Links O' The Morning

[anotheranon]

Goodies gathered from here and elsewhere:

Saya Espanola: Images and Information Concerning Late 16th C. Spanish Court Dress for Women - will look through when I have time; I'm especially curious about the colors as at least one person has suggested that the colors might be more flattering on me than the Elizabethan trends for russet and tawney (these just don't fly on olive skin. Yes, I've tried! :P)

Alton Brown, the Slashdot Interview - cooking for geeks, Mr. Wizard in the kitchen. Cool stuff.

gothic1920s - it's gothic, it's flappers, it's user pix and artwork and other pretty stylized things. Check it out :)

Reviews of the LOTR Costume Exhibit in Boston - mostly text as photos aren't allowed, but plenty of detail can be found if you wade through long enough. I'm not a huge LOTR fan, but you never know when you might need an elfin ballgown, you know?

Comments

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

I think you'd look great in Spanish costume; although I saw a few yellows/golds, looks as if the majority favour strong, clear, untainted-by-yellow colours as accent/alternative to the black ... most flattering. :-))))

P.S. Have you seen the National Gallery Fine Art Series books? I ask because they seem to be lingering on many bookstores' clearance tables at the moment; I got Costume in Art for for $4.99 a few months ago (any CHEAP reference book is a good one, right? ***grin***) Instead of exhaustive coverage, it focuses on 30 paintings in the National Gallery and shows close-ups of costume details ... I'm just checking in mine right now and there are a couple of Spanish portraits (Infanta Isabella, Philip IV ... early 17th century, but, as the site you linked to says, the fashions look as if they didn't change all that much) with close-ups on lace patterns, cuffs, ruffs, gloves. Also Flemish, Dutch, Italian portraits from that period, with similar close-ups.