Love Letter – part 2
Love Letter Part 2 by Coltrane Koh I enjoyed being the look-out to keep prying eyes from Julia’s love letter: Coltrane was splendid to work with and I look forward to sharing more of...
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2017 Carnivale Venezia- Welcome Party
This was my second time attending Carnivale and my first one where I had some knowledge ahead of time to try to prepare appropriately themed costumes for the events. My best friend Robin attended...
Palazzo Vecchio: costume reproductions
Nov. 9- After wandering around and snapping tons of photos of the map room we were escorted into territory not open to the other visitors into a hallway of costume reproductions laid our for...
Costume Colloquium: day five – extant garments upstairs
Some images from upstairs from the Renaissance dresses. Spent some time up there while it was a mob scene down at the Countess’s gown.
Pisa, Italy: Cerratelli Foundation – people pics
We were given permission to play with some of the props:
Pisa, Italy: Cerratelli Foundation – costuming
The pamphlet given to us explains “Cerratelli Foundation opened in 2005 at San Giuliano Terme (Pisa), a product of the will of the Director Floridia Benedettini and preserved a heratige of over 25,000 stage...
Pisa, Italy: Renaissance dress & textile sample
The third dress we were able to observe showing the center front seam: The gowns were handled by the curator to show some specifics of what they found. Do not worry that wasn’t a...
Pisa, Italy: A gown of a duchess – court dress of a Madonna
Some of use went on an optional trip to the Laboratorio Centro Restauro Tessili in the Cittadella of Pisa for a private viewing of the Renaissance dresses from the Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale....
Costume Colloquium: reception at Pitti palace courtyard café
Nov. 8 One more batch of “social” pictures. I promise I’ll come back to all the days and events in due time. In the Pitti palace camera’s were not allowed so I got to...
Firenze, Italy: Stibbert museum cont…
A few more photos of the museum to give a feeling for walking around along with some people shots. Laying on the floor to get the right shot was not an infrequent event.
Costume Colloquium: day one – registration & reception
Nov. 4th We arrived safely in Florence, Italy and surprisingly less jet lagged than expected. We were warned about rain but it was bright and sunny. A beautiful day to see the Duomo. So...
Florence Italy: costume colloquium tribute to Janet Arnold
http://www.costume-textiles.com/pages/page.asp?idcontent=60 Just packing and finding all those last minute things. Like a pencil sharpener! Anyone else staying at Hotel Brunelleschi? I’ll be out of town until the 12th. I might have access to online,...
It’s official! I’m going to Florence…
..for the Costume Colloquium: a tribute to Janet Arnold, thus I will be out of town Nov. 4-10, 2008. “(it) is an international interdisciplinary symposium on historical dress, costume for performance and contemporary fashion....
