tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1515738715958978596..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Fashions for February 1812Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17396018141346542352016-02-05T17:45:45.045-05:002016-02-05T17:45:45.045-05:00Thank you, Christina!
Thank you, Christina!<br />LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33450271741150101562016-02-03T22:33:05.157-05:002016-02-03T22:33:05.157-05:00Drab was described as a cloth and colour. The Dict...Drab was described as a cloth and colour. The Dictionary of Fashion History defines drab as ' a thick, strong cloth, usually twilled, of a dull brown or grey colour." Drab colours in 1812 are very well described here;<br /><br />http://quilt1812warandpiecing.blogspot.ca/2012/06/drab-colors-quercitron.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004403615102176000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-51429739073137500282016-02-02T11:04:22.389-05:002016-02-02T11:04:22.389-05:00From what we've been able to ascertain, this w...From what we've been able to ascertain, this was a myth, which we suspect was promoted by Victorians. To them, the slim silhouette must have looked obscenely revealing--as did, later, the flat-front dresses with the bustle. Too, the slim silhouette did upset the older generation, much in the way mini skirts and bell-bottoms upset our parents/grandparents. It's not _impossible_ that courtesans dampened their clothing, but that seems not only uncomfortable but very risky in Northern European climates, at a time when a common cold could kill a person. I strongly doubt Russian women did this. The dresses were deemed quite revealing as they were, dry—and women of a certain profession had many other ways of displaying their wares.<br />LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26312637322381314032016-02-02T10:01:43.748-05:002016-02-02T10:01:43.748-05:00These dresses remind me of something a professor m...These dresses remind me of something a professor mentioned in a Russian history lecture - that women used to wear these dresses when they were slightly damp, so they would cling. I'd be curious to know whether that's true. He thought this fashion was unfortunate for Russia!Elizabeth Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849758252218184771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-50985892049915119592016-02-01T13:04:00.361-05:002016-02-01T13:04:00.361-05:00Hels, are we sure the ladies didn't accessoriz...Hels, are we sure the ladies didn't accessorize? I haven't researched this area, so am curious. Cathy, I am away from home and can't reach over to my bookshelf to pull out my book on historical color, Elephant's Breath and London Smoke. Maybe one of our readers can offer precise info. Going by the image, it looks to be a sort of beige or tan.<br /> LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-22543482260368378632016-02-01T12:30:13.817-05:002016-02-01T12:30:13.817-05:00Interesting that "drab" is referred to a...Interesting that "drab" is referred to as a colour. What colour would that be?Cathy Spencer, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950882935814941182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-21495968003581178142016-02-01T01:55:05.465-05:002016-02-01T01:55:05.465-05:00Grecian robes were usually elegantly designed so t...Grecian robes were usually elegantly designed so there was no need for over-the-top decoration. Yet these dresses had net, jewellery, silver, ivory, pearls, crepe, lace and every other addition possible. I may have to rethink my notion of beautiful but simple Regency outfits.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com