Interesting, that you liked it. It made my eyes bleed, and the authenticity-nut part of me back up hissing and spitting. I was also pretty taken aback by the price (starting at 350 pounds??? Wowser!). I guess our respective mileages are varying greatly on this one, huh? ;oD --sue in montana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branwyn Maura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:46 AM Subject: [h-cost] Re: gores in skirt in late Middle ages???
> Gores in various configurations were used to widen skirts from the early middle ages on (it's an early step in the evolution of tailoring), but the use of a contrast gore for stylish effect is not really documentable for this period (I think there is some use of this technique in the 19th century, but I'm not sure). > > It looks really nifty, however. Makes me wish it *was* documentable... > > Marg. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume