I'd say a doublet would be your best choice, if it didn't fall into the verboten "closed up neckline" category. --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:22 PM Subject: [h-cost] Images of 16th century ladies. > > I have just spent heaven knows how long trying to find an image of an > English or French woman on the 1570's, who does not have either a > ruff, or a partlet, or a closed up neckline. > > I don't want Italian - I have Moda a Firenze. (and want to make > something from it, but it would not be right - boo!) I have checked > the two Clouet databases in the French "Joconde" system, which are > drool worthy, but unhelpful. I have checked www.marquise.de, "My > Gracious Silence", Vecellio et al, plus postcards and books till I > don't know what I am seeing. > > I have to make a 6th dress for the court of Mary Queen of Scots, and > have set a date, arbitrarily, for about 1573 for them all. (5 years > either way would be fine.) So far all my dresses have partlets, worn > in various ways, both white and black, and ruffs. I am desperate to > find something accurate but different. Any help out there? I know a > lot of you are interested in this period. > > Suzi > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
