What Are Women's Outerwear Topics?

[Elizabeth]

Welcome!  This is the spot to visit about shawls, wraps, coats, paletots, sacques, bonnets of all descriptions, shoes... if it goes on over the dress, pop it in here!

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[Salli_Bonnets]

I noticed that there is a section under men's clothing for accessories. I was just wondering why there isn't a section for accessories under women's clothing for accessories like fans, jewelry and such? Or did it just not end up that way?

Salli

[Elizabeth]

Just didn't end up that way.   Feel free to put accessory topics here, or in Dresses... I don't want to get things tooooo complex around here!

[southerngal]

I am gathering images from the old books like Godey's Lady's Book.

I have some wraps and loads of other images.

Outer garments
 http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/1861-65/wraps%20shawls/

Site http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/1861-65/

Good luck,

Margie

[Joanna Jones]

Margie - would you place these in the new resources section also? 

Wonderful images!  I'm going to spend some time looking at these!

[southerngal]

Margie - would you place these in the new resources section also? 

Wonderful images!  I'm going to spend some time looking at these!

I will do so.

All the images are from 1861-1865.

I had so many to upload that it was impossible to tag them all.

When I get time I will go back and add the years.   I took a photo of the front of the book then shot the photos.

I am happy to help others by pulling everything in one place.

I loved the "bags" and plan on making one soon.

I made a hat from the What Not and it turned out great.

It was surprising to see they did wear nets and the images were wonderful.

Margie

[VMurphy]

I have photos of originals on my site, and hope to add many more next week.  My plan is to take a couple of days and update things a bit   Although I lost some of my photos in the last "crash"....I have many photos of outer wraps, bonnets and headwear as well as dresses, wrappers, and children's wear.  I may start a section on men's clothing if I get enough photos to warrant it.

Vivian Murphy
http://www.themantuamaker.net

[Jennifer Hill]

I'm very interested in the lace shoulder cape here:

http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/1861-65/wraps%20shawls/?action=view&current=godeys1861-.jpg

However, I don't know how to draft it & it may very well be to late for me.  [I do CA Trails]  Jennifer