A late Elizabethan wheel farthingale gown which, I begin to hope, may actually be done for the Jamestown Ball in a couple of weeks. Based loosely on the Ditchley portrait, the underdress is done, and an overbodice is coming along, to be attached to an overskirt. Still to do is the neck ruff and, of course, as much trimming as I can get done in whatever amount of time is left. Fortunately the stomacher and sleeves were trimmed prior to assembly.
The Jamestown Ball is an 18th century ball to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, and the invite says to come in any style of the last 400 years, and the earlier the better. The high-gussy Elizabethan style is too early to meet the qualifications, I know, but it is a ball, after all, and authenticity is not the main concern. At the moment, my main concern is how to dance while taking up all that real estate. Jane in Northern Virginia _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
