The drawback is that there isn't a smock to go under it. sleeve of "A" has the "smock" sleeves sewn in. Dress "B" if worn this way is closer to a Civil War gown (think Scarlet's curtain dress) then Renaissance as the gown is suppose to be worn over dresses like dress "A" ex: http://tinyurl.com/ywzo36 http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/Veronese1560.jpg
http://www.tudor-portraits.com/ElenoraToledo2.jpg http://www.tudor-portraits.com/MargaretAudley.jpg http://www.tudor-portraits.com/AnneAustria.jpg http://www.tudor-portraits.com/UnknownLady39.jpg There are a few portraits showing the dress under the style "B" type to have a similar neckline as dress "A" but I can't seem to find them. Most were "Italian" De -----Original Message----- Personally, I rather like View B, which is a simpler gown and plan to first use the direction diagrams enlarged and the "Tudor Tailor" to try this out on my new 16" Ellowyne Wilde" doll. I am not good at drafting patterns from scratch, so I use something close(a pattern that fits me or the doll I'm dressing, the historically correct pattern, and go laborestly from there. Cindy Abel _______________________________________________ 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
