----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 3 December, 2006 1:48:04 PM Subject: [h-cost] striped skirt
_http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/Dance1565.jpg_ (http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/Dance1565.jpg) Just an idle question here -- in the image above, the woman with her back turned to us has a skirt that appears to be striped. Would this be a brocaded or patterned fabric of some sort, or an embellishment like embroidery or couching? Or is it artistic license? I haven't seen a skirt like that on a realistic 16th century person before (only allegorical or "foreigners"), but then these seem to be Italians, and I don't do Italian (not yet, anyway). Tea Rose<<<<<<<< I believe those particular stripes to be brocaded/woven in. These... http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/LadyWithHeron.jpg ....are barely visible, but I believe that they too are woven in. Then there is this... http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/Veronese1560.jpg The stripes there could be either woven in or applied, but my guess is woven in. However these stripes.... http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/Fasolo.JPG ...although they could very well be woven-in, look much more like they are applied. These next are definitely woven-in I think.... http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/ForniGirolamoVicenza.jpg ...as are the next...almost looks like corduroy, but is probably a voided velvet..... http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/Marietta1580-90.jpg Hope that helps some. Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/ Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
