The date is roughly 1575. The ultimate project is a gown similar to Elizabeth I's in the Pelican Portrait.
I am going from the skin out, embroidered smock, bodies/corset, petticoats, farthingale, etc before I get to the gown itself. I was intrigued with the idea that the earlier corsets weren't "white" or necessarily an undergarment. alex On Nov 1, 2007 2:10 PM, Exstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alexandria Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I just made a pair of bodices that was boned, yet intended to wear as > > the outer garment on more casual occasions, under a more formal gown > > when "dressing up". I am trying to gather all the documentation that > > I can on the subject to support / explain my choices for this and a > > bigger project... > > What date are you going for, in each project? > > -E House > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- I can handle anything that life throws at me. I may not be able to handle it well, or correctly, or gracefully, or with finesse, or expediently -- but I will handle it. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
