I wonder if it (shoulder string) was something they did for children's clothing, to allow for growth. She appears to be a young woman, could still be growing?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail & Scott Finke Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: robin's suggestion on 3/21/07 3:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For 3 & 3/4 yd of 45" wide fabric, particularly in dark gold silk noil, > consider this: > > http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gentiles/orazio/luteplay.html > > I once did this out of two wool scraps that totaled about 2 1/2 yards (OK, > they were 60 inches wide, but you've got much more than that). A bonus: > cheap spun silks, similar to noil, would have been used for non-wealthy > Italians in this period. And there's your color documented for you right > in that painting. I have never noticed the arm/shoulder treatment in that dress before. How does it work, exactly? And why is it like that? It looks as if the front of the bodice has a shoulder strap that connects to a string or cord of some kind attached to the back of the dress. Gail Finke _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
