Marc Carlson wrote:
There are plenty of fat women (like me) who I see, who don't realize
this; their skirts hang lower in the front!
It seems to me that some of the extant medieval garments are longer in
back than in front, presumably for this reason.
Possibly -- although this is only a problem for me for things that end
at the waistband. A garment that hangs from the shoulders, even if
belted, evens out by the time it gets to the hem, what with bust and
butt sort of counter-balancing.
Are you thinking of everyday wear, or something more frivolous? Because
a slight train (a few inches) makes a graceful line without getting in
the way very much. But one wouldn't do that for an average garment, I
think.
--
Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent
"I told Dru I'm laying down the law tonight."
"A verb very close to her heart." -- Pibgorn
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