And while we're talking Italian Tippets ..... :-)
I've got another picture for you, Robin. I just had to get it scanned -- and now seemed like a good time to do it! http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Paintings/milano_ExpulsionJoachim150.jpg these women are spectators, so I don't know how much the Special Garb rule applies here, but ..... The Italian GFD frequently has this sort of "inverted scoop" neckline -- I'm not exactly sure what you'd call it! some frescos from the Runklestein Castle http://www.myblog.de/costumes/page/86416 although it's not as evident on those gowns -- and think of those two with the funny panel down the front http://www.wga.hu/art/g/giottino/pieta.jpg http://www.wga.hu/art/g/giovanni/milano/birth.jpg both of whom have that others include http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Paintings/italian_MussacchioPl46.jpg http://tinyurl.com/dlmqd http://tinyurl.com/b2te7 and *she* has an off-center front-opening gown! Susan ----- Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
