> > 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 I generally wear my 14th/15th century garb (both kirtle and gown layers) at past-my-feet level as you describe, and once you've practiced in it a bit, it's not as bad as you would think. If I'm walking a long distance or outdoors, I pick my skirts up, and going up stairs can be slightly tricky, but if I'm indoors and wearing appropriate shoes (turnshoes) I can just kick the hems out of my way as I walk.
YMMV, of course... Jennifer / Guenièvre _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
