Why would you want to do it without fastenings? <puzzled look> Also, your depictions pretty clearly show front openings, also--the one on the right has buttons. So why no front openings? <another curious look> If I were doing this outfit for a gentleman I knew, and wanted to stay away from front openings for whatever reason, I'd probably revert to a side lacing. I've got a personal example (photograph from Salisbury Cathedral in England), of a gentleman's tomb carving. It's 60-odd years prior to your intended outfit (person in question died in 1389), and in a different country to boot, but he's clearly wearing a fitted outer layer, and it's clearly laced shut on the sides, with a type of spiral lacing. You're going to need some sort of closures to get much of a fit for this sort of garment. --Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zuzana Kraemerova" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "h-costume" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: [h-cost] 1432 doublet - fastening?
> Hi, > > I'm just up to make this doublet (or whatever it's called): > > http://www.kazi.webz.cz/wagner/images/wag01-28.jpg > > It's the second one from the left. It's taken from Medieval costume, armor, and weapons, but originally it comes from the Wenceslas bible and it's dated to the 1432, Bohemia. I would like the doublet to follow the shape of the body, not very tight, just a little, but not too loose. My question is - how can I achieve this WITHOUT a fastening? Is it possible? How tight can I do the waistline when the man's chest/bust is around 100cm? Do you know any tricks about this? > > It might not be possible to do it without fastening, so my second question is, where would a fastening for such a garment be? (I don't want the front fastening). On the back? Or was there any at the sides? What would be used? Lacing? Buttons? Hooks and eyes? Anything else? > > Many thanks to everyone who could give me some advice:-) > > Zuzana _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
