tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post2096906103663095815..comments2024-03-28T17:46:57.713-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special -- Mia Marlowepjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-11267029339567803882011-07-31T07:07:31.613-04:002011-07-31T07:07:31.613-04:00Thanks so much to the Romance Dish gang and to eve...Thanks so much to the Romance Dish gang and to everyone who left a comment. My randomly drawn winner today is Barbara E. Please contact me through <a href="http://www.miamarlowe.com" rel="nofollow">MiaMarlowe.com</a> with your snailmail info and I'll send your book to you right away!<br /><br />Hope you'll all join me on the rest of the Improper Blog Tour! Check my itinerary on <a href="MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-52273191569717958742011-07-30T15:20:23.732-04:002011-07-30T15:20:23.732-04:00Hi Mia,
truly like the post,and the plum dress, i...Hi Mia,<br /><br />truly like the post,and the plum dress, i love to imagine the clothes when reading a historical romance, i love to imagine the colors and shapes and fabrics. especially the colors, i like to imagine where the dye come from.irma adyatnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330435589511414804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-13793824389409726002011-07-30T07:53:37.385-04:002011-07-30T07:53:37.385-04:00Hi, Mia!
One of the great things I enjoy while re...Hi, Mia!<br /><br />One of the great things I enjoy while reading any historical novel is to imagine what the clothes looked like. So for me, lots of descriptions in a novel is wonderful. Of course, actually living in that time period and wearing these lovely creations is another thing. Many of them had to be very uncomfortable, hot, itchy and, with the lack of deodorant back then, rather &Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217408544219883095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84870960630921742112011-07-29T11:57:01.442-04:002011-07-29T11:57:01.442-04:00Thanks again for a terrific post, Mia, and for ans...Thanks again for a terrific post, Mia, and for answering all our questions.fsbuchlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928364594015643639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-62674512559627367132011-07-29T02:44:10.578-04:002011-07-29T02:44:10.578-04:00Omg I want that plum gown! :DOmg I want that plum gown! :DBella@BeguileThySorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723984443831411184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-60039242217193850532011-07-28T23:59:29.146-04:002011-07-28T23:59:29.146-04:00Hi, Mia.
Thank you for an informative and enjoyabl...Hi, Mia.<br />Thank you for an informative and enjoyable post. One could say, How typical of a woman to go clothes and shoe shopping first thing. It is however rather important. As you have mentioned, the clothes reflect the attitudes of society, plus if you don't know what they are wearing it is difficult to write the scenes accurately. A Regency dress makes it much easier to maneuver Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-31655237605455869682011-07-28T21:45:05.332-04:002011-07-28T21:45:05.332-04:00Mia -
I'd definately not be the belle of the b...Mia -<br />I'd definately not be the belle of the ball during the time period of the story as I have no bustline to display! My bust is so small that when it was popular to go braless my husband never noticed! <br /><br />Oh dear, I've also been on a diet so there's no way my waist could be as big as my age - a 63" waist wouldn't be attractive for a 63 year old who weighs Jeanne Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111451097520221555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84788956916846039312011-07-28T19:18:46.524-04:002011-07-28T19:18:46.524-04:00The fashions matter to me to some extent. I like ...The fashions matter to me to some extent. I like to know what the heroine is wearing, but I don't need exhaustive descriptions. It's fun to picture the different outfits of the heroine for different occasions, I do enjoy it.Barbara E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10042665559975481397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-4013506231259383322011-07-28T18:53:07.805-04:002011-07-28T18:53:07.805-04:00Oh my goodness!! You ladies have been busy today....Oh my goodness!! You ladies have been busy today. I just got in from two school open houses (school starts next Monday for my kids). <br /><br />Mia, thank you so much for being with us today and sharing some very interesting facts about fashions!Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-76917316076844234262011-07-28T18:44:31.507-04:002011-07-28T18:44:31.507-04:00I enjoy picturing the fashions. It's nice when...I enjoy picturing the fashions. It's nice when the dress on the cover is actually mentioned in the book. This doesn't always occur.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344642824745894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-9261192055207303172011-07-28T17:56:12.295-04:002011-07-28T17:56:12.295-04:00MiaMarlowe said...
hrdwrked mom--Actually a well f...MiaMarlowe said...<br />hrdwrked mom--Actually a well fitting corset was as comfortable as a modern bra. Women didn't always lace so tightly they couldn't breathe. It was reserved for special occasions like balls or Royal presentations.<br /><br />LOL,I don't like bras either, just a let it all go kind of gal. I picture myself as one of those heavier ladies that resemble the prow of hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80735681643438759682011-07-28T17:24:28.533-04:002011-07-28T17:24:28.533-04:00Great post! I will have to say there were some bea...Great post! I will have to say there were some beautiful dresses back then but what they had to go through just to wear them is a different story. Just imagine being laced up in a corcet, the thought hurts me. Then again I am a sweat pant and jean girl myself.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-79785583012600348232011-07-28T17:23:02.278-04:002011-07-28T17:23:02.278-04:00Great column and sketches--thanks. I'm looking...Great column and sketches--thanks. I'm looking forward to reading your newest.LSUReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551147044529756940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-26330771638063133072011-07-28T17:22:49.925-04:002011-07-28T17:22:49.925-04:00Yes, a description of the heroine's clothing i...Yes, a description of the heroine's clothing is important for setting the scene. And, as clothes have changed so much in the past 200 years, it really helps to have a concrete visualization.<br /><br />It took me the longest time to find a copy of a pelisse and a fichu. So, now those items make more sense in the context that they were used.<br /><br />And, as an opera singer, I bet you had toEileen Bell Landauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133722049601177179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-63176778657914007952011-07-28T16:37:08.563-04:002011-07-28T16:37:08.563-04:00Thanks, Claudia. Glad you stopped by!Thanks, Claudia. Glad you stopped by!MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-11722022732025128372011-07-28T16:35:41.853-04:002011-07-28T16:35:41.853-04:00fsbuchler--Excellent questions. First remember the...fsbuchler--Excellent questions. First remember the inspiration for Regency fashions was the classics. In 1811, a young lady wanted to look like she stepped off a Grecian urn. By the time the Victorian era was in full swing, the world had changed focus. The Industrial Age was beginning and people began looking forward, not back. Like the new inventions, fashion became more intricate, more MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80979183571058679142011-07-28T16:30:10.392-04:002011-07-28T16:30:10.392-04:00Na--My great grandfather always claimed he could s...Na--My great grandfather always claimed he could span my great grandmother's waist with his hands when they were first married. Granted, he had hands like Michaelangelo's David, but still.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-83841356018224111992011-07-28T16:28:35.748-04:002011-07-28T16:28:35.748-04:00Lisa--Carmen is such a wonderfully juicy role! Eve...Lisa--Carmen is such a wonderfully juicy role! Even though it's written for a mezzo, lots of sopranos can't resist the urge to tackle it. <br /><br />I'm afraid the What Not to Wear people would gut my closet. I live in jogging pants and denim.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15779233121750510852011-07-28T16:26:34.635-04:002011-07-28T16:26:34.635-04:00Laurie--Placido was always good at stretching his ...Laurie--Placido was always good at stretching his musical boundaries and making opera more accessible by doing so.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-40646941546086955652011-07-28T16:25:22.742-04:002011-07-28T16:25:22.742-04:00Di--It is fun when characters step out of their co...Di--It is fun when characters step out of their comfort zone and do or wear something outrageous. It would have been all the more remarkable during the Victorian era when conformity was highly prized. Calling a young lady a "pattern" girl was considered high praise.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-46863205735561484962011-07-28T16:22:52.358-04:002011-07-28T16:22:52.358-04:00Gannon--I had a ball singing professionally. It...Gannon--I had a ball singing professionally. It's where I learned the basics of storytelling.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48032161213353814922011-07-28T16:21:34.279-04:002011-07-28T16:21:34.279-04:00Thanks, Andrea! The Romance Dish is a terrific sit...Thanks, Andrea! The Romance Dish is a terrific site.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-10567130404411362672011-07-28T16:20:21.717-04:002011-07-28T16:20:21.717-04:00Gigi--I think most of the women must have thought ...Gigi--I think most of the women must have thought of themselves as flowers too--delicate and fragile.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-44470976190976339502011-07-28T16:19:19.991-04:002011-07-28T16:19:19.991-04:00Antonia--For this time period just remember the ch...Antonia--For this time period just remember the chemise goes on first. Bad things happen to skin if you put a corset on without a chemise under it.MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-67475172915955975352011-07-28T16:17:58.578-04:002011-07-28T16:17:58.578-04:00Maggie--I love the Victoria & Albert Museum an...Maggie--I love the Victoria & Albert Museum and would love to go back again. Too stupid not to have bought the book last time I was there. Heavy sigh!MiaMarlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027069675291646955noreply@blogger.com