I agree with Robin: the wimple could solve all the problems, and oddly enough, they are comfortable. Plus, the undergarment can be cut relatively high; we don't really know how much, if any of it, could be showing. Paintings are only so-so in the trustworthiness department.
On 4/14/11 2:04 AM, "Robin Netherton" <[email protected]> wrote: On 4/14/2011 1:55 AM, Tiberius Clausewitz wrote: > I'm about to make the kind of 14th-15th century dress that usually comes up > in discussions as the "Gothic fitted dress" (after Robin Netherton, I > believe), and the problem I'm facing is that the neckline for such dresses > tend to be rather open. Now, the friend I'm making the dress for is a > devout-but-moderate Muslim you'd normally see wearing a business suit (you > know, tailored coat and trousers) and a headscarf, so she has no issues with > the rather figure-hugging profile of the dress, but she needs a way to cover > her bosom and her hair without making her look like a spinster when she wants > to wear the dress outside her house. We're both convinced that there _is_ a > way, but we're not sure which options would have been realistically used by > the women back then. The first thing that came to our minds was a button-up > hood like the London hood (as in this example: http://tinyurl.com/6kbvprq ), > and if it's indeed a good option then most of our problems would > just go away instantly. Still, we can't help wondering if there's also some > other option available, such as covering the chest with a fichu (would the > 18th-century style still be kosher _four_ centuries earlier?) or partlet > (which, after all, must have come from somewhere) when she's in the mood to > wear the dress with a separate hat or to stick the hood on her head as a > chaperon. > > So, any opinions? And thanks beforehand! The hood is a great option. The other obvious one is a wimple, which was worn for modesty and provides good sun protection as well. On warmer days, it'll be more comfortable than a hood. --Robin _______________________________________________ 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
