Okay now - no cringing. I have always been curious about a quote and a picture diagram in Kohler. http://saragrace.us/images/Misc/kohlerpleats1&2.pdf We are all familiar now with the style of dress depicted in the first image - (Thanks Myra and Heather!)What I am curious about is the highlighted text. He says "If still more width were desired additional gussets were inserted at the sides and back. These reached up to the hips." This is a link to a picture which shows the type of gussets I think he means - (Hmm, except it goes up further than the hips) I am thinking he doesn't mean the triangular gussets we are all familiar with.http://heatherspages.net/Nuremberg%20dress/nuremberg%20images/tafel%2074a.jpg What I am wondering, is if what he means by side gussets is what you see in the picture on the second page. This comes supposedly from the 16th century...I've never seen this side "gusset" pleating in a painting. Has anyone else? I'd love to know what painting the i! llustration is based on. Any clue?? Saragrace P.S. Sorry for the cross posts - had to get this to the German Ren folks too. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
