Guys, you want this

[frualeydis]

This is the catalogue for the wonderful exhibition "Lions of Fashion
Male Fashion of 16th, 17th and 18th century" It has the most awesome, detailed, large colour photos of the Sture costumes (16th century, they are in PoF) for instance. I own it and love it to pieces.

Comments

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

I agree, but it's 60 quid!!

Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

60 quid. OMG, it was like 25 quid when I got the swedish version some years ago.
Does the museum charge that much? Or is it some other place?

Eva

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Amazon.

Teddy

[armillary.livejournal.com]

If you want it, we can probably arrange something for when I get to the UK at midsummer. It's bound to be cheaper than 60 quid...

// Björn, a happy owner

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Ooooh... That sounds like the start of a plan.

Teddy

[de-ravenne.livejournal.com]

In april I paid 280 sek at the museum, livrustkammaren.

[myralea.livejournal.com]

i agree! it is a wonderful book, and someday i AM going to knit those silk hose. i just need to get the boy to agree he would actually wear them...

and i think i remember posting some scans of the sture shirt images in a folder at the GermanRenCostume yahoo group some years ago:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GermanRenCostume/

/m

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

He would look fabulous in short, fitted pluderhose, he's got really nice legs as I recall.

Eva

[myralea.livejournal.com]

he would, but unfortunately he refuses to look like what he describes as a christmas ham decoration ("skinkpinne")... but i'm pretty stubborn, much more so than him, to his despair. and he is starting to consider the first decade of the 16th century now :)

/m

[sismith42.livejournal.com]

Why not knit them for yourself, and dress as a boy from time to time? Are the piccies different from the ones in Rutt?

[myralea.livejournal.com]

i could do! and i think i would want them in red silk... ;)

[ginger-dragon.livejournal.com]

I have the knitting pattern for the stockings Johan III has in his grave: http://isiswardrobe.livejournal.com/5290.html

I can send it to you if you are inetrested.

(It's isiswardrobe- I'm too lazy to logg off this LJ and on again)

[myralea.livejournal.com]

i would love to see that pattern! (please feel free to send it to costume at hem dot nu)

and BTW, do you mind if i added ginger_dragon to my f-list?

/myra

(sorry eva, for using your diary to comunicate with others ;)

[ginger-dragon.livejournal.com]

I'll scan it for you, then. And of course I don't mind- though me personal journal isn't perhaps the funniest reading.

[ginger-dragon.livejournal.com]

I agree, it's a wonderful book, with amazing pictures. I was also lucky to see the actual exhibition, which was marvelous. I wish Livrustkammaren would do a female version of it.

[gea-gilwen.livejournal.com]

Looks great!
Is the text in English, Swedish or both?

Greetings, Gea

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Mine is in swedish, but there was one with both swedish and english when I bough it.

Eva

[operafantomet.livejournal.com]

I got the Swedish version (Modelejon) some years ago, and I love it to pieces. :D

[therru.livejournal.com]

I have it, too. It's the sort of book that makes one drool.

[brambleberry.livejournal.com]

I love, love, LOVE that book. And it has English in the back, so I just flip back and forth alot. ;>