Yes, I agree. I have had so much grief with men's outfits - pattern companies always make the armsyces too loose, and so I've had to re-draft most of the sleeves for our band's outfits. Then, the men ask why I'm making the sleeves so tight - today's modern styles make it hard for them to realise they will have more movement. Because we wear these outfits for dancing we need to raise our arms above the head. At least for Elizabethan I can make the sleeves detachable!
Cheers, Aylwen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmen Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] New Simplicity Elizabethan pattern - a question Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:48:35 -0700 > From: "Sharon Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <>Just my 2 cents worth, but when I looked at the pic on > the front of the pattern, the armseye seems too large. If > you look at the pics of Helen Mirren in these gowns, the > sleeves fit tightly up under the arm. Gives a more period > look, but maybe is not so comfortable or easy to fit for > today's folks. > > This is counter-intuitive, but the more fitted the armseye > , the more movement you have, as long as the sleeve head > rests on the point of the shoulder. I make Elizabethan > and Cavalier doublets and bodices for rapier combat and > making the armseye too big makes the whole garment pull > with movement and actually restricts the arm. However, > it has to be fitted to the individual, not made as an > approximation or average, which is why most modern > clothes are so loose. > > Melusine _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
