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Jewelled Headband and Italian Hair style

I made this headband in April to go with my Italian gowns. It is meant to be worn with Italian style-hair; i.e. the rolled front swept back into a bun or hair taped or hidden in a caul. The band sits subtly behind and slightly under the rolled part of the hair. This band was a bit of an experiment, based on Italian sixteenth century female portraits. Unfortunately, I can''t find any extant examples (they were probably broken up and elements re-used when fashions changed.) I used velveteen…

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The Obligatory Cranach Style Rock – 16th c. Eastern German Upperclass Gown and Bonus Kids Gown – Anne von Wiese SCA and Renaissance Garb and Stuff

No artist who enjoys creating 16th-century German costumes can escape the Eastern German style, aka Cranach / Saxon Style Gown. I had waited quite a bit because this is a complicated style with no …

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Women from Toulouse in French renaissance fashion. medieval clothing. 16th (1538) century costume

Costume Dame de Toulouse. Bourgeois women from Toulouse in the fashion of 1538. Renaissance period. Costumes historiques par Achille Devéria

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One-piece garment worn by women from later Middle Ages into Baroque period. Typically worn over a chemise or smock which acted as a slip and under the formal outer garment or gown/surcoat. Kirtles began as loose garments without a waist seam, changing to tightly fitted supportive garments in the 14th century. Later kirtles could be constructed by combining a fitted bodice with a skirt gathered or pleated into a waist seam. They could lace up the front, back or side-back, and be embellished.

One-piece garment worn by women from later Middle Ages into Baroque period. Typically worn over a chemise or smock which acted as a slip and under the formal outer garment or gown/surcoat. Kirtles began as loose garments without a waist seam, changing to tightly fitted supportive garments in the 14th century. Later kirtles could be constructed by combining a fitted bodice with a skirt gathered or pleated into a waist seam. They could lace up the front, back or side-back, and be embellished.

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