Cranach Gown...The Beginning...
Time to start putting this stuff down in something resembling coherence. :0) I've been stockpiling images and ideas for years now, time to get it all into order - especially as I've now started with some of my patterning and sewing.
This outfit is going from the skin out, starting with a supportive shift. After a brainstorming session with a friend, I've opted to start with an extant garment that was recently discovered in an old castle wall. I have gotten as far as a rough draped draft, I hope to refine it further today into an actual garment. This should give the right silhouette and if I do it correctly will give me full support without modern underwear.
This rather nifty looking garment was found in Castle Lengberg in Nikolsdorf, East Tyrol, Austria. It's been dated to roughly 1480 and as you can see from the smaller picture, is similar in shape to a modern 1950's longline bra. It was vaguely referred to in period as 'Tuttenseck' which translates to breast bag. Practical and poetic, those Germans.
I think I can work with this. :0)
It will be side laced like the original, and I may add a skirt to it to make it a full shift similar in look to this extant garment from Poysdorf Austria. It's dated from the first half of the 1500's
My goal is to maintain the smooth lines the Cranach style gowns all show. Support and minimal bulk around the torso is going to be key.
Next up: pleated shirt.
This outfit is going from the skin out, starting with a supportive shift. After a brainstorming session with a friend, I've opted to start with an extant garment that was recently discovered in an old castle wall. I have gotten as far as a rough draped draft, I hope to refine it further today into an actual garment. This should give the right silhouette and if I do it correctly will give me full support without modern underwear.
This rather nifty looking garment was found in Castle Lengberg in Nikolsdorf, East Tyrol, Austria. It's been dated to roughly 1480 and as you can see from the smaller picture, is similar in shape to a modern 1950's longline bra. It was vaguely referred to in period as 'Tuttenseck' which translates to breast bag. Practical and poetic, those Germans.
I think I can work with this. :0)
It will be side laced like the original, and I may add a skirt to it to make it a full shift similar in look to this extant garment from Poysdorf Austria. It's dated from the first half of the 1500's
My goal is to maintain the smooth lines the Cranach style gowns all show. Support and minimal bulk around the torso is going to be key.
Next up: pleated shirt.