I’m in our local SCA group, not because I have much of an interest in history, but because I love dressing up. I particularly love big big big dresses.
This is a16 century style, I like it because you don’t need to wear A veil. Made from thrift shop curtains.
The sleeves were done incorrectly, I realised at the last stitch that had accidentally reversed the fabric from the body, but with all the lining and white puffs and ribbons and aiglets there was no way I was undoing it, so I’m calling it a design choice.
The bodice is boned with cable ties and the whole thing patterned on my body. I actually think the pattern needs some work, but it looks fine and it’s fabulously swishy to wear. Here is worn with a fabric belt.
Those of us who do SCA stateside have a tendency to point out that most of the giant dresses people like so much are from northern europe during the little ice age. (it’s also a lot harder to find some of the super light-weight wools & linens these days… Tropical weight wool is actually bearable under excessively warm conditions, for instance.)
Makes sense, but honestly some of the older houses I’ve been in, not to mention castles, I would welcome all the layers, and that’s with global warming. They are cooooolllldddd
AMAZING! I love that it’s made from someone’s discarded draperies! Such a great use for such fabrics! Poor Brian looks a little plain next your you even with his fancy trims.
@Edel You look FABULOUS!! If you hadn’t said anything about the sleeves, I wouldn’t have noticed. (I might have done something akin to your design choice a time or two in my own costumes. )
Now, I have to ask, because I’m the curious type and being a former SCAdian, is the orange belt just a belt or does it signify something? Being from SCA in the U.S. and having not played in over 20 years, I wouldn’t know if belts for apprentices/proteges/squires are different than what I was accustomed to here.
I am so jealous! I want your dress! Gorgeous! I couldn’t tell the sleeves were done wrong. I love the sleeves!
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