What If... a CS-Only Conference?

[BethCooks4U]

I just found out that TWO of those who were going to be in my room will not be coming. We have a 2 bed 2 bath at the Hilton for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (Wave 1). I don't want to give up the room since I had such a hassle getting Sunday. Anyone need a room?

 

[raebates]

I just had a thought. No, it didn't hurt, but it did confuse me. New things are always hard.

Anyway, my thought was, if you become an instigator here on CS, does that make you a CSI?

 

[raebates]

And, yes, I'm trying to increase enthusiams for the "You say Post Slut like it's a bad thing" t-shirts. I'm supposed to get mine today! Can't wait.

And, no, I won't be posting any pictures of me in it. I will, however, be searching for cute PJ pants to go with it.

 

[chefann]

You need PJ pants with stars all over them.

 

[raebates]

That's what I'm starting to look for.

 

[chefann]

Know anyone who sews? You can probably find cute flannel or knits with stars on them at the fabric store.

 

[raebates]

Good idea. I can sew. I took clothing in 4-H for 9 years. The 10th year I only did foods because judging started on the day of my wedding. I did make my wedding dress, flower girl dress and all of the bridesmaids dresses.

I'll look for some for a while because buying them will be faster and easier than making them. If I can't find something I like, though, I'll just whip up a pair.

 

[chefann]

that's usually my thought before I sew something, too. And unless you get a great deal on fabric, it's usually cheaper to get something like PJ pants at the Red Dot Boutique or Wally World.

 

[DebbieJ]

Marna Ross once wore a skirt made from our Tattersall Towels (Spring 2006). It was really cute!

 

[raebates]

It would take so many towels to make a skirt large enough to cover my sizeable . . . um . . . assets, that it would cost a fortune.

 

[chefann]

Me, too. I got big Polish hips....

 

[raebates]

It creeps my baby boy out when I say it, but . . .

Mama got back!

 

[katie0128]

If I said that to my kids, I can hear my oldest saying "Got back... from what?"

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Good idea. I can sew. I took clothing in 4-H for 9 years. The 10th year I only did foods because judging started on the day of my wedding. I did make my wedding dress, flower girl dress and all of the bridesmaids dresses.

I'll look for some for a while because buying them will be faster and easier than making them. If I can't find something I like, though, I'll just whip up a pair.

I'm looking for someone who can reverse engineer a pair of antique knickers and make me some new ones.

 

[chefann]

How antique?
Some of the major pattern companies have period patterns aimed at the Civil War reenactment societies. And then there's the internet, when one can probably find patterns made by small pattern makers, not carried in mass market fabric stores.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Model A era...1928 - 1931. I doubt they really changed much for the years prior although by WWII they were pretty well done.

 

[chefann]

Ohh... pants knickers. For some reason, I assumed undergarment knickers.Oops.Let me take a look online for patterns and see what comes up.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Since the time I found them (in Michigan, I might add) I can hardly get into my knickers.

 

[chefann]

umm..... you don't even want to know where my dirty mind ran with that set up.

 

[MomToEli]

Looks like several of us are in Wave 1. Me, Katie, Ann, TKG, Paulette... We REALLY need to have an "organizational" meeting while we are there. Where and when??? I'll be there. (You guys in Waves 2 & 3 - don't worry! You can be their via CS! Or just trust us!)

Hey! I'll be there! Can the baby cheffer join in too?

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

umm..... you don't even want to know where my dirty mind ran with that set up.

I figured.

 

[chefann]

Hey! I'll be there! Can the baby cheffer join in too?

Sure! The more, the merrier!

 

[chefann]

OK, KG, after a cursory look at a couple of commercial pattern sites, I found 2 patterns for men's costumes that include knickers. However, because they are commercially-produced mass-market patterns, they're not really historically accurate.
Both of these are elastic-waist, elastic-leg patterns.
http://www.butterick.com/item/B3072.htm?tab=costumes&page=9
http://www.butterick.com/item/B4317.htm?tab=costumes&page=5If you scroll down on the pages, you'll see line drawings that are easier to see than the photos.I also found this historical reference:

The beginning of the decade witnessed the end of World War I. Men returning from the war faced closets full of clothes from the teens, which they wore into the early 1920s.During this time, the sacque suit, which had been popular since the mid eighteen-hundreds, constituted appropriate "day" dress for gentlemen. (Edwardian etiquette commanded successive changes of clothing for gentlemen during the day.) With the suits, colored shirts of putty, peach, blue-gray and cedar were worn. Shaped silk ties in small geometric patterns or diagonal stripes were secured with tie pins. Black bowler hats completed the ensemble.The tail coat was considered appropriate formal evening wear, accompanied by a top hat. Starched white shirts with pleated yokes were expected with the tail coat, although bow ties and shirts with white wing collars were also seen. Tuxedos were increasing in popularity but were not yet completely acceptable.Black patent-leather shoes were popular during this era and often appeared with formal evening wear. Casual clothing demanded two-tone shoes in white and tan, or white and black. Fringed tongues on Oxfords and brogues were seen frequently. Lace-up style shoes were most in demand.Knickerbockers, later shortened to "knickers", were popular casual wear for the well-dressed gentleman. Variations of knickers included plus-fours, plus- sixes, plus-eights and plus-tens. The "plus" in the term referred to how many inches below the knee they hung. Norfolk coats as well as golf coats were worn with knickers. The coats sported large patch pockets, a belt, usually one button and often a shoulder yoke. Gentleman's shoes or boots were the appropriate footwear to coordinate with knickers.In 1925 the era of the baggy pants dawned. This fashion would influence mens wear for three decades. Oxford bags were first worn by Oxford undergraduates, eager to circumvent the University's prohibition on knickers. The style originated when knickers were banned in the classroom. As the bags measured anywhere from twenty-two inches to forty inches around the bottoms, they could easily be slipped on over the forbidden knickers.​

 

[katie0128]

Between Ann and TKG, I have learned more completely irrelevant (and irreverant) information on this site than I ever thought possible!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I miss Payne Stewart.When I wear my plus fours in era fashion judging (if I suck in real hard, I can still get into them for awhile) I am amazed at how comfortable they are. They're at least as comfortable as shorts and since I don't look very good in shorts, knickers make a great alternative.I don't think I'd wear them to the mall, but I'd sure wear them when driving the Model A and most certainly, to play golf.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Between Ann and TKG, I have learned more completely irrelevant (and irreverant) information on this site than I ever thought possible!

I am a veritable walking compendium of useless information.

 

[katie0128]

I am a veritable walking compendium of useless information.

Everyone has their gifts...

 

[chefann]

Here's a link for you, KG: http://www.onlygolfapparel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=13

 

[chefann]

Or this one:
http://www.golfknicker.com/knickers.html?gclid=CM6Xpt38mIwCFQGPWAodwm8k5w

 

[raebates]

If I said that to my kids, I can hear my oldest saying "Got back... from what?"

Ahh, the innocence of youth.