Your Questions About High Heels Mysteries

Donna asks…

Do you have any historical costume ideas; for "a 1775 English lady"?

My friends are having a 1775 costume/murder mystery party based on typical English characters. Fun to play up to! None of us will hire a costume - half the fun will be in faking the accent and improvising the look. I don't have any theatrical experience, and I can't sew. Does anyone here have any good links to images of how my character would dress? A picture's worth a thousand words to me right now. (And ten points : ) Accessories ... I thought diamanté, paint a tiny heart on my face or cleavage. High-heeled ankle boots. Wrong for the period, or a good idea? My hair's dark & short - a neighbour says I can wear a bonnet - another says that's wrong for 1776 & I should use Hallowe'en spiderweb over a balloon to fake a wig with feathers & jewellery. Who knows? All ideas are very welcome. I'll find some way of thanking you with points even if not the best answer, and I will add details as to how it went on the night. Thanks for any clues! Mischa, thanks for the sun hat idea! Much easier than wearing a wig, & cooler.

Our pick of the answers:

That is a great idea for a party! I have a few ideas that you could use. Have you seen any movies based on books by Jane Austen? What the characters wear is perfect for your question. Here is a basic outline: -Long, ankle length dress made out of cotton, low neck, maybe lace around the neck of the dress -High heeled ankle boots are perfect, and it would be even better if they had thin laces -Bonnets are not wrong, but what was in fashion were those sun hats like this: http://www-cgi.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9601/jane_austen/sense.jpg -Long earrings and skinny bracelets Here are links: http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200704/r138654_473943.jpg http://www.easthants.gov.uk/edo/tourism.nsf/TPix/JaneAustenPix/$File/HI08_JaneAusten_1.jpg http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/graphics/2007/02/17/smjane117.jpg http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.paintingport.com/J%2520Austen%2520JPEG&imgrefurl=http://www.paintingport.com/Jane%2520Austen.html&h=639&w=443&sz=59&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=Nu2wCk3USCyCHM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djane%2Bausten%2B%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS258%26sa%3DG http://a.abcnews.com/images/Nightline/nm_jane_austen_071017_ms.jpg Best of luck!

Sandra asks…

What's the name of this book?

I read this book a couple years ago and remember liking it, but don't remember it all that well. I remember on the cover it was like a black background and a picture in the middle. I think there might have been red high heel shoes on the picture? Anyway, I remember the story was about some friends and they go to a concert or something and are in the car when a storm comes so they pull over and go into a house. There's like a room in the back of the house that has all this magician's stuff. The book is like about people dying and is a mystery and stuff. Anyone know the name? Thanks! Oh it was also a small book, like not thick I mean.

Our pick of the answers:

I think you mean a Deadly Game of magic by Joan Lowry Nixon. I have it, but i haven't read it. On the cover there were red and white heels, so i just checked in my bookcase and saw a book like what you're talking about. I looked on the back and it said about them being caught in a storm, so i'm pretty sure this is what you're talking about.

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