tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post5821269362170909841..comments2024-03-27T16:19:02.195+00:00Comments on Feltabulous: Historical Costume - the final dressEllie Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post-68589533195879525392012-07-17T09:03:37.693+01:002012-07-17T09:03:37.693+01:00Dear Annie
Thank you very much for your comment. ...Dear Annie<br />Thank you very much for your comment. What I would really love to find is a photograph of a family member wearing the dress, but I don't think there is such a thing. Part of me likes not knowing any more about the owner of the dress or the maker but part of me wants to know more. I feel very lucky to have found out what I have and to actually have the dress in the family too. It gives such a tangible link to the past.<br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post-68028596566571216812012-07-16T21:23:52.808+01:002012-07-16T21:23:52.808+01:00Fascinating. Great post.
I bet that was someone&#...Fascinating. Great post.<br /><br />I bet that was someone's Sunday best once, or maybe it was kept in remembrance of something especially significant. I actually rather like that we can never know.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post-88318844813993828712012-07-16T08:43:57.947+01:002012-07-16T08:43:57.947+01:00Dear E
Thank you so much for your comment. Consid...Dear E<br />Thank you so much for your comment. Considering this dress is the age it is, it is remarkably clean - I wonder whether it was worn much, or whether it was just a 'special occasion' dress? If that was the case, i am surprised it wasn't cut up and used to make something else, as the wedding dress was. The lace hasn't worn so well and there is a large piece that has come away and you can see some wear and tear in the photos, but I suppose that is to be expected. It does give us a fascinating glimpse into the past and if I had the time and resources, I would love to do some more detective work on Isabella Bevern. It has been lovely to share photos and information about these dresses. <br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post-6537265937210681982012-07-16T08:33:01.343+01:002012-07-16T08:33:01.343+01:00Dear Gillian
Thank you so much for your comment an...Dear Gillian<br />Thank you so much for your comment and welcome! It was really exciting to be able to unearth the small amount of information about Isabella Bevern. It does bring the past to life a little bit more, doesn't it? When I posted about the Regency dress (back in June), I said that 20 years ago I had fitted in it (and we have photos to prove it), however, not a hope now. As for this one - I wouldn't even try because it is so small. My eldest sister once wore it when she was 11 or 12, to play The Duchess in Alice in Wonderland. <br />I think people were much smaller then. I remember seeing Charlotte Bronte's dress in Haworth Parsonage Museum and it is tiny, not just in height but in stature too. Most of us now would seem huge to them!<br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post-40455741279500708282012-07-16T08:31:38.764+01:002012-07-16T08:31:38.764+01:00What an enchanting glimpse of the past! Such a bea...What an enchanting glimpse of the past! Such a beautiful dress and fascinating to read your research into the dressmaker. I love your juxtaposition of photos of the original with the doll dressed to show how it would have looked. Such a dainty and ethereal costume - one wonders how the Victorians ever kept their clothing clean and undamaged. Thank you so much for sharing this precious window into another world. E xThomasina Tittlemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574272724724663796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535765080722557710.post-91208867639365533722012-07-15T20:12:03.698+01:002012-07-15T20:12:03.698+01:00Goodness, what a lot of effort went into one dress...Goodness, what a lot of effort went into one dress! I think my favourite part of your post is the details about "Bevern", the dressmaker, a little peek into the past. Were people really that slim back then?? As a size 12-14 they would think me huge!Gillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.com