The only place I have heard/seen of Salome dancing naked (near naked) is in Hollywood pictures. Anyway, if you look at the two women behind her, they are wearing the same type of hoop skirt so I am inclined to say that she is not dressed only in her under garments. I believe that there are more examples of this type of Spanish dress somewhere. Slight trivia: The Salome mentioned in the bible is the mother of the apostles James and John. It is in the book by Joseph Flavius that mentions a daughter of Herodias. In the bible, all it said was that the daughter danced and that the head was given to her and she gave it to Herodias and not the King. The King, if it wear not for the promise would not have kill John.
-----Original Message----- I was looking at the painting of Salome (top left, http://www.elizabethancostume.net/farthingale/history.html ) that is generally accepted as one of the earliest forms of farthingale/virtugarde/verdugados. I've heard the "Look, first the hoops were worn on the outside, but very quickly they became an underskirt and hidden" interpretation. I was thinking about the allegorical aspect of religious art. Salome was supposed to have danced naked before she asked for the head of John the Baptist. Is it possible that the artist depicted Salome in her underwear to hint at this nakedness, and that hoops were never actually worn on the outside? (if that's true, why are hoops also visible on the ladies behind her?) Are there any other depictions, anywhere, of hoops on the outside? Any thoughts? Emma _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
