Wow, thanks for the info, guys.
So, Bella, are those images all Italians? Are stripes ever found anywhere outside of Italy? I usually do English/Flemish, and my friend Dawn (of DawnPages, who posts on this list) pointed out that you never see woven-in stripes in northern Europe. I noticed some stripes in some Brueghel paintings (sermon of John the Baptist is one, I think) but they're always in paintings that are supposed to be in the Holy Land. So I was kind of wondering if stripes could be considered a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean influence. TR ======================================================== Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 22:18:04 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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? Tea Rose Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 00:35:00 -0800 (PST) From: Bella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] striped skirt 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/ ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
