These only go back to the 18th c. I'm sure they were using something similar earlier. I wasn't thinking pinking, but slashing, straight cuts.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 4:01 AM, Kate Bunting <katembunt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Julie wrote: > > > Thanks for the responses. I knew the slashings could be done so they > >wouldn't fray. I guess the part I was really surprised by was saying that > >they slashed the clothing that was too small so it could be worn. I don' t > >know if that's just an origin story or what, but the Landsknect clothing > >I've seen was beautifully slashed in decorative ways and not in ways to > >make it larger. > > Surely, to get into garments that are too small you would need to cut the > armholes, waistband etc, not just stretch the body of the fabric? I'd vote > for the "conspicuous consumption" theory. > > BTW, the spelling is KNECHT (related to the English word "knight" which > originally meant a manservant, then a military follower). > > Kate Bunting > Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- *Maitresse Aspasia * _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
