Maybe you could do a "masque" costume? (You know, you're in the 16th or 17th century, and the local high muckety-muck is having a fancy event, and people are encouraged to come in a costume--it'd be what someone *then* would think someone from the 14th/15th century would wear). Find some historical character, or biblical, or a saint associated with bells or something, and work from there? Or maybe, something based on the pre-Raphaelites? "Lady of Shalot" with little, tinkling bells on your sleeves, or "Queen Mab," or something the littlest bit...fey...or romantic? ;o) --Sue, just tossing out ideas....
----- Original Message ----- From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:39 PM Subject: [h-cost] bells on garments > The whole houppelande discussion got me in the mood for something: I think I > wanna wear a bunch of bells on a gown. At the hem, or maybe tiny bells all > over, like spangles. Funfunfun. Cold medicine. I'm thinking late > 14thC/early 15thC would be the right era for it, but I've never really > looked into anything involving bells before. Anyone know of a style (other > than houppes, which I just plain don't feel like making) that would work > well with this? Any literary mentions of it? Illuminations/paintings? > > -E House > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
