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I feel like all i've been doing lately is posting links to other blogs and sites and conferences and such! Sometimes though i guess you get to be the originator, and sometimes you're the conduit. If the goal is information flow and open-source costume production, i suppose it all furthers that, so yippee, right?
And, we are about to go gung-ho on some Nicholas Nickleby action at work, so there'll be primary-source posts coming soon, and hopefully some event and exhibit coverage, too.
Anyhow, i have two commercial-supplement blogs to share which are pretty interesting and topical, the first being Paul's Hat Works. Basically, Paul's Hat Works is a hattery that has been in operation for decades in San Fransisco, and which was recently sold, lock stock and barrel, to a group of four women entrepreneurs and artists. The blog chronicles their takeover and revamp of this historic business, and ranges topically from "see and be seen" pix of shop-sponsored soirees to coverage of the work they've been doing. In a related post, Mr. Darcy from the Tall Blog (about life as someone who is 6'7" and attendant challenges) wrote a great overview of visiting Paul's Hat Works to have his head measured with their conformiteur. If you've never seen exactly how one of those contraptions works, he's got some great photos and process descriptions!
Period Corsets Blog is another business-related blog, written by the corsetieres at Period Corsets, a business that provides top quality bespoke corsetry for stage, film, and other uses. They specialize in functional undergarment corsetry in coutil with a wide range of specific period shapes. The blog is quite diverse, topically--sometimes it's a product focus sort of deal (such as their featured Corset of the Month series, where they talk about a particular style and show stage shots and film stills of them being worn), but sometimes they post about cool corsetry topics like "What is a Corset Winch?" or discuss specific machinery applicable to their industry like Phil, their industrial bum-roll stuffer machine! PC have a shopping cart on their website, but they also put some OOAK ensembles and fashion-fabric corsetry up on their Etsy page.
I also want to share info about an upcoming conference of note, In Its Time, Materials and Techniques Throughout Jewelry History. Held October 11th at FIT in NYC, it's sponsored by the Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts. Looks pretty cool!
And lastly, another professional organization worth noting, the League of Professional Theatre Women. (The name pretty much says it all.)
And, we are about to go gung-ho on some Nicholas Nickleby action at work, so there'll be primary-source posts coming soon, and hopefully some event and exhibit coverage, too.
Anyhow, i have two commercial-supplement blogs to share which are pretty interesting and topical, the first being Paul's Hat Works. Basically, Paul's Hat Works is a hattery that has been in operation for decades in San Fransisco, and which was recently sold, lock stock and barrel, to a group of four women entrepreneurs and artists. The blog chronicles their takeover and revamp of this historic business, and ranges topically from "see and be seen" pix of shop-sponsored soirees to coverage of the work they've been doing. In a related post, Mr. Darcy from the Tall Blog (about life as someone who is 6'7" and attendant challenges) wrote a great overview of visiting Paul's Hat Works to have his head measured with their conformiteur. If you've never seen exactly how one of those contraptions works, he's got some great photos and process descriptions!
Period Corsets Blog is another business-related blog, written by the corsetieres at Period Corsets, a business that provides top quality bespoke corsetry for stage, film, and other uses. They specialize in functional undergarment corsetry in coutil with a wide range of specific period shapes. The blog is quite diverse, topically--sometimes it's a product focus sort of deal (such as their featured Corset of the Month series, where they talk about a particular style and show stage shots and film stills of them being worn), but sometimes they post about cool corsetry topics like "What is a Corset Winch?" or discuss specific machinery applicable to their industry like Phil, their industrial bum-roll stuffer machine! PC have a shopping cart on their website, but they also put some OOAK ensembles and fashion-fabric corsetry up on their Etsy page.
I also want to share info about an upcoming conference of note, In Its Time, Materials and Techniques Throughout Jewelry History. Held October 11th at FIT in NYC, it's sponsored by the Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts. Looks pretty cool!
And lastly, another professional organization worth noting, the League of Professional Theatre Women. (The name pretty much says it all.)
