Moving Along

[atherleisure]

Explain to me why I just made an ivory silk 18th century petticoat and cut a matching bodice when I have two 1780's dresses that have never been worn. I was excited about Victorian costuming opportunities upon moving to Texas, but here I am still stuck in the 18th century. I guess I've been making plans for that period for so long that I can't get it out of my system yet.

I think the next thing I want to do is 1610's, but I really need to do a lot more reading before I start that. I'm not even quite sure what layers I need. I see lots of Tudor information, but Stuart seems to be less prevalent. There's a painting of a girl in a shift and kirtle that's dated 1612/1620 that I like, and I'm hoping I can do something like that with a jacket over it. I really don't want to make stays for it. Any suggestions?

(ETA link to the picture I mentioned.)

Comments

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

NOT a pushy know-it-all at all. I fully admit that I know practically nothing about the era - probably just enough to be dangerous. I know it's not a common costuming era; maybe that's part of why I like it. There are a few uncommon eras that I want to do things in, but it makes research a lot harder. Please feel free to lecture me as much as you like, and I will be a good pupil. (That's not to indicate that your previous comments sounded like a lecture, rather that I'm willing to be lectured in your area of expertise.)

Unfortunately, I can't see the link without logging into Facebook, and I don't do Facebook.