A remade dress

I made this dress in 1993, when Italian renaissance was all the rage in the then barony (now the principality) of Nordmark and when I was very new in the SCA. Then I had the twins, but managed to get back to the same size again and wore it for example at Visby medieval week in 1998. But after the latest pregnancy, and with arthritis making my ribcage totally inflexible I've noticed that my lower ribs are much to wide for it, even if I should loose some weight. So I decided to re-make it for my daughter Valeria, to wear at St. Egon's feast next week. Besides, it was a wonderful style on a young-looking 25-year-old and is adorable on a 15-year-old, but not so much on a 41-year-old.




I had to take in the bodice and shorten the straps, to make it fit her shorter torso and smaller bust and waist and then I discovered that I had to remake the skirt to, since it was too difficult to pleat in that much fabric into the smaller waist. Since gored panels are more period I didn't mind the work and at least I didn't have to hem it again. It may not be perfectly period, but remember that it was made 17 years ago.