This is all my costume research across the years of my Theatre Design course.
For second year work select Feb 2010 or Mar 2010 on the drop down menu on the right. These sections relate to costume and fashion from the early 1800s.
For third year work select Oct 2010, Nov 2010 or Dec 2010 on the drop down menu on the right. This archive is for the character Toad of Toad Hall from the Edwardian era.

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Lower Class Female

Housewife


































http://gallery.villagehatshop.com/gallery/chapter11/181_G

Friday, 12 March 2010

Middle Class Male

Wedding Guest





























































http://gallery.villagehatshop.com/gallery/chapter11/167_G





Lower Class Male

Gardener























































Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Middle Class Female

Wedding Guest






















































































































http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/19cdress/Shoes.htm

http://hal.ucr.edu/~cathy/dress/balld.html



Upper Class Male

Groom


The forerunner of the top-hat. Until 1800 it had a narrow, slightly curled brim and a crown which tapered towards the top. At the base of the crown it was decorated with a hat band and buck;e, and it was infact very similar to the Puritan hat of the seventeenth century.






































































































































http://www.tias.com/articles/buttons/archives/97_11_02/articles.html

(looking at 17 and 18th century buttons. I've descided to go for the tombac button)


http://www.basedau.com/geschichte.html

(looking at walking sticks...the website is in German but the images are good.)




Wednesday, 3 March 2010

upper class female

Bride

http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/weddingdress.htm
This website explains that white wedding dresses were popular long before Queen Victoria's white wedding gown. The reason why it is believed that Queen Victoria started this fashion was because before her many Queens wore silvers and blues, and she was the first to break this fashion. The website shows portrait f brides in white before 1800.





http://gallery.villagehatshop.com/gallery/chapter13/207_G
http://www.vintagetextile.com/early.htm
http://www.janeausten.co.uk/magazine/page.ihtml?pid=727&step=4
http://www.georgianjewelry.com/item/images/11860-sumptuous-georgian-aquamarine-amethyst-demi-parure?first=21936