> least one figure in the Herod scene has a close front bodice and if > you haven't already started the bodice that might be a way to go. > http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/o/ordonez/d_felipe.html > http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/j/juan/1/lazarus2.html > http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/j/juan/1/herodias.html > http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/borgona/ladyhare.html > http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gallego/catholic.html > Those are examples from 1490-1515 with the closed front and no hoops. > I think the bust portrait you have (also on WGA and by Juan de > Flandres) is of a no hooped sort too. >
Thanks for the help. What really caught my eye was the portrait of Juana la Loca. I looked for a bodice in the 1490s that carried out that theme. I have the kirtle underneath. The bodice is cut out and the eyes bought for the laces. I have a lot of embroidery throughout. I have most of my good gowns with closed bodices, lacing in the back, side, front. I wanted something I had nothing of for some special silk a friend brought me back from China. I have had to study completely new cuts and ideas for this. I love the ideas. -- Aspasia Moonwind _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
