That is quite a bit longer than I had imagined when I first read your email.
Hope you weren't offended by my first response. I'm thinking that a gown
that long would have to be held up when walking...perhaps the fashion that's
depicted in Jan van Eyck's 'Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini', in that
painting, the dress is held up in front by her hand. I know that it's
earlier than Tudor, but I've heard that the style held on for a good amount.
You've got me thinking now!
Kelly
This image is direct, and shows what I mean.
http://www.jmdsrv1.dyndns.org/tudoreffigies/assets/main/95_137_main.jpg
I had always presumed that the outer gown was longer or the same length
than the kirtle worn underneath, yet that seems to not be the case in this
effigy, and apparently, in English gowns of the time. The kirtles shown in
the effigy are very long, over the feet long, as in they would be a few
inches lower than the ground long when you are standing. I don't follow
how the skirts would be constantly pooling around your feet when you are
standing and walking, and not trip a lot.
Kimiko
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