On Tuesday 30 December 2008 6:07:59 pm Lyonet wrote: > Greetings to the list, > > I have spent too much time looking at paintings today and have been > entranced by this one in particular. The dress is begging to be made > someday, in my mind. > > http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/CARIANISeduction.JPG > > These sleeves look like the sleeve head has been embroidered and then > cartridge pleated, also at the cuff and then cartridge pleated near the > elbow area. Am I interpreting this correctly? And I am thinking the bodice > is with the same treatment but is flat, yes? > > Thanks for any input to my question.
Frankly, to me it looks as though the pleated and trimmed section at the armscye is a separate piece, and is not joined to the sleeve at all. However, Italian Ren isn't my main period of interest. -- Cathy Raymond <ca...@thyrsus.com> "If someone offers you a dead dog for lunch, you don't stick around for the pudding." --Ben "Yahtzee" Crenshaw _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
