Peasant blouse (white cotton) imported from Romania/Transylvania with
red or black silk thread embroidery--when I saw VH for the 1st time a
couple of wks ago, I thought "I've seen that blouse before!"

http://www.carpatina.com/Blousecollection.html

HollyVK
(way behind on my film costume viewing, did see "Charlie &
Choc Factory" & "Lemony Snicket" on the big screen tho')

--- In Pescucci_costuming@yahoogroups.com, "kemperoctavia"
<tolkienscholar@y...> wrote:
> Hello! I am new to this group so thanks for taking the time to read
my
> post. I am in the midst of recreating Van Helsing's Anna's costume
> when she meets VH. I am having no problem with the jacket, corset
or
> boots; however, I am having difficulty with the blouse. I live in a
> culturally deficient area and Wal-Mart is usually my only available
> fabric source. I need to create the blouse. I bought some red
toile
> (I seriously dislike toile) and thought I could recreate the blouse
> with that if need be. But I would like to get closer to the
original
> design. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips regarding the red
> print of the blouse? Thanks. Kemper