Men of the costuming world! I dare you...

[frualeydis]

To make this outfit!
It's from a late 14th c french manuscript and I think it's wonderful. My guess is that the body is made the way Charles de Blois' pourpoint is, probably with some padding over the chest. Then you have those lovely sleeves and note also that the under sleeves also are wide.
Something for you Teddy?

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[aeddie.livejournal.com]

Challenge accepted. (MaryMont is my wife) Pics to follow when completed.

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[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

You know, I think I'd pay good money to see you wear that outfit...

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[aeddie.livejournal.com]

Start saving, it's gonna happen.

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[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

Teddy's already got an outfit like that-- it's in shocking pink and bright orange, IIRC.

Dude, I'll spring for a bottle of Calvados and we'll pass it around while viewing you in all your glory. And you can't have any, so there, nyah.

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[aeddie.livejournal.com]

See my entry in regards to this.

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[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Great!
The world needs more pink!

Eva

[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

His entry is here... http://www.livejournal.com/users/aeddie/9090.html

In case anyone is wondering. smirk

Teddy's Infamous Orange and Pink..

[guyelfkin.livejournal.com]

Actually, my orange and pink outfit may have a similar silhouette, but it differes from that one in most of the details - the body is a square necked tudor doublet, the detachable sleeves are early 15th century houpellande-style ( flared "trumpets" with dagged turnbacks) the skirting is very short with elaborate dagging (barely six inches at its widest)the hood is very full in a shape only seen on religious figures in the period, with a dagged face openining such as I've never seen on a liripipe hood. The hose split and have been replaced by several new pairs as I gained weight and now none of it fits me except the sleeves and hood. The doublet has both side-seams unpicked and has been awaiting panels inserted to enlarge it for a couple of years at least (and I gained more weight since) and there are no current hose to go with it.

Waaaaah!

Teddy

[guyelfkin.livejournal.com]

I'd happily wear it and I do need something new for wearing at events for the 14th Century group we joined last year.... but not in those colours, I'd go for green and yellow (my favourite colour combination) or perhaps wine-red and a deepish blue.

Teddy

[aeddie.livejournal.com]

I'm going to do a Doublet Diary for this and would like to have some info on the painting.