Summing up the costume meme

[frualeydis]

Costumes you think I should make, I'm combining questions 1 and 2:

- Cranach, something like what Sibylla of Cleves is wearing. Here are two pictures of Sibylla of Cleves. The bride picture is not going to happen, but I may go for the dress she's wearing in the portrait with her sisters. Sibylla is the one to the left. I've always liked the dress to the right most, but I don't think it would suit my temperament as much as the one Sibylla is wearing.
However, a Cranach dress is not high on my priority list, there will probably be other 16th c. germans before that.

- An elaborate dress worn by Elisabeth I, maybe the Ditchley gown or the Pelican protrait. I'm more partial to the Pelican portrait, red suits me better, but this may well happen in the future. Not for a while though.

- Early bustle. That's a style that I formerly thought ugly, but now feel more and more attracted to. It seems insanely complicated though. But I already have a corset from the period which is a definitive plus. If I had someplace to wear it this would be an interesting challenge.

- The dress worn by Raffaello's La velata. A style I have never thought of making, but why not? I can see that early 16rth century italian would suit my figure and looks well. And I like the colour and having a veil.

- The dress worn by Dorothea Meyer in Holbein's portrait. I've wanted ths costume for many years. I will definitely do the dress and some kind of wulst, but the smocking may be beyond my skills/patience. I don't mind simpler smocking, but this is avery elaborate example.

- Annef of Cleves. I see a Cleves-theme here. Anyway, it's an old favourite, maybe everybody's old favourite, but it feels a little too "flashy" for my current taste. That may change if I find the perfect trim though.

Question 3: Thanks for your kind comments. I think my flemish 16th century is my favourite. I'm afraid I've gotten a little too fat for it, but I hope not.

Question 4: What genre or time period costume do you think I should do more of?

- Italian renaissance. My first SCA-dresses were high waisted Italian 15th century. There was a sort of italian renaissance fashion wave in Nordmark at the time. I loved them and they suited me, but I've sadly gotten too big for them. But my wedding dress only needs to be taken in and given an underdress and I'll have a nice 15th century Italian. It's on my to-do-list.

- Finish an 18th century dress to go over my corset and panniers. Well, the corset is too big, but I'm currently working on a replacement so this may happen during the coming year (my years go from Visby medieval week to Visby medieval week in August and not the more common from January to January). I have a lovely printed silk with black background and 18th century pattern in green, pink, white and some other colours to use for an over dress, green silk for the petticoat and sheer linen with a woven in pattern for a nice white apron.

- 16th century Tudor. There will be more definitely. I like the look and I just bought wool for a middle class tudor to wear with my large white wool bonnet. I will make a somewhat later court tudor too, with farthingale and fur lined sleeves.

Comments

[myralea.livejournal.com]

we could have a joint dorothea-session next spring?
me too longs for making that dress :)

/m

[bippimalin.livejournal.com]

If my work allows it and if it's ok with you two I'm pretty sure I'd like to join a Dorotea-session too since I've been oogling that particular picyure for quite some time. :)

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a really good idea.

Eva

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

You know helwig has that Dorothea Meyer dress in grey and black? She lent it out to a young lady at Visby this year - and she's been working on a new brown version with gorgeous black velvet trim - she only needs to hem it now.

It's a fabulous style dress and not at all OTT!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've seen helwig's. But I want a red one think. I could have gone for green if it hadn't been for this green germanic dress (http://web.comhem.se/~u41200125/bilder/polishmushroomhat.jpg) that I want to do to. One does not need two bright green german dresses.

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Heh, no, maybe you don't need two green ones. Although the styles are quite different, I'm not sure it'd be all that similar in the end. Especially with the Dorothea dress having quite a wide border nearest you, and this second one being V-necked.

[myralea.livejournal.com]

yes! more german renaissance to the people:)

/m

[myralea.livejournal.com]

i want that style too...

let's have a german spring 2007 :)

/m

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Good idea. I have fabric and plans for something like this (http://inky.library.yale.edu/medwomen/04183129_Detail.html) too; also german, but 1570s.

Eva

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

I myself desperately want the Anne of Cleves dress in the Holbein portrait, it's very me. However, though the dress doesn't constitute a large problem, I keep looking at that headdress and trying to figure out just how to construct the damned thing. I wish he'd painted her from behind as well, and how did they shape that stuff? I don't THINK they had buckram to work with back then.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Oh, they did have buckram, that is: glue-drenched linen. paper and parchment was also used to stiffen headdresses. Do you know pinkdiamond? She has done a lot of experimenting with headdresses from that and neighbouring areas.

Eva

[pralinesssan.livejournal.com]

"If I had someplace to wear it this would be an interesting challenge."

Well, there certainly are too few occasions to wear bustle dresses in Sweden. I decided to make one anyway. Still in the making, but looks good so far. A nice change from late 14th century since my cotehardies never seem to get the right look.

Smocking

[jillwheezul.livejournal.com]

I've got lurve for the Dorothea Meyer gown too, but make mine black or dark blue! The smocking wouldn't even be all that difficult if you made it with the even top edge rectangular construction that Rainillt shows in her handout and use a smocking pleater to do the gathering.

Can you tell I've spent the last 3 weeks working on a smocked shirt and teaching a class on it :P