I thought current thinking is that the apron dress has sides as well. But not having the sarafan before 1600 would squash that theory...
Thanks! Astrida ________________________________________ From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Käthe Barrows [kay...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 3:50 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Viking alternate history--14thC/15thC Vinland? Is the sarafan a relative of the apron dress?? I don't think so. It has sides, and, in its recent configurations, it has straps sewn right on. They're wide apart in front and close together in back. And the garment doesn't seem to go back farther than the 1600s (I tried researching one for SCA wear, and they're not quite early enough.) -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William Gibson -- _______________________________________________ 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
