I am assuming that she means 12th -13th century? Though I am not an expert I have done some reasearch in of garments of the 12th century. This is the first time I have heard of the "being sewn into their garments. Where did she hear this? Loose garments could be pulled over the head and then there is lacing and sometimes buttons. Also, it depends on the garment. Does she have a pic of what she is talking about?
This is what I call a Stephen's gown (dress diary) http://www.caitlinsclothing.com/norman.html > -----Original Message----- > From: C. S. Friedman [email protected] > > I'm looking for reliable info on the methods of closure of Norman > women's dress. Period art or contemporary documentaiton (ie primary > sources). > > Apparently there are sources claiming they were sewn into their > garments, and I wisht ot learn if that was 1) true, 2) true for all > garments, and if the answer to 2 is no, 3) what else was used? > > Any help for being pointed in the right dirction appreciated. > > Annalena _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
