I'm planning an Elizabethan gown to wear for dancing. It must allow for
extremely hot weather, 4-hour long stretches of dancing and yet look
grand for costume displays. I ned the bodice to be low-cut to allow me
to cool down.
I've seen a child's dress at
http://www.marquise.de/en/1500/pics/1542_1.shtml which is similar to
http://www.marquise.de/en/1500/pics/1540_1.shtml and wondered if it
possible to make this for an adult? Last night I drafted up a bodice
from Jean Hunnisett and today I washed some green cotton-cum-polycotton
brocade (from the curtain section of our local Spotlight store). Would
it work in a brocade or should I use silk?
Other images I like are:
http://www.marquise.de/en/1500/pics/153x_2.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/1610_1.shtml
And I've just found this sketch that looks ideal -
http://www.davidclaudon.com/Elizabethan/female.jpg as a gown from 1575 -
I'm wearing this gown in a few weeks time to a Midsummer Night's Dream
Ball, but am wanting it to fit within the SCA period for when I might go
to their events.
Many thanks, Aylwen
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