tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post120895571396283751..comments2023-09-27T11:22:59.001-04:00Comments on Gwendolyn Grey: Tracht - journal entry from 23 Sep, 2013Gwendolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515958095667834227noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post-23010530542987756792013-10-25T21:18:54.283-04:002013-10-25T21:18:54.283-04:00The last image does not seem to be Bavarian at all...The last image does not seem to be Bavarian at all. One has to be careful with post cards because the printers often did not feel any need to be particularly accurate. The woman on the left in blue is wearing what looks like a costume from Lorraine, and the woman on the right is wearing an Austrian costume from Upper Austria. [Oberoesterreich]. Austria has many very beautiful costumes. One rather easily obtainable book is 'Das Grosse Buch der Volkstrachten' or just [Volkstrachten] by Albert Kretschmer By the way, the woman on the right is NOT wearing a straw hat. that is the Goldkappe typical of Linz and Upper Austria. It is a cone with a fan attached vertically in back, both of which are covered with gold embroidery. If you wish you can see my blog 'Folkcostume.blogspot.com' although I have as of yet done little on German or Austrian folk costumes, but I intend to get there. Good luck on your work. I have not seen pages where trachten are assembled by decade, and most sources on folk costume do not delineate the development that closely, usually just noting the approximate time of major changes or developments in a particular costume.Roman Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213975677459078209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post-39033852488891281622013-10-22T04:43:25.748-04:002013-10-22T04:43:25.748-04:00Switzerland already started to become some point o...Switzerland already started to become some point of interest - mostly because of the picturesque peasants, e.g. Anna Feodorowna (the Russian Grand-duchess) took her guests to Interlaken, to show of the "peasants in their pretty dresses", her mother (Saxon-Coburg) noted that "there are a few things as nice to see as a young Bernese girl in her traditional costume of black and white")<br /><br />Koenig, the Lory and others catered to the need of these early tourists to show off these pictures at home (think of it as the souvenir-doll in the 1960ies). Niklaus König published a collection of his prints as in 1801 and again in 1811. A reprint of the 1820's edition (gravures of the earlier editions) can be found for quite reasonable sums (about 15£ / 20EUR) on ZVAB<br />http://www.zvab.com/displayBookDetails.do?itemId=86655898&b=1<br /><br />Some visitors also stated their disappointment that in some areas the servants were dresses as "at home" - in other words, according to new fashion. So Koenig noted in his descriptions some of the material, but also particularities, e.g. that the Costume Vaudois was worn with "City shoes" - flat pointy open shoes.Seidenweberinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240312833253279064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post-69148298568414683052013-10-20T15:03:53.653-04:002013-10-20T15:03:53.653-04:00Aren't they awesome! And some that I've r...Aren't they awesome! And some that I've run across are just so bizarre...Gwendolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515958095667834227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post-33693275442702250382013-10-20T15:02:30.399-04:002013-10-20T15:02:30.399-04:00Thanks for the link and tips! I don't know if...Thanks for the link and tips! I don't know if I'll directly use Swiss costume as a source of reference, but it's still really valuable to know about since there's so little information on traditional costume readily available for that period. Swiss (and Austrian) styles are both definitely worth looking at!Gwendolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515958095667834227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post-41891139191186014172013-10-20T07:12:12.165-04:002013-10-20T07:12:12.165-04:00I don't know if Swiss Costume is any help for ...I don't know if Swiss Costume is any help for you? I made myself an 1810 approach of the Costume Vaudois this Spring, and gathered whatever I could find of pictures from the time Period (Mostly painters and engravers as Koenig, Lory Père, and Lory Fils, and Toepffer).<br />You might wish to check for Genre-Painting, e.g. "Hunt" or "Harvest" or "Travelling" (e.g. Landscape with some pictoresque peasants or a city square with servants in their traditional dress)<br /><br />In case this would help you:<br />http://www.pinterest.com/seidenweberin/swiss-costume/Seidenweberinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240312833253279064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726079715627037503.post-15726445502539337442013-10-19T13:08:51.617-04:002013-10-19T13:08:51.617-04:00These images are neat, and while regional rather t...These images are neat, and while regional rather than fashionable they're still beautiful and inspiring.<br /><br />Best,<br />QuinnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com