were still wearing those flats that look like ballet shoes. And I do agree, the little heels look much more comfortable than those thin little ballet-style soles. Also more flattering to the foot, I'd think. But then, fashion so rarely has anything to do with comfort or what's flattering.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-4628028385080077242011-03-15T08:28:07.143-04:002011-03-15T08:28:07.143-04:00Though it was hard to notice any other details exc...Though it was hard to notice any other details except the hair!!!!, I did notice the shoes. The women are wearing what looks remarkably like pumps-- court heels. I find this interesting becasue most description of Regency era shoes , have them flat, and made of fabric. I'd think that leatehr shoes with small heels would have been more comfortable and practical.<br />I look forward to more information on 18th century clothes. Fashion certainly changed drastically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71975917633635895582011-03-14T15:31:56.891-04:002011-03-14T15:31:56.891-04:00Thank you for reporting back to those of us who ca...Thank you for reporting back to those of us who cannot attend. Can't wait for your next report!Kara in Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820042727711231286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-38895324538864384602011-03-14T08:29:21.810-04:002011-03-14T08:29:21.810-04:00Enjoy the symposium! I have some friends there an...Enjoy the symposium! I have some friends there and can't wait to hear what they learn. It's funny, too, how all those pretty accessories have a purpose. Dressed in the my eighteenth-century clothes, if I leave off my hat and mitts, I'm squinting like a crazy person and my fingers are freezing. Add them on, and I'm far more comfortable (and look less batty).Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.com