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Focusing mainly on topics of interest to American Civil War living historians, reenactors, or history buffs in general, this also has a habit of wandering onto seemingly random topics such as my jewelry business and anything else that crosses my mind
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Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Autumn (?) 1863
Stab in the dark here, but I think this is another autumn fashion plate. I adore the trim on the two dresses on the far right...makes me want to actually try doing that again with ribbon.Course then sanity kicks right back in......
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book December 1863
Are they not gorgeous? This is an illustration of fashions, but not a fashion plate proper. No ladies are drawn modeling the clothing, and these are not colored. So while in the descriptions that would probably be on the facing page tells you what...
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate, 1862
Well, ok. Technically this is half a plate. But NYPL does date it to 1862, and from the looks of things it's for the summer months. I must say that I adore the hats the second and third ladies are wearing, but the only dress I can see myself weari...
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate, May 1860
Source: NYPL Digital Gallery...
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate, 1861
Fashion plate from Godey's Lady's Book, 1861. Date undetermined. From NYPL Digital Gallery. I'm taking a wild stab at the time of the year here, but I'm going to say autumn because of the colors of the dresses and the preponderance of heavier fash...
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate, March 1862
Godey's Lady's Book, March 1862. From NYPL Digital Gallery. While attending, of all things, a class on medieval calligraphy and illumination, I found out something very interesting that puts these fashion plates in a somewhat different light. Accor...
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate, February 1863
Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate for February, 1863. Image from NYPL Digital Library.What I love about these fashion plates is not only their representations of fashion, but how they depict colorways with a given outfit, mix indoor and outdoor fas...
Another Quickie: Fashion Plate from Godey's April 1861
There's a lot to look at in this single fashion plate. Not only are there styles for indoor and outdoor wear shown for the ladies, but also for children and infants. Note that most of the sleeves are wide "pagoda" or "carriage" sleeves, with unders...
Quickie: Godey's Lady's Book Fashion Plate, February 1860
Fig. 1. -Evening-dress of white silk, with two skirts; the lower one has a flounce of lace, headed by a puffing of silk, caught at intervals with sprays of crimson salvia; the upper skirt is in longitudinal puffs, finished in the same manner; puffe...
Quickie: Godey's, June 1862 Fashion Plate
Is it just me, or does the pony look like a dog when you first look at it? Anyway, here's several fashion plate examples of women's clothing in June 1862, including a riding habit and a jacket meant for outdoor wear. Enjoy! ...
