tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post7578618128219273969..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 646Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-32607984341835113472012-12-16T07:30:07.813-06:002012-12-16T07:30:07.813-06:00Yes, "whowerethey" is so right. The fas...Yes, "whowerethey" is so right. The fashions of the 1800s were not as uncomfortable as they might seem -- except in hot weather! I often wish I had lived back then when most women looked like real ladies, not as they do now like bumpy men in jeans and with light-socket hair. Charlottanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-22597110239540378792011-09-14T13:00:39.498-05:002011-09-14T13:00:39.498-05:00I would imagine they either used the same seamstre...I would imagine they either used the same seamstress or followed the same fashion plate when making their dresses. As for the corsetry, it was not as uncomfortable as most people think. The corset wasn't usually tight-laced, and was comparable to wearing a regular brassier today. Corsets were custom made to the woman and then through wearing it, only she would be able to wear that garment because it fitted to her body. In the 1890s the style trended toward the "pigeon breast" look which looks uncomfortable but really wasn't. Having worn these fashions myself I can promise you they were made to be comfortable. Just not what we picture today as being comfortable. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-24919625123683316072011-09-07T01:11:29.143-05:002011-09-07T01:11:29.143-05:00Thinking of these two cinched in I have to say the...Thinking of these two cinched in I have to say the one on the left looks a little short of oxygen. Any minute now she's going down.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-1652768319653699312011-09-06T22:18:03.082-05:002011-09-06T22:18:03.082-05:00I had a set of paperdolls as a child with a whole ...I had a set of paperdolls as a child with a whole serious of dresses that looked almost identical to the fashion these two are sporting. And I dearly wanted it to be the fashion of my age....Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288051614841159365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-14681142043449569062011-09-06T18:16:03.436-05:002011-09-06T18:16:03.436-05:00I htink they had the same hair sylist too. There ...I htink they had the same hair sylist too. There is no room to breathe is there? I'm so glad that's not the fashion now.Just Stuff From a Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440903695801765867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-80766213696450649212011-09-06T08:39:53.715-05:002011-09-06T08:39:53.715-05:00Simple, elegant, modest...I would say, it's wo...Simple, elegant, modest...I would say, it's worth the discomfort. Anyway, they were having a picture taken.S K Dittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921025839827328955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-64859433243173649852011-09-06T06:47:35.084-05:002011-09-06T06:47:35.084-05:00They look like sisters to me too - the pose almost...They look like sisters to me too - the pose almost shouts "Twins!"<br /><br />The fake wall and column are icky. :)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-26328059530168673402011-09-06T04:48:39.455-05:002011-09-06T04:48:39.455-05:00I agree with Maybelline - give me a loose t-shirt ...I agree with Maybelline - give me a loose t-shirt and jeans any day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-23758930058820734942011-09-05T22:26:46.731-05:002011-09-05T22:26:46.731-05:00Ouch. I bet they are cinched into those dresses. ...Ouch. I bet they are cinched into those dresses. I'm glad I'm living now instead of then.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.com