Historical Sew Monthly August 2019 Challenge Inspiration: Out of a Portrait

The Historical Sew Fortnightly has been an inspiration for many of us for gaining knowledge of historical garments and accessories as well as knowledge of the eras in which they were worn.  The Historical Sew Monthly Challenges offer a community of support and guidance to grow as historical textile artists.  If this is your first time reading about the Historical Sew Fortnightly community - welcome!!  Here is a link to all the details:   http://thedreamstress.com/the-historical-sew-monthly-2019/

If you have been part of this wonderful community, this is the Inspiration Post for the August 2019 Challenge:  Out of a Portrait.  A portrait, or likeness of a person, has many forms for the historical span of the Historical Sew Fortnightly including, but not limited to, paintings, sculptures, drawings, etchings, daguerreotypes, illuminations, effigies, sketches,  photographs, and even frescoes.  A verbal picture or description can also give us perfect insight into the mode of dress of a person.

This fresco from Pompeii entitled Sappho (ca. 630 B.C.-ca. 570 B.C) at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples is a very early portrait.  https://www.ancient.eu/image/3840/sappho-fresco-pompeii/

The range of The Historical Sew Fortnightly is to 1938 and this photograph of Amelia Earhart from 1937 could also be an inspiration.  https://secure.i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02962/Amelia-Earhart_2962438b.jpg

The August Challenge is to "lift a garment out of a portrait, and make it up to include in your wardrobe."  The Admins and Mods of the Facebook Historical Sew Fortnightly page are offering their personal inspirations to start you on your way to finding your portrait inspiration.

Let's begin with Leimomi Oakes, creator of The Historical Sew Fortnightly.  Leimomi was inspired by a painting by Edouard Manet, 1877, Nana.

Leimomi created the corset: 

http://thedreamstress.com/2013/09/remember-the-nana-corset/?fbclid=IwAR2tXhslbgRRmFnkHND05Xmrj3L-N2zu7rAzPRhnyvBhjbdhtiaFM23mNkI

Then the shoes: 

http://thedreamstress.com/2014/06/high-heels-for-kings-empresses-and-nana/?fbclid=IwAR0YHi3CxbXGUAUuFRI-wanApnrpEOWUFwdtOFMXzXtLpIcQ0CI4xNN1c90

And drawers and stockings!

http://thedreamstress.com/2014/07/a-pair-of-crap-these-probably-arent-right-at-all-drawers-for-nana-and-bonus-stockings/

Here Leimomi has created a portfolio of the posts outlining the recreation of  the 1878 Jeanne Samary Evening Gown in Renoir's painting.

http://thedreamstress.com/costume-portfolio/portfolio-1878-jeanne-samary-evening-gown/?fbclid=IwAR0gvYv3u6eq6iAQuBhUpZYg8-IiDlrS0DSl3eR_Cf2sBzqalhSG5Zazs7Q

And here a portfolio of her recreation of Renoir's 1883 painting By the Seashore.

http://thedreamstress.com/costume-portfolio/aline/?fbclid=IwAR0apr2uNpDO1jA8iFttlRH3_p4GnlAMC3FmCWRNGYg-nXWYKZFJ6pY7bec

Hana Betakova has been inspired to recreate from out of a portrait. 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gottlieb_Schick_-_Heinrike_Dannecker_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?fbclid=IwAR3HpKBApEu6xO6S0wnbnY3XR438MY8kJJpMhHdawitzFA4oaEeQoAu1ADQ

Her recreation of her inspiration:  https://marmota-b.blogspot.com/2017/08/coblowrimo-29-ensemble-1802-ish-navy.html?fbclid=IwAR2I2Q-X8DMM0gpYj7taL76J1JC5_-ddMxypK1HbqBkRA9F4TulQ5ee6oPY

Bránn Mac Finnchad  has worked on his inspiration of Sir Edward Hastings as his masterwork and still intends to complete this project.  

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-edward-hastings-154315441603-aged-29-101866?fbclid=IwAR17Ns-Roqmi2HGcCWRJr05a2WjMfJl-czidhy38Uord6PS55p5Os04u7mk

Klára Posekaná has been inspired by portraiture and created her out of a portrait.  

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3658160?fbclid=IwAR0OJCBV5IFaU10dhSc5edqCN7PiD5JsGJxY09Ai0thD_M1UYvxQqXjfR6M

Elisa Edgren shares her inspiration.  https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=139844&fbclid=IwAR3M1FyT4sBGyEK_dpFBzd1WiJEiFzfHEuN--xI3ZlPS5GSXgSd98EfrPqs

And her blog post about the creation.  https://isiswardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/06/blue-1790s-outfit.html?fbclid=IwAR2jZfePZ0tvvXr594eXDM6I5GCZrxUso4OsG-YHLUMh8ALLuXU7jieXYAo

Ninka Lü is drawn to this portrait and would love to recreate the combination of intense colors and soft lace. 

https://www.pinterest.de/pin/565624034428787511/feedback/?invite_code=6503351016a64c5b9e3e1a2378481b54&sender_id=565624171858510573

Carrie O'Flynn is drawn to the Holbein's portrait of Jane Pemberton Small.

 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16583/mrs-jane-small-formerly-mrs-portrait-miniature/?fbclid=IwAR15ewK18XA0_LH7q5t59VDNZZ7qDWMeSEXApX0Gq2XKkk4Rc3baBSYNnsk

As everyone here has been inspired by and drawn to a portrait, I was drawn to Manet's 1881 portrait Spring and created the bonnet, gown, parasol, and gloves in separate HSM Challenges.

 http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/268843/edouard-manet-jeanne-spring-french-1881/

In this blog post is my portfolio of the recreation:  

http://theperfecttouchvictorian.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-manet-miracle.html

It is my sincerest hope that you have enjoyed the journey of these people involved in The Historical Sew Fortnightly and that you are feeling inspired to follow your desire to recreate a garment worn in whatever portraiture sparks your creativity!  Write your blog posts, share photos on the facebook group album,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/HistoricalSewFortnightly/  , and use the Instagram hashtags #HSM2019AugProgress (for works in progress) and #HSM2019Aug (for your finished item).

Enjoy!!  We look forward to seeing everyone's creations!!