tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78907044303427927332024-03-15T21:09:29.130-04:00Experiments in EleganceBeautiful Things for Romantic PersonalitiesAntonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-27613770889716793862015-11-13T15:44:00.001-05:002015-11-13T15:44:38.743-05:00My Schiaparelli Bow Knot Sweater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a rough few months (year? year plus?) for me for sewing. But I've been doing a lot of vintage knitting! Occasionally, I will even finish a project. And here is project I'm pretty crazy proud of - a reproduction of a designer 1920s sweater. And because this post ended up being so long, here's a quick picture in case you don't make it any further.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken outside Longfellow House, during a break in a tweed ride. Check out that sweater!!!</td></tr>
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Elsa Schiaparelli was a fashion designer in the 1920s-1950s. She was a rival of Coco Chanel, and a protege of Paul Poiret. You may have seen her weird shoe hats, or crazy hand motifs. <br />
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But it was her trompe l'oeil sweater designs that launched her successful career in 1927, and this sweater in particular is the one that started it all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The V&A owns this one, and the Philadelphia Museum of art has one too, but they can keep them! I made my own! </td></tr>
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So what was revolutionary about this sweater? First of all, there's the really cool, slightly surrealist, optical illusion of the bow and collar on the sweater. Apparently Schiaparelli wore it to a society luncheon and immediately started getting orders for more (according to the V&A write-up). It is also constructed in an interesting way - made with a technique called Armenian knitting. If you don't knit, there are a few ways of incorporating more than one color into knitting. I give you permission to skip this paragraph if you don't want the explination, though. One method is called intarsia, where you switch from one yarn to another. You can make blocks of color, but you have to keep a lot of threads going, and you get a finished product that's one thickness all around. Another technique is fair isle, where you carry the yarn you aren't using along behind the one that shows, so you can switch back and forth between the two colors frequently. This gives you an extra thick fabric and intricate looking patterns, but you can't make big swaths of a single color or you end up with long "floats" of the disused color on the inside, which will snag and ruin your tension. Armenian knitting is like fair isle, where you carry the yarn that isn't showing across the back of the work, but every third stitch you catch it in the stitch you make with the active color. This allows you to make longer patches of one color, more like you'd traditionally use intarsia to accomplish, but you get an extra thick fabric with a great tweedy, heathered effect as the non-active yarn peeks through ever so slightly. Check out the inside of the neck, which you can see in the picture of the sweater lying flat. That area of the sweater is white on the good side, so the black thread is showing on the inside, but it is caught by the white every few stitches. Armenian knitting!<br />
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The story goes that Schiaparelli saw an Armenian woman walking down the street in a sweater that had a "steady look," which came from the extra thickness and stability of this technique. If you imagine the 1920s, sweaters were a sporty and newly popular item for women's wear, but apparently they had a problem holding their shape. The combination of this special knitting technique and Schiaparelli's snazzy trompe l'oeil bow made this sweater unlike anything else that was available. It is an iconic 1920s fashion revolution. (<a href="https://www.philamuseum.org/doc_downloads/education/ex_resources/schiaparelli.pdf">https://www.philamuseum.org/doc_downloads/education/ex_resources/schiaparelli.pdf</a>)<br />
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And now that you understand the importance of this sweater, here is mine!<br />
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Honesty time. This sweater is not 100% finished. I wore this to a tweed ride, and I was running late. The sleeves are just basted in (and my sleeves turned out a little too long, and rather than re-knit them I just decided to set them in extra high to get rid of the excess, but I really need to do it carefully and well when I have more time). Also I didn't block it at all, which will probably help with the way the bottom edge flips up. It has a couple rows of crochet to edge it, or the Armenian stockinette would just roll up, but blocking will help finish the job. BUT I WORE IT SO I WIN. Some day I will finish it and wear it again, and then I can take more pictures! But you get the idea.<br />
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So, what do you think? And do you want your own? Good news - you can do it!<br />
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If you can knit, this is the pattern I used:<br />
<a href="http://reelknitting.typepad.com/index/2009/06/free-pattern-the-schiaparelli-bowknot-sweater.html">http://reelknitting.typepad.com/index/2009/06/free-pattern-the-schiaparelli-bowknot-sweater.html</a><br />
Have at it. The good news is that the chart is fantastic, and I'm really pleased with how the bow looks. This is not just a Schiaparelli-like sweater, this is recognizable as a reproduction. A copy. Unquestionably 1920s. The bad news is that it's only for a 34 inch bust, which I am not, and it calls for expensive yarn that I didn't want to source from the UK. For my sweater, I compromised and used the chart, but ignored the instructions. I wanted to use real wool (rather than acrylic or something), because I thought it might matter in terms of how the front and back threads interact, because wool is less slippery. Also there's something legitimate about using real wool. That doesn't mean I used expensive wool, though - just cheap Patons from Michaels. I tried to find more serious yarn, but had trouble finding anything in an appropriate gauge, in both black and white, that wouldn't cost well over $100 to finish the sweater. And in the end, I used a lot - I wish I'd kept track, but I think I needed 6 skeins of black and 5 of white? This is a HEAVY sweater. It's big (in what I hope is a shapeless hanging 1920s way), and it's heavy (in a 2 layers thick, wear this sweater on cold days and skip the coat way). <br />
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In terms of process, I started by knitting a healthy swatch for gauge (a few times on different sizes of needles - I ended up using a size 8), then did the math to make sure it would go around my bust. Since I wanted a 1920s, sort of shapeless and straight looking sweater (if it weren't for the 1920s I'd rather have something more fitted and curvy) I aimed big. I used worsted weight yarn, even though the pattern definitely called for something finer. I'm sure the originals were made with something finer, but I also think that they were made with many more stitches per inch. So I don't recommend doing that unless you want to re-graph the whole pattern to make it human sized again. That's more work than I wanted to do. The Armenian knitting technique grew on me, and it was important to me to try it because it is such a critical part of what makes this sweater special in its historical context. But it was kind of a pain, and if you know intarsia I wouldn't fault you for using the chart to do that instead.<br />
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Besides, if I were going to do the work of charting a design, I'd make this one. Because it is my favorite! Isn't it gorgeous? Oh, I hope I make it someday...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Met also owns this one. But if they ever get tired of it I could take it off their hands...</td></tr>
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If you don't knit (and don't want to learn on this project, which would probably be wise), you can check out this tutorial for a faux Schiaparelli sweater. It's just a matter of stenciling and painting a bow onto an existing sweater, so no knitting is required!<br />
http://www.rookiemag.com/2012/09/how-to-fake-your-own-schiaparelli-sweater/ <br />
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Or if you're not feeling crafty at all, shop carefully and you just might find a perfect sweater anyway. This is an iconic sweater from fashion history, and it still inspires designers today. I keep seeing this one, by J Crew, turn up on ebay!<br />
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And this is one of my favorite things about this sweater. It might be a little odd if you make one and we happen show up to the same event in them, sure, but this was an early piece of semi-mass-produced clothing. There are original Worth dresses in museums that I'd kill to wear and love to copy exactly, but I'd always feel a little odd wearing them, because they were one of a kind and mine isn't the one. Don't get me wrong, if you make exact copies of museum-owned dresses that's super cool. But if I lived in the 1920s, I could (maybe sorta if I was lucky) have bought one of Elsa Schiaparelli's sweaters. There wasn't one sweater for a fashion show or a particular rich client, there were dozens made to sell. So making my own now and wearing it to 1920s events just feels right to me, somehow. If I can stand the heat, anyway, because it turned out to be so warm!Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-57348930987979133862015-11-08T14:39:00.000-05:002015-11-08T14:39:00.053-05:00Tweed RambleI went on a tweed ramble. Which is like a tweed ride, but without bicycles. Which is an excuse for people to look snazzy and sporty and (possibly) wear tweed (if you haven't heard of tweed rides, they are a thing). I took the opportunity to channel cute 1920s ladies who wear pants and dress like unconvincing boys. PANTS. I never wear them (even in modern, everyday life) so don't get used to this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently
when I wear pants, I run around climbing rocks, posing like Captain
Morgan, and yelling "Look at me, I'm so rugged! Rugged I say!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or
I lean against fences, feeling autumnal and casual. I'm in the sunshine
in this picture, but the day ended up being colder than I'd expected.
Luckily my good friends from The Quince and Quail lent me a spare jacket
from their car! https://www.facebook.com/TheQuinceAndQuail/</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have you noticed yet how much I love taking pictures in trees when I'm all dressed up? This was a perfect tree, too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">True friends will climb trees with you.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE BEST TREE EVER. I was a little afraid to get down, though. My shoes were really slippery on the bark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in a cemetery. Oh yeah.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-53733954179685718362015-11-07T14:11:00.000-05:002015-11-07T14:11:00.046-05:00Casual PicnicMore old pictures... we had a nice casual picnic and I brought out a new parasol. I like the blue flowers on white fabric. I also threw on a cream 1920s dress that I wear a lot (the one from TJ Maxx, isn't that insane?) and the sunglasses that I got to go with my knitted bathing suit. Plus a scarf in the hair, which I hope still looks 1920s and doesn't fling me into more modern territory...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice casual picnic. I made bread and nothing else... good planning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This duck had NO fear. But it also came to no harm, so I guess it will never learn. We named her Esme.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We really did play Mah Jong. I've figured it out! Enough for us to play, anyway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh man, I love the Boston Public Gardens. Best place ever for casual picnicking</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-90266613970953108162015-11-06T14:02:00.000-05:002015-11-06T14:02:21.825-05:00Nahant 2015I'm realizing I have old pictures I never put up. These are a couple from Nahant... I don't have a lot of pictures of that, but Julia and I did awesome matching hair and blue and white outfits.<br />
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<br />Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-52936516049144079232015-09-07T15:37:00.000-04:002015-09-07T15:37:37.458-04:00Knitted Bathing SuitAbout a year ago, I started knitting a 1920s bathing suit. There have been ever so many summery 1920s events popping up, I was on a run of good knitting projects, and I was feeling crazy. Then I never actually got a chance to wear it, so I never was inspired to do the tedious finishing work of weaving in ends. But FINALLY, I have worn the suit. Into the ocean, no less. Check it out! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FINALLY! There it is... and yes, I had to find an orange parasol to go with it. Also be sure to check out my rolled stockings (subtle, but such a 1920s thing), silly sunglasses, and matching knitted diagonal stripe headband.</td></tr>
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The pattern comes from a collection called "A Stitch in Time" by Susan Crawford, which is full of fun patterns that date to the early 20th century, with updated instructions and inspiring glossy pictures. In fact, I loved the look of this bathing suit in orange and cream so much in the book that I used the same color scheme myself. <br />
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For yarn, I used Patons Grace (I think the colors were fiesta and natural?). This is a 100% cotton yarn, as suggested by the pattern. It was gorgeous and easy to work with, but at some point I had a realization - cotton yarn usually gets sold so that people can make dishclothes. So fundamentally, I decided to wear a giant homemade dishcloth into the sea? Awesome plan. As soon as I hit the ocean, it absorbed a lot of water and got quite heavy. After wearing it for a little while it was definitely sagging. I was wearing a modern swimsuit underneath for support (in the final analysis the suit was a little too big on me, even dry, and I had decided against the arguably more historically accurate "floppy boob" look). This turned out to be lucky, or things could have gotten VERY racy. If you really bother to look up the pattern, you'll realize that it's worn backwards from the original knitting instructions (which were for a high fronted,v-backed, technically 1930s suit), but like the author/photographer/someone for the modern pattern book I agreed that it looked better with the v in the front. And since I was wearing it for 20s instead of 30s anyway, the low-back look wasn't the look I was going for. But yes - I couldn't have pulled this off without some kind of foundation to prevent wardrobe malfunctions.<br />
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With that all said, it totally worked. You can wear a hand-knit cotton bathing suit into the water. I even did a pretty great job floating in the super-salty water (I can't actually swim...). It's a weird experience, and it takes FOREVER to dry when you're done (think days, not hours), but it works. I wonder how the experience would differ if I'd used wool yarn? But that's a project for another day.Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-3646140626504061532015-09-02T14:53:00.000-04:002015-09-02T14:53:11.769-04:00A Collection of 1920s OutfitsOk. I haven't written in a while. For what it's worth, I never stopped doing fun things - I just got unforgivably lazy about tracking down pictures of them. A lot's been going on. But I just came back from a 1920s event where I changed clothes every few hours, and that seemed worth documenting. Oh yes.<br />
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I missed getting crappy cell phone pictures (you're welcome for that, by the way) of a couple outfits - namely my dancing dress, bathing suit, and lazy kimono outfit. Maybe if I get pictures of those from someone else I can add them. I've never loved 1920s clothing as much as other time periods (oh, how I love defined waists...), but it's been growing on me recently. It can be devastatingly simple but still neat, and good accessories make such a difference.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat dress! I made this for the lawn party at the Crane Estate at some point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tea dress, with terrifying Mary Pickford curls (which are wonderfully fake!). Yes, that's totally tea in my glass. You can't really see the details of the dress - it was a lucky random find in TJ Maxx of all places, but it's PERFECTLY 20s. Like... gauzy white with a long front panel of white-on-white embroidery, and a dropped waist with a slightly gathered skirt. The shopping gods were with me that day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner dress, which I used to wear for performing years ago (Mother made it when I was a teenager), and which my sister has worn sometimes recently. But I spiffed it up with new accessories (check out those bright shiny gold character shoes!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here's the shocking blonde wig. Are you shocked? What do you think of me being blonde? I'm currently deeply in love with this tiara, with its pretty emerald cut green stones and gold deco-ish frame.</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-38380776151483414942012-12-12T21:20:00.000-05:002012-12-12T21:20:00.042-05:00Christmas at the Commandant's HouseThe weekend before Fezziwig's Ball, we were busy doing a fun dance performance at the Charlestown Navy Yard. It was a blast to be in the Commandant's house once again, and I rather wish the event had been longer. We had a lot of audience at the beginning, but near the end it was mostly just us so we had a grand time taking pictures. SADLY, I completely failed to get pictures of the food! We made cookies for the audience (Raven repeated her fabulous sugar cookies, and Julia R made the most adorable gingerbread men ever), and I made a special treat for us - wine jellies in orange peels. I can't believe I didn't take a picture - I will have to make them again. I hollowed out oranges, filled them with gelatine dissolved in wine, and then sliced them into wedges. Oh well, settle for great pictures of pretty people instead!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the nice girls who work there danced with us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blind Man's Buff - Nick, that may be a bonnet, but it is way too short to be a girl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and that is a wall!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ART! There was too much laughing to be in focus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinn will serve you tea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty mantlepiece, pretty girls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out those cool people. I think we were missing a couple of people, but that happens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmm, floral arrangements. The back of Quinn's dress is so pretty!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new favorite regency hairstyle. It was quite experimental, but don't you think it looks nice?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex sure knows how to pose. Doesn't he look amazing? Great outfit. Nick looks a bit too rake-ish, but you must take into account that he only looks so disheveled because he gave up his jacket to some young ladies in need. So he can be forgiven.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's the awesome hair club! Nice ponytail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually sewed something! This is my new fur-trimmed wool spencer. It is such nice wool, and obviously I love fur. Of course, now I want a new dress that isn't too long in the back...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It will get more fur in front in the future. But obviously I wasn't that together yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BIG ASS MUFF. I made this more than a year ago, but have never used it. Isn't that a tragedy?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big ass muffs get dragged along the ground, because obviously they are just for show.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful new spencer, big ass muff, AND a dumb bonnet. Now we're talking.</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-86782208975406743902012-12-11T23:33:00.000-05:002012-12-12T10:07:02.211-05:00The Coraline, an 1860s BallgownSo here are the details on my outfit for Fezziwig's Ball. Usually my ballgowns are pretty random - the shapes and general look of 19th century ballgowns are very much on my mind, but I just get the prettiest fabric I can find in our modern world and make something nice. But this ballgown is actually very strongly inspired by a particular engraving in Godey's Ladies Magazine, called "The Coraline."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Coraline, Godey's Ladies Magazine, December 1860</td></tr>
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The blurb with it says, "This <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">dress
is of a rich striped silk, the body square and low. On the bottom of the skirt
is a bias flounce, 10 inches deep, put on with very little fullness, and
finished at the top by three rows of fluted ribbon.</span>" Well, I went more off the proportions of the picture than off the description (my bias flounce is more like 16 inches), but that is fine. I bet a lot of people have seen this plate, but I noticed something cool. Just one month later, I think Godey's features the same dress, this time in a colored fashion plate!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fashion Plate, Godey's Ladies Magazine, January 1861</td></tr>
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For future reference, the text for that dress is "<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Dress
of violet and white <i>gage d'Indie </i>in stripes; trimming, a ruche of white
satin ribbon. Square corsage; sleeves with one puff and a frill." But you agree that it is fundamentally the same dress, right? Vertical stripes, square neckline, little striped cap sleeves over puffs, a sash with long streamers and two bows? </span>Now, maybe someday I will make myself a lavender and white stripe ballgown just like this (it sure is pretty), but not today. Instead, I used some fabric I bought a while ago. First I found it in gold, and you have probably seen pictures of my bright gold striped ballgown. After I made that dress, I found the same fabric with bright gold stripes on a burgundy background. I had to have it. So that is what my Coraline is made from. It is trimmed with black satin ribbon and black velvet, and I made the sash out of black velvet too. The one thing I didn't love about the engraving was the double bows on the sash, so for mine I only made one. In fact, the sash might have been my favorite part - the streamers are two layers of velvet, plus a layer of canvas, so they are kind of heavy and lie beautifully. Well, that's probably enough of that. Pictures!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why is my face so silly? At least my dress looks good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That is still a silly face, isn't it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love that sash! Doesn't look like much in the pictures, but it so very fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back shot. The back will lie better when the skirt is attached (that sash is hiding so much that is not done!). This is the end of the night, so of course I look a bit disheveled.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting. Gosh, I love the sash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that a better angle? I have no idea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look! My seasonal once-a-year holly and white roses wreath!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sneak peak at the shoes. I was feeling silly, so I wore my new shoes. They are cute little velvet flats with BUNNY FUR and a bow on the toes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes after a long hard ball you've just got to flop!</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-18600736365858183272012-12-10T23:16:00.000-05:002012-12-11T11:17:18.922-05:00Fezziwig's Ball 2012This Saturday was Fezziwig's Ball! Hooray! It was wild and fun and a great success. But I was chastised repeatedly for not posting anything in my blog, so I must be better now. Life is hard (and so is grad school, go figure!). I had been toying with the idea of making a new ballgown for this event, but had given up on the idea when I realized how busy I am. On Thursday night, Mother convinced me to go for it. So we worked Thursday night, and Friday night after a long day of work. Then I worked through the day on Saturday, and wore the dress (mostly finished) to the ball that night! Whew. There are some unfinished edges that you can't see, and obviously no closures (why do I never get as far as closures???), but it was a pretty solid effort anyway. I'll write a different post about my dress, and for now mostly show you great pictures of people dancing. I made a real effort to get more nice photos than usual!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raven went caroling looking just like a doll, don't you think?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinn is far too together. She had an amazing new 1820s ballgown (with fabulous appliques!), but also a new pelisse and lots of fur for caroling. Can't compete with all of that!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dancing. I might not caption these all if I have nothing to say.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I attempt to do Art. With a capital A.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive Grand March</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very Grand March indeed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you tie everyone up on one side of the room, it looks like there is more space.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't recall which dance this is. I think the Opera Reel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's Mother, on the sidelines</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much Spanish Dance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can always spot Mr. Fezziwig, because he's so very tall!</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-23139424784890332642012-08-23T21:12:00.000-04:002012-08-23T21:12:09.714-04:00Batmangirl and RobinetteI should catch up on things that happened forever ago, but which I failed to post about. So here's something delightfully silly for you - my too cool sister Julia took me to see the latest Batman movie at the midnight premier at my favorite theater. You see things I've sewn all the time, but this time I got to borrow Julia's super cool super hero super Robin outfit. I have no idea how she ended up being such a good seamstress, but her stuff is great. She debuted a brand-new batman outfit, but lent me her old Robin dress so we could match. Too cute! Plus, we got tasty victory popcorn. It was great. Also, she was a better blogger than me, so if you want to get her side of the story (she even already used the best pictures, making my post a little pointless), check it out <a href="http://notsogeekchic.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-late-night-adventures-of-batman-girl.html#more">here</a>.<br />
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-56082165605209674272012-08-22T09:24:00.000-04:002012-08-22T10:57:01.913-04:00Guerriere Weekend at the Charlestown Navy YardThis weekend was AMAZING. CVD did a fabulous performance at the Commandant's House at the Charlestown Navy Yard. This was part of their Guerriere Weekend celebrations - in 1812 the USS Constitution fought the Guerriere and won spectacularly. For the Bicentennial, they got a bunch of 1812 reenactor groups in for a camping event in the Navy Yard, and the Constitution went out under its own power for only the second time in the past 100 years or so. The whole event was a pretty big deal, and we had an unspeakably wonderful time in their gorgeous 1805 house. I should sort these pictures into a sensible order, but it is too difficult. In the interest of not taking any longer to post this, here are random pictures with commentary.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We put together a great lunch. Pickles! Alex and I both understand that pickles are the ideal food.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The punch bowl was for raspberry shrub that I made, which people found quite inoffensive for a vinegar-based drink. There was also delicious syllabub thanks to Julia R, and great cookies to dip in it from Raven. Not to mention lots of bread and cheese and Gibraltars (old fashioned peppermint and lemon candies made in Salem, MA). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating food, but more importantly you can see how cute Julia's hairstyle was.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went out to see the Constitution! This was on Saturday when it wasn't moving.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another picture with the ship.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I'm pulling on my gloves. Anyway, don't we look pretty? We had some good down time for chatting and playing games, in between dance performances. After all, we were there ALL DAY Saturday and for several hours on Sunday too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See? Some nice casual sitting. I think they were just playing cards, but you can't see the cards anymore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blind Man's Buff is actually fun! Somehow I did not expect that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some key features for making it fun? Play with silly people you know pretty well. Play on a solid floor (not on grass), so you can hear them walking about. Make sure to bait your friends - it is funnier to watch and more likely to get you caught.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother wins an award for being the funniest. You see Mark catching Julia in this picture. While he was trying to identify her, Mother leaned on her shoulder and said "But do I really have to do this again?" She completely faked him out, and he was awfully surprised to find himself facing Julia. It was really hilarious.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because the furnishings are modern (the house was a designer house a few years ago), we actually get to sit on them. This was as comfortable as it was pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third floor is all covered with these fabulous murals. I wanted a picture of myself with the pretty boats.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother took a picture with Bunker Hill, though. The murals are modern, but they are very pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with another ship, in a little stair alcove. You can see the silly hair I attempted for the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a long day of performing and a lovely concert, we hosted a ball for the reenactors. A lot of them didn't stick it out to the end, but a few dedicated dancers did. It was really nice to meet some of them, and also to meet a lot of nice rangers. Some of the rangers even tried dancing with us! Everyone did really well, so we did some pretty complicated dances.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, then we did some more performing on Saturday. I don't have the best pictures of us performing because I was too busy dancing and thinking to take any. We did have a dedicated photographer (thanks Laura), so perhaps when I see her pictures I will do another post.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, back to blind man's buff. I told you I hadn't sorted these for order - sorry!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And another shot of the ball.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had really great musicians. Seriously, they made my day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guerriere the Terrier! The Navy Yard has a charming museum (you should go!), and obviously we went straight for the gift shop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But there were other museum shenanigans. Here Julia and Raven reenact a melodramatic parting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have a cannon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinn scrubs the deck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute girls in hammocks! Just for the record, that creepy guy creeping on us is actually a cut-out, and part of the museum exhibit. We didn't notice him as we took the picture, but he looks pretty funny now that you look at it...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Julia is hungry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my favorite! We tried our hand at tying up a sail. Mixed success... but we look really cute doing it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weather was great on Sunday, so we had a fabulous picnic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the Emma looking very pretty, watching the Constitution come in from its trip. We had a pretty epic adventure ourselves, as we raced to find a good spot from which to see. Word of warning - hopping a fence is never my strong suit, but a regency dress is an odd outfit for adventures of this nature.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't she beautiful?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remember, we tried this at the museum, but I suspect these guys were a lot better at it. Plus they are actually really high up. Impressive, no?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were the ones who went running for a new spot. I think it paid off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this one, where we're waving.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With cute soldiers! We also talked to some of them earlier in the day, and a few of them had come to the ball. Soldiers who dance? Fantastic! When we saw them all standing together we had to ask for a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah! I've hardly talked about clothing. An oversight. I had a new white dress (and Julia a new pink one), but my favorite part of this outfit was the jewelry. I stole this pretty coral necklace from some box of Mother's a while ago (she doesn't mind sharing, though). When I was in Vienna we saw some grape earrings like this at a museum gift shop and almost bought them, but then we didn't. Then I decided I had really wanted them after all, because coral jewelry is such a very regency thing and we're heading in the direction of doing much more regency dancing and events (what can I say - people actually like it!). I found these on ebay and it was clearly meant to be! The end.</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-40117438282535880342012-08-15T09:06:00.000-04:002012-08-15T09:06:00.533-04:00Real Life Pretty Pretty PrincessAfter the 1890s ball we went back to our room and decided to be awfully silly. Do you remember the game Pretty Pretty Princess? Honestly, I hardly do, but I do remember there was a box of cheap plastic jewelry and the winner of the game got to put on all the jewelry and the princess! Or something like that. Of course, instead of cheap plastic we had all the (fairly fabulous) rhinestone jewelry of a weeks worth of fancy balls. Including a ton of brooches because I freaked out while packing and just took extras instead of making decisions. Anyway, here we go:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was the clear loser. Julia counted that I was wearing 20 pieces of glitter during the ball, and here I have stripped down to one measly tiara. But I get points for style on my teased monster hair, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinn is rocking two tiaras, and some assorted necklace bling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julia R with a number of necklaces and a great brooch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raven in at least one tiara, plus pearls, rhinestone collar, and some fabulous matching dripping flower brooches that I have plans for but haven't yet debuted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But here we have our undisputed victor. Can you even tell how many brooches he's wearing? And doesn't he have great hair for tiaras? He can really pull off the look. Not to mention that I love the iron man pants. Congratulations Nick - the rest of us never had a chance.</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-59356844316966119422012-08-14T09:41:00.000-04:002012-08-14T09:41:00.437-04:00The Pimp PolkaInquiring minds wanted to know (see my previous post). Luckily, I have a poor quality video! I can take no responsibility for this, but Nick and the two Julia's came up with it, and I think it is fairly darling (if questionably named).<br />
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<br />Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-13186656598002979632012-08-13T13:04:00.000-04:002012-08-13T13:04:00.316-04:001890s at the Roger Williams CasinoFor the 1890s ball, we went all out on the glitter. For me that meant a tiara, two necklaces, and 14 sparkly bow pins. Excessive? Since it was all about the sparkles, I made the dress out of black velvet for maximum visibility. Add some big hair, and it's a thing. I started Mother's dress for Newport last year, but we didn't get as far as a bodice. Everything this year was a little rushed (I lost about a month of preparation time to the flu followed by a vicious cold), but the fabric is lovely. It deserves to be trimmed with something pretty next time, though. Julia's dress was also new (and unfinished). I don't know if you can tell from the pictures, but it is the most amazing fabric ever. Pretty green gauze all covered in gold and embroidery. Wow. Pictures!<span id="goog_683134620"></span><span id="goog_683134621"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lights are making my tiara difficult to distinguish, but it is a fabulous one, all fleur de lys and sparkles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black velvet shows off the bows. I think I need more for the bodice, though. What do you think?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the angles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Julia. This doesn't do the green dress any justice. It is amazing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Adrian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pugliese girls, covered in sparkles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People dancing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More people. More dancing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zombie cakewalk!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More typical cakewalk. You can't see me behind Julia, but you can see my foot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe they call this the pimp polka</td></tr>
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Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-20481522525023980672012-08-12T17:03:00.000-04:002012-08-12T17:03:00.240-04:00Ragtime at Glenn ManorThe Ragtime ball, as usual, was at Glenn Manor. We ate a fancy dinner, spent some time frolicking in the gardens, and did some significant chilling. And we recycled outfits from the Titanic weekend, which saved a little on sewing. Newport is so much work!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teddy bears dancing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother with an enormous black ostrich feather fan. I am overwhelmed by the beaded peacock fabric of her dress still.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the stairs. I love sitting on stairs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More people on the stairs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilling in the garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We each found the flowers that best matched our outfits, so we have a matched set of pictures in the garden. Here's Raven.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We walked down to the water for some pictures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Story time! I love Saki.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I don't really like the color of this with the dress I was wearing, but this is a wrap I made in pink satin with brown feathers. It is based on one in a museum collection, and I should really do a good post about it someday, but I haven't really worn it yet. Eventually, I will!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-30756676616896206462012-08-11T14:37:00.000-04:002012-08-11T15:52:16.356-04:00Speed Virginia Reel at Ochre CourtThe Virginia Reel is an interesting dance. No matter how carefully you teach it, there are always a few people who refuse to wait for the music and push the speed. When you're trying to be serious and have a lovely and period accurate ball, this can be irritating. Speed Virginia Reel doesn't even try that hard, and instead strives to be insane. It was invented by teenagers a couple of months ago (Nick W and Julia P - you know it is all your fault, guys), and it doesn't even pretend to be dancing to music. Is it a farce? A race? A dance with death? You decide - but it results in photos good enough for their own post! Here are some of my favorites<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some people dance, rather than just posing all the time...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, more dancing people</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped to get slurpees at 7-11 (a critical and time-honored tradition), but Raven and I had already started undressing by then. It was really hot and humid!</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1546802671"></span><span id="goog_1546802672"></span>Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-88286595134874512452012-08-09T08:43:00.000-04:002012-08-09T08:43:00.411-04:00Formal TeaThe next big dressing occassion was formal tea. I wore an old (but still beloved) project - my lavender and white striped trained skirt. Then I made a brand new hat to go with it, covered in rose velvet with a giant blue shot pink silk bow on top. Unfortunately, I failed to pack the intended blouse, but I made due with what I had. I lent Julia my even more fabulous black and white trained skirt. They are made from the same pattern, but I installed an enormous thick and wide black ruffle in that one, which really makes the train look fabulous. I think I either need to do the same for the lavender and white skirt, or maybe I can get away with making a really fantastic petticoat. Either way, I better get on that. I also made Julia wear a fabulous three plumed hat I made, even though it freaked her out when the wind kept blowing them. Mother wore a lovely linen skirt with pretty flanges (they look really good in motion), and I trimmed a hat for her at the last minute with pretty yellow striped silk and a plume of ostrich feathers I dyed orange.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabulous skirts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matching skirts, but hers looks better</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice hat, Mother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This landscaped pond is easily the prettiest thing on campus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't pick a favorite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Protect the hat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty pretty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice hat on Adrian, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking home, looking silly...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-32994931008349979452012-08-08T12:22:00.000-04:002012-08-08T12:22:23.263-04:00Seaside Tea DanceThe next big dress-up event at Newport was the Seaside Tea Dance. My sister Julia and I wore adorable vintage-style bathing suits with hilarious Gibson Girl hair. Pictures...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bathing beauties on the carousel!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the actual beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok, I admit it. At this point I was having trouble sorting out the good pictures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucky you! A whole set of cute gibson girls on the beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, one more! You can't tell, but it was raining when we were out there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phew, indoors now. Time to dry off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And watch the pretty dancers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, more of them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carousel!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the back of my head. Fun hair, don't you think?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were pretty tired by this point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So we watched other people dance. How nice.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-30521686722451240242012-08-07T23:08:00.000-04:002012-08-08T12:13:13.344-04:00Great Gatsby at RosecliffeThe first formal evening event of Newport was a 1920s Great Gatsby party at Rosecliffe. I am fairly in love with my dress, which was a 1980s party dress I bought at a thrift store. Then I changed the sleeves (which were ugly and wrong), changed the skirt (which did not allow for the Charleston), and ended up with a fun 1920s party dress, gauzy and beaded all over! I am awfully pleased with it still, even though it was last minute like everything else. Also, I should talk about my headdress. I bought a band-shaped tiara (with swirly cast pieces covered in rhinestones, and freshwater pearl bands), and bought two matching brooches with dangles. Then Julia R had silver thread (genius!), and I lashed them together to make a fabulous 1920s headdress with side dangles (remember <a href="http://experimentsinelegance.blogspot.com/2012/04/early-20th-century-tiara.html">this post</a>?). I adore it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mirror Doors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly!</td></tr>
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Here are more pictures, but now of all the cool kids. I particularly insisted on the picture with us in a line with our feet in the air, like that original one you see everywhere. I think we need to practice being silly, because they look a little more ridiculous than we do.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't they look particularly silly?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think next time we'll be sillier...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sure do look cute, though. I love all the green dresses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charleston! Everyone else is eating, but we stop for nothing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, we can fly. Did you know that?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People having fun in the ballroom...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... while the help cuts up outside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone looks happy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Impromptu charleston lesson! There were not nearly enough charlestons in the evening for a 20s event. So tragic!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, other people attended. But my friends are really pretty, so they dominate the photos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As though we were having fun or something!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awww, cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, by then I was tired</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But nothing will stop the charleston!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take a minute to appreciate Julia's bling, not to mention her wig. It looked really smashing on her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture. We were trying to be the statue, but mostly we just look silly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodnight, ghostly fountain!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-49369538782618800842012-08-06T23:04:00.000-04:002012-08-07T17:04:53.451-04:00Back from Newport!This year was the 25th and final Newport Vintage Dance Week. Whew. Pretty intense. I had a surprisingly delightful time, probably thanks to all the cool people I got to hang out with. If you're interested in what I have to say about Newport, you might want to read my mother's charming blog about recreating the 19th century <a href="http://recreating19cballroom.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>. You might check out my sister's blog, but I don't know that she'll write anything about Newport except that she got cool new dance boots <a href="http://notsogeekchic.blogspot.com/2012/07/green-boots-with-red-laces.html">HERE</a>. You should certainly read Raven <a href="http://plaidpetticoats.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>, and Quinn <a href="http://quinnmburgess.wordpress.com/">HERE</a>, because they write lovely and very relevant blogs. I don't think you can read anything written by Julia R, Nick, or Adrian, but you'll probably see them in lots of pictures because they were wonderful and fun.<br />
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OK. The next post will have good pictures (we all shared, so now I have literally thousands to slog through), but for now this is me leading a workshop on working with ostrich feathers on the early arrival day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe that in this exact moment I was saying "Oh no, Mother is taking pictures and now she'll have all sorts of weird ones with me making funny faces and odd gestures." Go figure!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-15706324172996966122012-07-16T11:42:00.000-04:002012-07-16T11:42:00.113-04:00Events Attended: Peformance at the Salem AthanaeumA couple weeks ago CVD did a dance performance at the Salem Athanaeum for the Dickens Fellowship, at an event called "Tea for Mommy, Me, and Teddy." So we threw together a last minute Teddy Bear's Picnic choreography, put on some cute early 20th century outfits, and danced in the lovely back garden area. Of course, I had just gotten over the worst, most feverish parts of my flu at this point... so don't hold that against me! I put my hair up in delightfully silly puffs. Julia brought her charming British bear. We hit the town to get some lunch. Of course the shocking bit is at the very end of the post.<br />
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And then Nick Wurst (of our fake barbershop quartet) turned into a skeleton!!! <br />
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Anyway, it was a lovely afternoon performance. Check out those cute dancers.<br />
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For anyone super curious, I concentrated in Molecular and Cellular Biology (with a secondary in Archaeology). Now I'm on to the next thing - a PhD program in microbiology at Tufts.Antonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-71236540129511474192012-05-23T12:13:00.002-04:002012-05-23T12:13:49.397-04:00Meet Thor and LokiI haven't been posting. I haven't been doing important things. What have I been doing? Playing with my new kittens! Meet Thor and Loki (and thank Adrian for getting them).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They do a lot of sleeping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And some rolling around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But then some more sleeping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Thor, who has the bluest eyes ever</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Loki, who is the most purr-suasive speaker I know</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are so tiny!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just for the record, the names are not just based on their coloration. Thor's hobbies include climbing tall things, going on crazy adventures, falling off of tall things, and posing majestically. Also picking fights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loki is the smart one. Although he doesn't like loud noises or flushing toilets. I think he's not overly fond of lightening, either... hah!</td></tr>
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