Gentle H-costumers, I tried asking this question yesterday on the Tudor Tailor mailing list with no success. Perhaps if I cast my net a little wider, I'll get an answer... I'd settle for some speculation, idle conjecture or armchair experimentation. I there anyone out there in Tudor-land that has made the 1580-90s "sleeve verthingales" and wants to share success stories or failed experiments?
I'm interested in creating the sleeves-bigger-than-torso look of the Mary Fitton, Elizabeth Buxton, Eleanor Herbert, Eliz Finch, Alice Knollys, Mary Rogers, Elizabeth I by John Bettes, Elizabeth I Jesus College at Oxford, Elizabeth I "Ermine" and Elizabeth I Grenwich portraits. Another good source portrait is Unknown Lady by Wm Segar. Back views of these sleeves also seen in "Ball at the court of Henri III". --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
