Question about flashes...

[furballx]

Dragging up a thread that is a few months old......

Is there any info available regarding the fixing or tying of these flashes? I am looking to produce a set for a 1910 style formal evening dress outfit and would like to ge the detail right.

Also, can anyone confirm whether or not flashes were matching tartan around the turn of the century, or where they red or green as most non-tartan ones of today seem to be?

Thanks if anyone can help,
Dave

[davidg]

Is there any info available regarding the fixing or tying of these flashes? I am looking to produce a set for a 1910 style formal evening dress outfit and would like to ge the detail right.

The modern style of solid colour flash tends to be made from coloured wool cloth but these are also a modern trend. Around 20 years ago flashes were made with London Braid, a wide (about 1.5 inches) self coloured braid that had a herringbone type pattern on it. I don't know for sure but I would guess that in 1910 the flashes would have been either traditional garter ties or the London Braid type. I know London Braid ones were used in the 1950s and 60s