To me, the sleeves look like they are a velvet or fine wool that has been slashed, then trim applied as horizontal bands separating the slashed sections. To get them to stand out, you cut the 'fashion fabric' slightly longer than the lining and then tack the horizontal bands to the lining and let the extra fabric naturally created the fullness.
Unless you are planning to make linen under drawers (which were worn but not universally) then the long tails of the shirt function as underwear. The bottom of the shirt should fall well below the hips and could fall as low as just above the knee. There's a doublet under the jerkin made of the red fabric, so that's two 'outer' layers for the torso. The jerkin has the long, vertical slashes that were frequently found in Italian fashions. Hope you get really good at the slashes with horizontal bands because from what I can see, the doublet is made in the same way as the sleeves and trunkhose so you will be doing alot of it! Oh, and don't forget the stuffed codpiece....... Karen Seamstrix On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 23:29:31 -0400 (EDT) Kathy Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have someone that has requested me to interpret this > painting into real costume: > > http://www.wga.hu/art/m/moroni/port_sol.jpg > > Portrait of a Soldier > 1555-59 > Oil on canvas, 119 x 91 cm > Museo del Prado, Madrid > > I lack practical experience with men's wear in > general, let alone this period. This is a skin-out > project, so I need to know just what I am committing > to here. I see the following layers: > *underwear > *shirt > *netherstocks > *jerkin > *possibly waistcoat, but could be attached sleeves > *Venetians/Breeches > > Sound about right? Anyone have any clues where to > start finding reference materials for construction? > > Thanks so much, this will be a major project once I > get underway - just trying to design the embossing on > that velvet will be a serious challenge. > > Kathy > > ItÂ’s never too late to be who you might have been. > -George Eliot > An inordinate passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young. > -Oscar Wilde > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
