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Roxanne Storlie is a mixed media fiber artist, Roxanne has always been creative. Her skills come from having to be self sufficient as a military brat and wife. Talents cover everything from house painting, hanging wallpaper, sewing clothes, interiors, landscaping, electrical and more. Over the years, her seamstress skills have been put to great use. She has been making shawls, scarves, jewelry and clothing. She also sews pillows, bedding, curtains, general interior items the list goes on and on. In addition to retail, Roxanne offers classes in Sewing, hand painted fabric, duct tape dress forms, fitting, draping with new classes being created often.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Research on clothing for the Romantic period in 19th century

Men's styles -
  • great coats
  • box coats
  • paletot (now this term is funny sounding to me. It says it is a short great coat, which sometimes has a single breast or double breasted front. Also it has a small flat collar and lapels.)
  • chesterfield
  • mackintosh

Top hats are worn, sometimes called derby hats or bowlers.
The men work stockings and shoes were square toed, low heels. Boots were worn for riding.
Their accessories were gloves out of leather, worsted wook or cotton for day wear.
Pocket hankerchiefs
Canes
Umbrellas
Jewelry - men did not wear alot of jewelry during this period other than pins and brooches, watches with gold chains.

from Historic Costume in Pictures by Dover







found at http://www.historyinthemaking.org/index.html (all the drawings above)

found at http://www.historyinthemaking.org/index.html


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