My favorite lower class/ peasant costuming website is www.tudorgroup.co.uk . Lots of photos of the group in their handmade costumes. Really beautiful.
-Katie On 9/7/07, Zuzana Kraemerova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone of you know any good sources (books or websites) on peasant > and lower-class clothing in the 16th or 17th century? All books say lots and > lots about court and aristocratic dresses, but no one obviously cares about > peasants. The only thing I could find seems to be completely unavailable: > > Well-Dressed Peasant: 16th Century Flemish Workingwomen's Dress – Temp > out of stock > Drea Leed. Author describes her research into various aspects of the > garments, then details construction, including very simple patterns. Tr > pb, saddle-stapled, 76pp. Color covers & inside covers, 4 color interior > plates, numerous b/w photos of period art showing working women's > garments. Notes, pictography & bibliography, plus appendices on making a > bodice pattern, fabric sources. Costume & Dressmaker Press > > So do you know anything like this? Any hints will be very useful to me:-) > > > --------------------------------- > Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! > TV. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
