Oooh me too! I sincerely believe that aprons were worn in the way depicted, but in this case it wouldn't even lie neat and flat with the sagging overdress underneath it. The silk on linen is fairly stiff and would not just lie crumpled flat. Gytha
----- Original Message ---- From: Catherine Olanich Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:40:36 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume Peter Beatson also interpreted the drawing as showing a separate apron. But I've looked at the drawing again and you could well be right; it is ambiguous and could just be a large pleat created by pinning part of the excess fabric through the brooches. I really, really want to see the full write up in NESAT X. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny."--Edmund Burke _______________________________________________ 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
