PATTERNS OF FASHION 4!!!

Nov 16, 2008 12:10



Hooray! I got Patterns of Fashion 4 yesterday. It's gooooogeous!

But first two negative comments:

1. I think it's a big flaw that this book has two pages about the Sture shirts (page 20-21), but not patterns for them. Especially since a previous POF deals with the Sture doublets and pludderhoses. This would be the perfect way to complete the ( Read more... )

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myralea November 16 2008, 11:29:43 UTC
i really look forward to have it delivered to my mailbox some time soon!!

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operafantomet November 16 2008, 11:31:14 UTC
I think you'll love it. The colour photos alone makes it worth the price. Let me know what you think when you get it (or have had time to read it...).

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isabelladangelo November 16 2008, 15:59:34 UTC
If you want to have another one to the list, take a look at the coif pages. There is a picture of the silk sewn "cross" at the top gather of a coif that is described as being "green" when it's clearly yellow...given the green stitching to the side? ....

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operafantomet November 16 2008, 16:24:11 UTC
I'll check it!

It reminds me of the Villa Borghese museum, which describes the "Lady with Unicorn" dress as yellow... These colours are pretty accurate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/renaissanceportraits/firenze1/raphael1505.jpg

YELLOW? Maybe we see green and yellow as different than other people...? He-he.

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