Think of high fashion in about all time periods as suffering for one's
social class, whether the total ensemble is heavy(think of it as
weight-lifting), constricting(you can't eat, breathe, or hardly move, or
move in relative comfort in only a certain way), or revealing(better
have or create the body type to wear said ensemble )or all three put
together. Keira Knightly said the high-plumed wig complete she wore in
the Duchess alone was around 10 pounds. That's why if you could afford
to wear such gear, you had to have servants! Today it is fashion that
demands a size of no more than 2 and the ability to tetter along in four
inch heels and do it all without servants(unless you are filthy rich).
I thought this dress demanded a very fine, rather lightweight material
in order to make the pleating work.
A good rabbit fur should work--most sumputuary laws wouldn't even permit
rabbit fur on clothing for those below a certain rank and or income and
surprisingly the lower orders couldn't even legally trim clothing with
bunny, let alone line a winter cloak. Apparently, you could catch Mr or
Mrs Bunny, eat either, but you better sell the pelts to your betters
on the social scale.
Cindy Abel
-Original Message-
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com]
On Behalf Of Saragrace Knauf
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:21 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] Arnolfi gown - Hunnisett
I have this book and have looked at it for reference. I am fiddling
right now with the box pleat decorations...wish me luck! I wonder how
many deep there are. That sleeve looks wicked heavy and the wool I
have, though fine, is heavy already.
Sg
From: viv.watk...@virgin.net
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 18:46:58 +
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What kind of fur would you use for this?
I looked up Jean Hunnisett because I remember her saying she had made
the
Arnolfini dress. She includes the dress in Period Costume for Stage
and
Screen: Medieval - 1500 but doesn't say what fur she used. You might
be
interested in her comments, bearing in mind (as she always said) that
her
costumes are for stage and TV.
Viv.
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