Showing posts with label milliner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label milliner. Show all posts
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Monday, February 2, 2009
Spats or Gaiters?
Spats are a shoe accessory worn in the late 19th and early 20th century. Traditionaly they are still an accessory in many marching band uniforms in the United States. Internationally they were used and are still to this day being used in various militaries. Today they are also used in various industries for safety reasons. Such as welders and chainsaw operators.
Gaiters are used over the leg and boot lacing they are worn by equestrians. In Latin America, gaiters extending over the knee are traditional. I found it interesting that, until the middle part of the twentieth century, they also formed a part of clerical clothing of bishops and archdeacons of Anglican Communion. The purpose was for riding horses to various parts of a diocese.
One difference I found between the two is that, spats are primarily used for display, and they tend to be shorter, around the ankle mainly. Gaiters main purpose are for practial use and tend to be longer.
I actually find them intriguing. I also found it exciting that they are being used presently. One can actually change the look of one's shoe collection they are also a nice fashion statement. They are reminiscient of the costume of history, design elements of the past can be transformed into the present.
So I just draped my first spat pattern. For me it is a piece of fashion that is constructed by utilizing tailoring and corseting skills. Then embellished as a milliner embellishes a hat.
Gaiters are used over the leg and boot lacing they are worn by equestrians. In Latin America, gaiters extending over the knee are traditional. I found it interesting that, until the middle part of the twentieth century, they also formed a part of clerical clothing of bishops and archdeacons of Anglican Communion. The purpose was for riding horses to various parts of a diocese.
One difference I found between the two is that, spats are primarily used for display, and they tend to be shorter, around the ankle mainly. Gaiters main purpose are for practial use and tend to be longer.
I actually find them intriguing. I also found it exciting that they are being used presently. One can actually change the look of one's shoe collection they are also a nice fashion statement. They are reminiscient of the costume of history, design elements of the past can be transformed into the present.
So I just draped my first spat pattern. For me it is a piece of fashion that is constructed by utilizing tailoring and corseting skills. Then embellished as a milliner embellishes a hat.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones
An amazing new exhibit will run from Tuesday February 24-Sunday May 10, 2009 entitled Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones.
More than 300 hats chosen with the expert eye of a milliner will be on display. The oldest item will be a hat ranging from an Egyptian Anubis mask dating from 600BC up to a 1950's Balenciaga hat. Many of the pieces will be on display for the first time.
The exhibit will be presented in three sections:
Inspiration, will open with Prince Albert's top hat and Queen Victoria's bonnet. We will see how the past has inspired countless designers.
Creation, will show how hats are made. Set up as a milliner's workroom.
The Salon, will display the milliner's public showcase.
And the Client, a collection of hats worn by famous clients.
A quote by the master milliner Stephen Jones states, “I was honoured when the V&A invited me to curate anexhibition about hats. Since my college days, the V&A has been a treasure trove of inspiration, but to study their archive was a dream come true. This exhibition draws on milinery collections world-wide, and is truly an eclectic and exciting anthology of hats from BC to present day."
The exhibit will be accompanied by a book of the same name by Stephen Jones and Oriole Cullen with a foreword by John Galliano.
Wow, sounds like an amazing exhibit! Make plans now because it is a must see exhibit!
More than 300 hats chosen with the expert eye of a milliner will be on display. The oldest item will be a hat ranging from an Egyptian Anubis mask dating from 600BC up to a 1950's Balenciaga hat. Many of the pieces will be on display for the first time.
The exhibit will be presented in three sections:
Inspiration, will open with Prince Albert's top hat and Queen Victoria's bonnet. We will see how the past has inspired countless designers.
Creation, will show how hats are made. Set up as a milliner's workroom.
The Salon, will display the milliner's public showcase.
And the Client, a collection of hats worn by famous clients.
A quote by the master milliner Stephen Jones states, “I was honoured when the V&A invited me to curate anexhibition about hats. Since my college days, the V&A has been a treasure trove of inspiration, but to study their archive was a dream come true. This exhibition draws on milinery collections world-wide, and is truly an eclectic and exciting anthology of hats from BC to present day."
The exhibit will be accompanied by a book of the same name by Stephen Jones and Oriole Cullen with a foreword by John Galliano.
Wow, sounds like an amazing exhibit! Make plans now because it is a must see exhibit!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)