On Jan 3, 2008 7:14 AM, Vicky Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My sister is getting married March 17th at Castle Otttis in St Augustine. The > wedding party and guests are asked to dress period. My question is - What > period? I've searched the site ( http://www.castleotttis.com/index.html ) and > can't really find any specific year or time period. I do know that we do not > have to be historically correct, but I'd like to be as close as I can in such > a short time. If anyone can give me any advice on a pattern, I would be so > thankful. As Civil War is more my time period, I'm a little lost. Any help at > all would be appreciated. >
The castle design evokes late Norman architecture to me. Compare to this tower at Dublin castle circa 1230: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Castletower.jpg There's not a ton of resources for 13th c. clothing that I'm aware of. Very generally, you'd have long, fairly loose tunics with high round necklines and sleeves that taper toward the wrist. The Maciejowski (aka Morgan) Bible is the best visual reference I can think of (c. 1250) http://www.keesn.nl/mac/mac_en.htm The Medieval Tailor's assistant might be helpful if you can borrow a copy; otherwise there are a multitude of geometric-cut tunic patterns on the web. Of course, that's for the style of the building. You'll want to check whether the bride has something different in mind. - Catrijn _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
