Comments for Thuy-Tien Crampton

Comment on Made In The British Crown Colony by Beverly

Beverly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:21:49 +0000

my mom just showed me a set of silk pajamas with this label that my dad gave her back in the 50′s. She said they’re over 50 years old! she’s been lugging them around all these years!

Comment on The Betty Draper Effect by Moon

Moon — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:28:41 +0000

You can always tell an expert! Thanks for cotnritubing.

Comment on Made In The British Crown Colony by ROSE

ROSE — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:32:06 +0000

HELLO I HAVE A 100% WOOL CREAM JACKET WITH BEAUTFUL PEARL TYP SEQUINS ALL OVER IT , VERY WELL MADE LINED , WITH THIS LABLE I ALLSO WAS WONDERING WHERE IT CAME FROM AND THE AGE , I BOUGHT IT IN A OPP SHOP, ITS BEAUTIFUL

Comment on Made In The British Crown Colony by FKischko

FKischko — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:48:59 +0000

Just found your site. I too have a Made in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony sequined jacket, black and white. Wondering if there is a market for these? I sure appreciate any information anyone has. This jacket actually belonged to my husband’s aunt, I was guessing she purchased it in perhaps 60′s, but maybe from the info above it was earlier. Thank you.

Comment on Made In The British Crown Colony by mary

mary — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:51:59 +0000

I have also found a very similar item at a church thrift sale. did you ever find out what this type of item would be worth?

Comment on Bring Back the Dickie Collar by Diana

Diana — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:23:05 +0000

do you mean “dicky” or “chemise” like we put under a V neck Tshirt in the 1980′s? //originally known as a detachable bosom or chemise
also made in the man’s version to use under a tuxedo jacket.

http://www.vintagevictorian.com/costume_1900u.html

I had come ‘here’ looking for the lace for the front of a dress – that lets you be daring without being exposed. thank you

Comment on Made In The British Crown Colony by Vicki Ruinard

Vicki Ruinard — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:52:37 +0000

There are a lot of vintage Barbie “clone” clothing that is labeled “Made in the British Crown Colonies of Hong Kong”. Alot of unknown designers went there for work after WW11 and to gain experience. I have a beautiful vintage Barbie sized wedding dress that is labeled ” Made in the British Crown Colonies of Hong Kong, designed by Oleg Cassini. He was discovered shortly after by Jackie Kennedy and he designed many of her outfits.

Comment on Bruno Munari: The Power Of Simple Design by thuytiencrampton

thuytiencrampton — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:54 +0000

Laura, great to meet you and glad you enjoyed the post.
You are working on a fascinating thesis. I would love to read your thesis when it’s done!
To answer your questions, I bought the Munari books while traveling in Italy.You can, however, easily order the books online on Amazon.com.
Let me know if you got hold of them!

Comment on Vanishing Hmong Embroidery by thuytiencrampton

thuytiencrampton — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:13 +0000

Very interesting to hear a young Hmong’s perspective on tradition and embroidery! Where about do you live?
During the hike I mention in the blogpost, our young guide was finishing the embroidery on her outfit’s armbands during down time.
I asked her to teach me how to embroider. It was wonderful to learn from her and participate in perpetuating her clan’s tradition.
It’s never too late to learn!

Comment on Bruno Munari: The Power Of Simple Design by Laura

Laura — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:38:40 +0000

hi! i just read your post about Munari’s works. I’m just starting out my thesis (in Portugal) and its about illustrated childrens books and the power of diferent shapes in the book design.
In Portugal is hard to find books that realy capture this essence like Munari did. My question for you is: where did you get this book? did you bought it online? if you did, can you please tell so I can buy it too?

Thank you!
And by the way, great post!