Comments for Fashioning Feathers... http://fashioningfeathers.com an exhibition exploring the lives, deaths and fabricated afterlives of birds involved in the plumage trade Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on 3. Murderous Millinery by How Much Land Does A Man Need | citizen joe smith http://fashioningfeathers.com/murderous-millinery/#comment-5689 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:22:31 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-5689 [...] of the exploding middle class at the end of the nineteenth century (Figgis and Co. shift 1,580 Condors’ worth of hat in 1911 alone). In the same period the sight, sound and smells of the cars of wealthy motorists led to this [...]

]]> Comment on 1. Birds of Paradise by Merle http://fashioningfeathers.com/birds-of-paradise/#comment-5226 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:57:16 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-5226 Dear David,

have you considered donating the birds to a fashion and textiles or natural history museum?

Which country do you live in? The U.S. does not allow sale, barter, or possession without a federal permit. The birds can be gifted for research and educational purposes, however, which is why I would suggest you find a museum that might be interested in them.

I have seen antique birds-of-paradise parts and plumes for sale on ebay and etsy thought I’m not sure how the sellers were dealing with the issue of a federal permit. They may have overcome it due to the age of the plumes in question.

If you want to contact me further about his my email is merle.patchett@gmail.com

Thanks,

Merle

]]> Comment on 1. Birds of Paradise by David Dansky http://fashioningfeathers.com/birds-of-paradise/#comment-5220 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:13:25 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-5220 Hi,
Maybe you can help me. My mother (age 92) has a Greater Bird of Paradise pair (attached) of feathers in wonderful shape. She got them from her mother. They obviously have been in the family for generations. I don’t think they were ever attached or used. We’d like to see if it’s possible to sell them, somehow. The emotional attachment has worn off. I see that there are restrictions on even owning them. Do we have any options? I have a photo I can send you.
Thanks.

]]> Comment on 1. Birds of Paradise by Birds of Paradise « Prairie Birder http://fashioningfeathers.com/birds-of-paradise/#comment-4002 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:04:58 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-4002 [...] documents the making of the exhibit at the Royal Alberta Museum. You can find more information here. The blog has a whole page devoted to the Birds of Paradise, and I recommend reading it from top to [...]

]]> Comment on 3. Murderous Millinery by Redefining Fashion, Part One: Feathers Don’t Fly « Redefining Eco http://fashioningfeathers.com/murderous-millinery/#comment-2665 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:40:48 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-2665 [...] “plume boom” wasn’t just a fashion craze in America.  An exhibit in the Fashioning Feathers installation at the Royal Alberta Museum states [...]

]]> Comment on 3. Murderous Millinery by Emma Jewell Howard http://fashioningfeathers.com/murderous-millinery/#comment-2634 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:11:06 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-2634 If each living being that appears in our life is a symbol, a message, to guide us on our Path while living on Earth, what is the message with wearing a dead bird? The skins of the hummingbirds shown in your photo a reminder that the joy associated with the appearance of a hummingbird seen in nature can so easily be obtained by us all when we “Walk Gently on Mother Earth’s Back”.

]]> Comment on 3. Murderous Millinery by nature works http://fashioningfeathers.com/murderous-millinery/#comment-2358 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:27:57 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-2358 you have put together a phenomenal blog/site . . well done – are you going to put it all together in a book one day? I came across your blog while putting together my own blog as I have just written a short article on the Racquet-tailed Drongo . . and – as an aside – believe that the tail feathers of this species adorned one of the hats worn by Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ . . you can visit my blog and the drongo article here: http://duncanbutchart.wordpress.com/ . . . duncan butchart, nelspruit, south africa

]]> Comment on 3. Murderous Millinery by Habitual Pirate | Never A Gull Moment http://fashioningfeathers.com/murderous-millinery/#comment-2357 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:01:11 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/#comment-2357 [...] the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in the U.K. For more on this topic, visit this extraordinary site: http://fashioningfeathers.com/murderous-millinery/ Are these drongo tail racquets on the hat worn by Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in [...]

]]> Comment on Study of “Hat with Bird” by Merle http://fashioningfeathers.com/2011/04/14/study-of-hat-with-bird/#comment-2194 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:37:53 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/?p=541#comment-2194 Hi Eliza,

it is a great quote. Here is the full reference for you:

Thrift, N. (2007) Non-Representational Theory: Space, Poltics, Affect. Routledge, London.

Hope you find the rest of the book helpful! Merle

]]> Comment on Study of “Hat with Bird” by Eliza Burke http://fashioningfeathers.com/2011/04/14/study-of-hat-with-bird/#comment-2192 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:42 +0000 http://fashioningfeathers.com/?p=541#comment-2192 Hi Merle,
The quote from Thrift here is so wonderful – but I can’t find the reference for it in your list of links and references. Can you tell me where it is please? Thankyou for a wonderful blog!

many thanks
Eliza.

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