MonikaG.Costumes's Website

Information about MonikaG.Costumes

 

Disclaimer: This is my first website and I am very excited about it! Please bear with me as I learn about website design, inserting links, graphic, etc.

 

I created this website mainly for the assignments of my History of Fashion and Dress class, a free online class for self-directed study authored by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.

 

I am a drama therapist in California and in the process of acquiring theatre experience for the national registration (RDT), I found my passion -- costum design and construction. I am taking the History of Fashion and Dress class to learn about period costume so that I will be able to study, design, and construct such costumes myself.

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment Week #2 Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome: Online research for Egyptian jewelry.

 

Here are some ancient examples of the jewelry:

 

Jewellery of Ancient Egypt

http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/jewelry_history_egyptian.html

Has a timeline and elaborates on jewelry motifs, symbolism, and the various materials used for jewelry-making, along with some fine illustrations, e.g., Tutanhkamun pendant and 19th Dynasty inlaid diadem/wig.

 

Ancient Egypt: Personal Ornaments

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/crowns/jewellery.htm

Extensive study of personal adornment including jewelry, bracelets, earrings, earstuds, finger rings, collars, pectorals, body painting, with illustrations and interspersed with historic quotations.

 

Here are modern reproductions for costumers:

 

Nilestone Pharaohs Fashion

http://www.nilestone.com/egyptian-jewelry.htm

Beautiful jewelry for sale including scarab jewelry and personalized cartouches (your name transcribed in hieroglyphs). Also elaborates on materials, color symbolism.

 

I would like to include these how-to links for the costumer with a low budget:

 

How to Make Egyptian Queen Crowns

http://www.ehow.com/how_6372805_make-egyptian-queen-crowns.html

How to Make Egyptian Jewelry

http://www.ehow.com/how_2286304_make-egyptian-jewelry.html