I’m incredibly excited about this month’s new issue, which has just gone live this morning. Why?
Hand on my heart, I honestly believe that April 2008’s issue is our best yet. Between us experts we’ve covered so much of the costuming spectrum this month, from sharply focussed historical accuracy right through to complete creative fantasy, that there really is enough to give you total inspiration overload!
- Kendra Van Cleave begins a major new series on how to research a costume project accurately and professionally;
- We welcome new expert Loren Dearborn, who’s sharing her research and photos of 18th century Marseilles cloth garments from the Colonial Williamsburg collection (garments that aren’t on display to the general public);
- Veering headlong towards the other end of the spectrum, the Caribbean Pirate gown is completed with its sleeves this month
- Interviewee Viona Ielegems shows us the kind of outstanding work that’s possible through departing from historical accuracy into a magnificent, fantastical fiction – and she tells us what it’s really like to attend Carnivale in Venice;
- Following her popular interview last month, Katherine Caron-Greig answers your questions;
- We’ve got a new poll that’ll help you to tell us what you want to see more of in YWU, ensuring that you get maximum value for money;
- Our Reader Profile features one of our youngest readers, Shari Atalla of the Netherlands, who’s learning as fast as she can;
- And last but not least, we’ll completely overload you with a vast, vast closet of antique clothing, visible in minute detail at our Website of the Month!
All this and more is now live on the site, so I’ll see you there!
