I think the fashion for piling stuff on your hat came later than the Renaissance. For straw hats, just a simple hatband would be appropriate. Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 29/07/2005 00:19 >>> I'm interested too...but for Renaissance. We see beautifully decorated hats at Ren Faires, but I don't think I've ever seen big decorated straw hats in pictures - just plain ones. Julie > > I made my own hat! > I took an old hat made out of straw bands and took it appart to make a > hat to go with my bustle gown. > But I was wondering if the purple ribbon would be to colour coordinated. > Schould I put more stuf on it? > Like ribbons or flowers? > The dress is very simple... _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
