You will find several variation of construction of this outfit. It is
refered to in German Recreatator circles as the Cranach gown because most of
Cranach's paintings have this style and the gown is refered to as the Saxon
Gown because the style is mostly seen in paintings associated with Saxony.
t: [h-cost] German early Renaissance gowns
Despite looking at a lot of paintings, I am still puzzled about the waist
closure of early Renaissance gowns. For example, here:
http://www.marquise.de/en/1500/pics/1525_2.shtml and detail here:
http://www.marquise.de/images/1500/1525_2d1.jpg
Usually the jo
> Despite looking at a lot of paintings, I am still puzzled about the waist
> closure of early Renaissance gowns. For example, here:
> http://www.marquise.de/en/1500/pics/1525_2.shtml and detail here:
> http://www.marquise.de/images/1500/1525_2d1.jpg
Best place to go is the Extant Mary of Hung
Look at all the Cranachs you can find. One shows the bodice having slipped
half an inch down over the skirt, and another shows the entire dress falling
down around the now-naked former wearer. The (separate) bodice laces over
the white piece, the white piece seems to be attached to the skirt like
I am sure there will be others here who can explain, but one yahoogroup that
might also be of help to you is the German Ren Costumers group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GermanRenCostume/
The people there have figured it out and are usually very helpful.
hth,
Kimiko
--- On Sat, 5/30/09, Joan
Despite looking at a lot of paintings, I am still puzzled about the waist
closure of early Renaissance gowns. For example, here:
http://www.marquise.de/en/1500/pics/1525_2.shtml and detail here:
http://www.marquise.de/images/1500/1525_2d1.jpg
Usually the join between the opening of the bodice an
