We discussed a 17th century print of a lady in a riding habit not long ago. It was in the 1660s that ladies began to wear habits with the upper half copying masculine attire.
Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/03/2006 16:33:00 >>> Thanks, Melusine. From what I've learned, so far, riding clothes were not very different from regular clothes until rather recently. Sidesaddles are also a recent invention. I've heard that sidesaddles, as we understand the term, did not exist prior to about 1800. I don't know if that is true. ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
