tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3377478464909958301..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: On the Cutting Edge: 18th c. Leopard-Patterned FashionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-75063464949885727432013-11-24T05:55:27.664-05:002013-11-24T05:55:27.664-05:00Fascinating. I would have loved to see that dress ...Fascinating. I would have loved to see that dress in person, to get a better look at the details.Solveighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971119424457843743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-42716866848455291412013-11-21T13:10:02.055-05:002013-11-21T13:10:02.055-05:00I really want to make the millinery conference (Ja...I really want to make the millinery conference (Janea was telling me about it at CoCo), but I'm not sure I'll be able to pull it off. So many commitments next year. If I manage to swing it, I'll let you know before hand! Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-8980987565132556562013-11-21T10:54:05.889-05:002013-11-21T10:54:05.889-05:00Oh dear...that's a lot of spots. I would have ...Oh dear...that's a lot of spots. I would have loved to see that gown in person! The lady wearing it would probably have been pleased to know that centuries later, it's still showing up in fashion plates in a slightly different iteration, haha:<br />http://www4.images.coolspotters.com/photos/765938/giambattista-valli-fall-2011-couture-leopard-print-gown-profile.jpgAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095426164654110973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17165932511669352662013-11-20T17:51:24.750-05:002013-11-20T17:51:24.750-05:00When are you going to CW, Isobel? For the milliner...When are you going to CW, Isobel? For the millinery conference in February? Wondering if we'll be there at the same time! :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-39285637689965715922013-11-20T17:38:52.054-05:002013-11-20T17:38:52.054-05:00Really tempted to make that for Costume College ne...Really tempted to make that for Costume College next year (and maybe to strut about it while at Colonial Williamsburg!). Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2593221613470543242013-11-20T16:11:05.452-05:002013-11-20T16:11:05.452-05:00Love the idea that she would have tucked a gun int...Love the idea that she would have tucked a gun into her muff! But alas, I have to agree with Vienna: it is a fan, and yes, pistols of the late 18th c. were much more blunt and stubby. <br /><br />And yes, since I, too, have a serious weakness for faux leopard, I would definitely have been the belle sauvage wearing this gown. :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74768918067566755192013-11-20T14:04:01.121-05:002013-11-20T14:04:01.121-05:00Christina,
I think she is holding a closed fan. Bu...Christina,<br />I think she is holding a closed fan. But I see the resemblance to a gun barrel...although guns looked nothing like that until the mid 1800s ;-)Vienna La Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409211057158629709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-80828543737253563112013-11-20T11:21:01.561-05:002013-11-20T11:21:01.561-05:00LOVE IT! I've always been fascinated by the bl...LOVE IT! I've always been fascinated by the blue leopard-spot coat in the V&A collection so it's great to see more examples.Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69551706462162703182013-11-20T10:21:55.801-05:002013-11-20T10:21:55.801-05:00Is she holding a gun? Is she holding a gun? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02128291007876199736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-21448638833387855152013-11-20T09:20:16.706-05:002013-11-20T09:20:16.706-05:00Hope he didn't have hayfever with that bouquet...Hope he didn't have hayfever with that bouquet on his lapel!<br />LizThe Greenockianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241154433325603580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23907415260277396402013-11-20T07:06:05.031-05:002013-11-20T07:06:05.031-05:00I rather like animal prints myself. I can see myse...I rather like animal prints myself. I can see myself dressed like te lady, though I doubt my hair was ever that cooperative no matter which life. Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-6750673413811285362013-11-20T06:25:23.467-05:002013-11-20T06:25:23.467-05:00Fascinating! I didn't know it went back so fa...Fascinating! I didn't know it went back so far!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com