It actually appears to be a shear pleated ruffle or an artist oopsed. but there is a painting of a woman exiting from a bath with a servant that has a similar treatment to her underskirt. De
-----Original Message----- F MaggiRos wrote: > >Is that really a pleated ruffle at the bottom of the > >undergown? > > http://www.formfunction.org/temp/1475-80ValeriusMaximus.jpg > I would have guessed an area of embroidery or applied trim, since there's no obvious additional fullness around the hem. -- Adele de Maisieres _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
