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hsifeng

I AM A Pretty, Pretty, Princess…

Jan 10, 2011 10:38

OK folks, now for that other project I mentioned in my last post about Schaube. The dress.

It is time for new garb; my old garb is lovely but no longer fits, and I am sort of itching to try out some sewing ideas with a new Rock. The first question, as always, is what dress to make. I love my ‘T-front’ camp dress…but technically I have one of those ( Read more... )

reproduction clothing, garb, saxon dress construction thoughts

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hobbitomm January 10 2011, 19:27:09 UTC

How about a Mary Stuart style?

Along the lines of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/1/1f/20080518123656!Mary_Stuart_Queen.jpg

She went for high collars quite a lot, iirc, or is she too late for you?

hsifeng January 10 2011, 19:51:05 UTC

Mary's style is lovely, and quite drool worthy, but is a bit more French than I am looking for. I would like my inspiration garment to be solidly in 'Germanic' territory. However, THANK YOU for sharing! :)

love3angle January 10 2011, 20:06:42 UTC

I'd dive into Michaella's Frazzled Frau site... I know she has done much research into non-plastron style regional German dresses...

http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/

The Hungary dress is slightly different than the usual, but not high-necked:
http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/mary/index.htm

These pages have lots of non-plastron goodies!
http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/bigsleeves.htm
http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/othergerman.htm

hsifeng January 10 2011, 21:08:16 UTC

*head desk*

OF COURSE! I didn't even think about Michaella's site. I. Am. An. Idiot.

Thank you for the reminder sweetie!

hsifeng January 10 2011, 21:18:35 UTC

*claps hands in delight*

This is more like it:

Nicolas de Neuschatel, Bildis einer Dame

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pinkdiamond January 11 2011, 08:24:32 UTC

:) It's one I've been pondering about ever since I photocopied that :) I may be able to find a better copy if you are interested? My photocopy can be scanned at a higher resolution anyway. I'll look to see what book I took her from as well :) I think it was Die Mode.*embarrassed about all the typos on my site*

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brickhousewench January 11 2011, 03:32:10 UTC

I've been looking at the woman on the left in the first image (Hans Sebald Beham; Women and Knaves) myself, but because the top is brocade and the bottom is plain I'd been assuming that it was a collared jacket/doublet/wams over a gown. I think the woman on the right is wearing a gollar.

When I have time to make myself a collared dress, it will be one of those Cranach gowns with a collar like Princess Diana’s Elvis dress. =D

hsifeng January 11 2011, 04:06:20 UTC

The separate colors for bodice and skirts isn't common, but there are examples of it (if I recall correctly, they become more common later in the 16th century, but still not as common as single color gowns). I don't know if this is an example of that or not, but the slashing in the sleeves of the left hand woman makes me think it is a bodice/double (underlayer) and not a jacket/coat (outer layer). I would totally agree that the woman on the right is wearing a short cape-style Gollar ( ... )