Quoting "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Any possibility that the line of trim is what we would call a waistband,
attached to the vertical pleated skirt, the whole worn over the horizontally
pleated underdress?
It's *always* possible. But a couple of Garb Laurels that I know point
out that the waist seam is such a useful thing, why would it appear
*briefly* here in the 12th century and then disappear until the 15th
century (I think I"m getting my centuries straight). You don't see it
again (other than in Italian garb) until Tudor fashion IIRC. I'd just
*love* to have a Time Mschine if for no other reason than to answer
this very question!
Their line of thinking is that you have to draw on what was before and
what comes after -- since fashion, back then, didn't change just
because The Great Design Houses issued their new fall collection. It
sort of oozed between styles. Everything before and after the bliaut
is a simple tunic-type garment (yeah, the fit and support are different
between the 11th and the later garments), but they're still 2 or 4 panel
garments (unless you count some of the Herjolfernes garments [and I sure
hope I spelled that correctly!]). It's easier for me to see a shorter
overgarment (we do see shorter tunics -- maybe only a foot or so, but
they're shorter over-tunics) than a waist seam appear out of nowhere
just to disappear again.
It's also possible that the trip is some sort of stabilizer on a single
piece gown to keep the shirring caused by the lacing in place. However,
there's definately 2 layers at the neck (well, as definate as
one can be from looking at a piece of stone .....)
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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