Finished 16th century kirtle

The kirtle for my new early 16th century Swedish outfit (based on this statue) is now finished. I got sidetracked by knitting the stockings in my previous post, work and dollhouses, but it still went reasonably fast for a wholly hand sewn garment. Especially since I made lacing holes in the front at first and had to remove them and make new ones at the left side after trying it on. In the photos you can fully appreciate the problems with making a high necked gown when you have a very large bsut and narrow shoulders. You can also see that I'm fat, but that's hardly a secret :)

Right now I am busy writing an application for research funds (17th century consumption of clothing and household goods in Stockholm), but next week I plan to cut out the sleeveless gown to wear over it.
In the photo taken on the balcony I am wearing clogs, because it's really wet out there right now, which is what makes the skirts look much shorter than on the photo taken from the front.