Hooks and eyes? This is Francesco de Medici, Cosimo I de Medici and Eleonora de Toledo's oldest son. Dame Catriona MacDuff
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joan Jurancich Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 5:22 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Man's Doublet closure, was Re: [h-cost] Have you seen this painting? At 02:05 PM 12/30/2005, you wrote: >Hi, >I stumped over this stunning mans renaissance clothes. >How is his doublet buttoned down the front. I only se 3 buttons at >the top, where is the rest? >Is it laced at the back? > >http://www.asn-ibk.ac.at/bildung/faecher/geschichte/maike/treffpunkt/abb81a .htm > >Bjarne My guess would be that the buttons are purely decorative and the actual closure is by hooks and eyes. Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
