Have you ever wanted to dress like Anne Shirley or another
character in L.M. Montgomery's books?
I have received this question often and decided to compile all of the information
and links that I've gathered over the past few years.
The Sullivan Boutique - If you are interested in a pattern from the Sullivan
miniseries and shows, as yet, only Anne's
wedding dress pattern is available for
purchase. Fans have clamored for years for Felicity's wedding dress and Anne's
puffed sleeve dress, but so far, these patterns have not been made available. You
can make requests
for Sullivan Entertainment patterns here.
In
Timely Fashion - A terrific site that features suggestions to recreate
Anne
and
Diana's
miniseries
wardrobes
and
hairstyles. There are screenshots, historical notes, pattern reviews and notes
on
dress
construction,
and
Gibson
Pompadour & Gibson
Girl
hairstyling tips.
The
Commercial Pattern Archive - available on CD-ROM, this enormous collection
was compiled by project director Joy Emery at the University of Rhode Island.
While the page says it's a Save America's Treasures special project, it's inspiration
derives from Anne Shirley. "The URI professor was inspired to collect patterns,
after finding a full circle skirt pattern for a character in the University’s
production of Anne of Green Gables in the her friend’s
collection. The friend, Betty Williams, was a New York costumer and pioneer
in dressmaker pattern
research. When she died, all of her 12,000 patterns were donated to URI, propelling
the University into pattern history." The collection now includes nearly
30,000 patterns and is the largest pattern collection in the world. If you
are interested in North American dress patterns, this is
a treasure trove. You can read a full article about the collection at Newswise (January
4, 2006).
The
Movie Mannequin - Includes useful stills of Anne's puffed
sleeve dress.
Also, many Victorian dress patterns can be adapted by seemstresses and tailors
to be Anne-like. Some sites for Victorian patterns are Vintage
Dresses at Denverfabrics.com and Westernoutfitter.com.
Comments:
If you know of any other great sites for Anne costumes, please
send me an e-mail and I'll
be sure to add the information.
Last Updated 01.07.06
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