tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post1898583362953296212..comments2024-03-04T02:17:47.999-05:00Comments on Something Ivory: Civil War FashionKate Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960902615430592468noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-49764244147630705972013-10-22T15:38:51.484-04:002013-10-22T15:38:51.484-04:00I'm so happy you found my blog! Welcome! This ...I'm so happy you found my blog! Welcome! This is a great comment and I really agree with what you say. I really don't like wastefulness (and love thrift shops!) so it's fascinating and admirable to look back and see how much these women got out of their possessions. Looking forward to having you follow along! :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-70267917703976965022013-10-22T11:54:32.991-04:002013-10-22T11:54:32.991-04:00I just found your blog and love reading your entri...I just found your blog and love reading your entries. The wonderful thing about the historical fashion is that all theses beautiful dress were all hand-made, re-modified, recycled, and worn almost daily, changing only for the two of three different times/occasions of day and evening. The mass production had not come on the scene; the wastefulness and problems to our environment were never an issue. Bravo to thrift shops!!! I agree with you on pondering how these women dealt with the weather conditions and managing life in general. The artistry and creativity were something to be valued, for sure. The pendulum has swung so much the other way; I'd love to see a more balanced approach to fashion but not sure the industry would like to support that view.RMEmidwestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-36304433947187307292013-09-28T10:40:56.012-04:002013-09-28T10:40:56.012-04:00Oh that's so fascinating! Really neat. I alway...Oh that's so fascinating! Really neat. I always wonder how fashion will change throughout our lifetimes, and if we'll look back on our current clothes and think we looked ridiculous. That seems to be how it works, but it's kind of unimaginable right now....fun to think about.Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-67504694553197160322013-09-28T10:39:46.222-04:002013-09-28T10:39:46.222-04:00I love old dresses, period! So fun, and I wish I h...I love old dresses, period! So fun, and I wish I had an excuse to put on one of those vintage ball gowns!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-48571986086949788382013-09-27T13:43:10.996-04:002013-09-27T13:43:10.996-04:00those dresses are AMAZING! I almost wrote my AP U...those dresses are AMAZING! I almost wrote my AP US History term paper on how WWII impacted fashion - I can't remember why I changed my topic, because I wish I had done all the research! (Part of the reason you get the huge skirts of the '50s is because of a backlash against wartime austerity in the 40s, when women mostly wore pencil skirts because of fabric rationing!) These sorts of things are FASCINATING.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-22785300733166608712013-09-27T04:12:17.731-04:002013-09-27T04:12:17.731-04:00I doubt it is still there, but I was always fascin...I doubt it is still there, but I was always fascinated with the First Lady's exhibit at the Museum of American History.AMG413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-73120888110954656122013-09-13T18:32:52.474-04:002013-09-13T18:32:52.474-04:00It is, and I'm so impressed by the formality o...It is, and I'm so impressed by the formality of their everyday clothing. Hats, veils if in mourning, layers of corsets and hoops and petticoats. It took effort, that's for sure!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-6578152029785569082013-09-13T13:45:02.761-04:002013-09-13T13:45:02.761-04:00I love these fashions. Always makes me think of Li...I love these fashions. Always makes me think of Little Women. :) The black is even just so beautiful.Tina Bylandhttp://likeordinarylife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-45115894913388422882013-09-11T09:47:36.230-04:002013-09-11T09:47:36.230-04:00Oh that's SO neat. I would love to wear one of...Oh that's SO neat. I would love to wear one of these big ball gowns!! I bet it's so fun to wear hoops! Do you feel super feminine in them? :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-6998549110223885662013-09-11T08:21:44.855-04:002013-09-11T08:21:44.855-04:00Oh I adore vintage fashion! In fact, for many year...Oh I adore vintage fashion! In fact, for many years I attended a Vintage Ball around Christmastime. I loved wearing my hoop skirts and huge crinolines! Just this year, I finally sold my ball gown collection with bittersweet feelings, but they took up SO much of my closet space, I had to let them go. Such fun memories!Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-6790322447180965692013-09-11T07:23:18.318-04:002013-09-11T07:23:18.318-04:00It is funny! I think they didn't smile partly ...It is funny! I think they didn't smile partly because it took so much longer to take a photo so they had to remain as still as possible! I love Jane Austen-era clothing too, with the empire waists and simple a-line skirts. So pretty!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-84533527840933779302013-09-11T07:22:09.465-04:002013-09-11T07:22:09.465-04:00It's true that they put so much more thought i...It's true that they put so much more thought into fashion! They studied French fashion magazines and carefully picked out fabrics and had dresses and hats custom-sewn for them. So very different than our way of buying and wearing clothing.Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-45392944941724796772013-09-10T20:09:46.212-04:002013-09-10T20:09:46.212-04:00I love historical fashion! Anything from Jane Aust...I love historical fashion! Anything from Jane Austen's time :) These are so pretty too! Also, I always think it's so funny that people didn't used to smile in photographs back in the day haha.....so different from today!Kristyn @ Milk + Crownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-91279535478583500092013-09-10T10:52:01.918-04:002013-09-10T10:52:01.918-04:00Wow- the fashion in these pictures are amazing. I ...Wow- the fashion in these pictures are amazing. I can't imagine being dressed up like that: corsets and hoops are not for me. If I lived in that era, I would do without them. I wonder how exciting it must have been for these women to follow the latest fashion styles as possible! I imagine the fabrics were of high quality and the prints very pretty.<br /><br />I think historical fashion is quite an interesting subject. I remember reading Little House on the Prairie as a girl, and how excited the characters would get when it came time to go to the shops and purchase new fabrics for their clothes. It was so much to imagine that picture while reading!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />Akshara<br /><a href="http://simplyakshara.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Simply Akshara</a>Akshara Vivekananthanhttp://simplyakshara.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com