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I like the category:History of fashion - thanks for setting that up. I have been adding things.  :-) PKM 04:11, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Getting started

The Wiki tone takes a bit of getting used to; first rule is assume that your reader has no context, and make some; start with very basic info and link like mad, then flesh out with more detailed information as you go. And if you get it a bit wrong, someone will jump in and "wikify" it. The nice thing about Wikipedia is that you can start with a sketch and fill in.

Also, it's an encyclopedia, so avoid imprecise words like "rather" or "somewhat" (very hard for me to get used to!). Make sure your illustrations meet Wikipedia's strict guidelines (which for costrume articles basically means published pre-1923 in the US or an image of a 2-dimensional work of art like a portrait). PKM 06:25, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Brassiere accident. Sorry.

I'm sorry for that! It was an accident. I somehow managed to unintentionally use an older version of the article. I believe the mistake happened because I was browsing through the article history to find out what the last used top-image was. Sorry. My fault. Mea culpa. Great mistake.

By the way, the "unsourced image" I was (trying to) talking about was the one on the top of the page, Image:SG1.jpg, that is so far, indeed, unsourced. What I believed I was doing when I destroyed the article was replacing this image by the previosly used one: Image:Buestenhalter-2.jpg. I'll try it again now :) . Thanks, and sorry again! --Abu Badali 20:29, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Image from 1822

Can you helpe me by a better image of this image? And a image of the front.missehund vovkat 12:34, 12 March 2006 (UTC) Image:1822-boneless-frontlacing-shortstays-Costumes-Parisiens.jpg -- unsigned comment by User:Haabet 12:34, 12 March 2006

Great work on Victorian fashion

I love the pictures you've been adding. Thanks so much. I've kinda abandoned the article, and it's nice to see that someone else has adopted my foundling.

You might be interested in a website called Demode, [1]. The blogger is a costumer and shares fascinating stuff about things she's sewing, events she attends, and links to auctions, books, and other websites. Zora 08:54, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

French & English Regency

Thank you for spotting and correcting the error in the French article fr:châle. - Mu 00:33, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Little hello

Thanks so much for your nice note on Waistline (clothing). I've been admiring your and PKM's work on fashion a lot, so it was high praise indeed. Your note was all the more welcome because another article I worked *all day on* got reverted after a few hours with no real explanation. :O I'm dreading that my first Wiki-conflict is about to begin, but I'm hoping that it will all be peaceful and reasonable.

On a happier note, I had a few questions for the articles. I was thinking of adding pictures to illustrate the various types of necklines, hemlines and waistlines, but I wasn't sure whether to use schematic diagrams for clarity, real pictures, or maybe both? Also, I was thinking of introducing a few more types (e.g., M-shaped, W-shaped and "complex" waistlines) but I wasn't sure if they were notable enough or whether there were other types that got overlooked? Any suggestions you have would be very, very welcome. :) WillowW 08:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

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I sincerely appreciate all the work you've done to date on the various fashion categories, as well as your support towards more objective opinions in other areas. Thanks! Dr1819 06:58, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Edit war

I have proposed a solution to the current edit war over categorizing clothing articles at Talk:History_of_Western_fashion#Resolving_the_Edit_War. Please join the discussion. - PKM 03:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

a Pair of stays

my dictionarys say 'a Pair of stays' <=> danish: Snørliv.

lady stays, her stays

Waist (clothing) was also a corset, particularly in USA.

something is wanted.Håbet 14:14, 21 June 2006 (UTC) or

Egypt

Thanks, Churchh, for pointing to the overlap between Egyptomania and Egypt in the European Imagination. Though I have done some work on the Egyptomania article, I wasn't aware of the other. --Jottce 09:51, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Churchh, I moved "Egypt in the European Imagination" to Egypt in the Western imagination and provided links to Egyptomania in the sections on the 19th and 20th century. There is still some rewriting to do to make it work, but in general, this seems to be the most logical move. "Egypt in the Western imagination," primarily organized chronologically, could also contain lists of Works of art, films, literary texts etc. pertaining to Egypt. I hope this move works for you. Again, thanks for pointing out the overlaps. Is it ok to remove the merge request? --Jottce 14:08, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi again. I removed the merge request tag from Egyptomania and Egypt in the Western imagination. I think the two articles will complement each other pretty nicely once they are developed. Especially "Egypt in the Western imagination" needs a lot of work. Thank's again for pointing out the relation. --Jottce 11:44, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Sirrom nodnarb yerffej warned

Dear Churchh, I reverted Sirrom nodnarb yerffej's edit of your user page and placed a warning on his, I hope that was ok. He placed a very aggressive edit summary, so I thought it might be good if he knows you are not alone. Best --Jottce 05:48, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Shiver my hulk, Mr. Buckskin, if you wore a lion's skin I'd curry you for this.

Thanks for finding that Strechit picture it helps backup my theory that there was naughtyness, pr0n and filf before the internet. I have taken the liberty of inserting the pic in the article. MeltBanana 14:50, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU for uploading all these interesting vintage images. They certainly make this history geek happy:). Keep up the good work. --Snowgrouse 16:58, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Chat

I see you don't have email enabled. Can you drop me line, if you are so inclined? - PKM 22:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Got it. - PKM 00:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for comments

Just wanted to thank you for correcting my errors on regency fashions and for your insights. Am in awe of the scope of your work. - User:Vjsanborn 10:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject?

Hi Churchh,

I'm hoping to lure you back to writing about fashion and clothing by starting a WikiProject on Textile Arts. :) I asked PK already and she's in; we basically need 5 editors who would be interested in contributing. A WikiProject would be helpful, since it would allow us to use tags to monitor the progress of our field, as shown here. Also, it might serve as a common meeting place for other textile-enthusiasts and a great way to coordinate our efforts with common templates, info-boxes and whatnot. :) I'd be willing to get it off the ground, programming-wise; would you be interested in joining? Even if not, it'd be nice to hear from you again; the months slip by so quickly! Willow 09:53, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Replacement Jane Austen Article

I am researching and writing a replacement for the main article on Jane Austen. I've substantially finished the "Life/Works/Criticism" sections (you can see from the outline where I plan to go from here). I believe that it is both customary and good manners to invite comments and constructive criticism before I make a wholesale substitution. You've been at least somewhat active in commenting on the existing article.

The replacement article may be found here: Replacement Jane Austen Article

Please review it and leave comments on the talk page of the original Jane Austen article or on the talk page of the replacement article. I plan to travel for the next week or so but will collect comments and respond when I return.Simmaren 21:21, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Austen family coat of arms

I noticed that you added an image of the Austen family coat of arms to the main article on Jane Austen. Can you help us with a reliable reference demonstrating a connection between the coat of arms and Jane Austen's father or brothers? I've read a lot of biographical material in preparing this version of the article and remember no references to a coat of arms. Simmaren (talk) 21:23, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Lebas engraving of the quadrille

Could you please provide a reference for the Lebas engraving of the L'ete figure of the quadrille, as I would like to use it in a publication? Many thanks, Cp27 (talk) 11:53, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

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Hey

Nice to see your phosphors again. - PKM (talk) 17:49, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Navboxes on author pages

Since you have over 25 edits at Talk:Jane Austen, you might want to participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels#Derivative works and cultural references templates regarding including navigation boxes for adaptations of and related subjects to an authors works on the author's bio page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:43, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Help finding source for image "Section of the Petticoat"

Dear Churchh, I would very much like to find an original version of the print you scanned and added to wikipedia titled A Section of the Petticoat, or the Venus of 42 and 94. I've searched the online catalogues of the British Museum, British Library, Yale Center for British Art, and Library of Congress, without finding it. Can you let me know where you found this wonderful print, please? Thank you, FashProf (talk) 14:19, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Many, many thanks for your reply! I will pursue the text you mention. I'm very grateful.FashProf (talk) 14:37, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Stretchit

You've uploaded this

Do you know if the town of Stretchit really exists or was it invented for the cartoon? Contact Basemetal here 03:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

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