Dear Saragrace,
I am sure you have seen many portraits with gentlemen wearing a banyan. Its
a kind of dressing gown or morning gown. In stead of wearing a full dressed
outfit, a man being at home could have visitors and wear a banyan. You
usually wore the banyan with your shirt, waistcoat and breeches, but
Christian VII's banyan was closed entirely in the front, so he could have
worn nothing underneath :-)
Usually a cap follwed with the banyan, so the gentleman didnt have to wear a
wig, but its missing in this outfit.
Then i also looked at portraits, thoaght that this time i would exhamine
very closely, a disgussion we have had on an 18th century list i am on, if
men wore makeup!
I still believe they used makeup, such pale skin and such rose colloured
cheaks and lips, i am still convinsed after i studyed the portraits of the
kings.
Its the german lummieres members, they dont dare to wear makeup, and they
therefore hold to the fact that men didnt wear makeup in 18th century, but
they did PERIOD
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Saragrace Knauf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:25 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Christian VII's banyan,Was: Elegant courtlife of Frederik
V
What is this banyan thing Bjarne? I have only seen it in context of a
particular type of cloak.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bjarne og Leif Drews<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Elegant courtlife of Frederik V
>snip
I saw Christian VII's banyan, wich was a love affair to me, made in floral
brokade, but the flowers was not in colloured threads, in stead the
flowers
was painted after the fabric had ben wowen. It has a japanese cut, very
simple, but have european style with collar and belt and pockets. Belt is
sewn to the back and buttons with 2 buttons center front.
If i had somewhere to wear such a thing, i would make it!
>snip
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk<http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/>
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