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From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 11:15 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Alternative headdress for 1460's houppelande?
I am going to an event in a medieval building in York at the end of this
month, and will be wearing a gown similar in style to this one, only in a
plain fabric. I have a beautiful "horned" headdress which fits perfectly,
and looks good, again based on the painting, but is a pain in the b*tt to
eat in as the veil keeps deciding it's a part of the meal, and gets in my
way.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/08/euwl/ho_1975.1.110.htm
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instead of coming up with something new what about pinning back the trailing
pieces of veil so they can't get in the way? based on that picture I'd
assume the issue is the bottom corners slipping forwards from the back, but
if you pinned the corners together at the back (perhaps just temporarily
while you're eating) you could avoid eating your veil.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
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