Class, Feb. 26th: Folding Tunics

Fashionable Folding

M.R. shows off her Chiton

E. shows off her Chiton Variation

Nicole works a super short Closed Peplos

M. models a Full Chiton

Meggie works a Closed Peplos variation, folded with very stylish pockets

Mattie works a gorgeous red belted Chiton

following in the olympic theme....

Check out this photo spread from the New York Times Magazine. All costumes are knitwear by the Rodarte sisters (everyone in Theatre 305 knows how obsessed I am with them...)

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/olympics/2010/highfliers/index.html

Practical? Maybe. Beautiful? Definitely

accompanying interview can be read here (as well of a slide show of the individual pieces off the athletes):

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/warm-and-fuzzy-dept-rodartes-flying-colors/?scp=1&sq=rodarte%20olympics&st=Search

Figure Skating

Meggie:

JOHNNY WEIR! HE IS SO AMAZING!!!!

M.R.:

Torvill and Dean 1984

Maya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_uoToFGK6E

Suzan Lori-Parks: Turtle Soup

Meggie here.

Okay... here is my theoretical cast for Turtle Soup:

In the role of turtle/soldier, we have the most stereotypical soldier possible. I just watched the Hurt Locker recently- thought it was great. He is what I think of when I think of the quintessential soldier. And...

Somewhere in between these two pictures would be my Mary and Joe. They would be very young, and of course, Mary would be pregnant. They should be almost stereotypically "un-American."

Suzan Lori-Parks #8 Oranges

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Sites We Love!!!!

Not Costume Related

http://www.burstoid.com/ (Rosie)

Costume Related

Vintage Patterns (Elleree): Collection of Vintage Clothing Patterns

American Textile Museum (Elleree): The Collection of the American Textile Museum

Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection (Meggie): Collection of Vintage Clothing Patterns

University of Virginia Collection of Historic Dress (Meggie): Collection of Vintage Clothing Patterns

Canadian Textile Museum (Mattie): The Collection of the Canadian Textile Museum - Great Searchable Database