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I was going to post about Great Northern War but I will wait until more friends have posted pictures so I can show people what a good time they missed by not attending.
Anyway until the pictures become available here is a colour image of a cranach dress that I had only seen in black and white until now.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/ ( Read more... ) -
Cheese wheel ladies
Mistress Leonore posted this link to the St Florian's list about the cheese wheel ladies.
http://www.insaneaboutgarb.com/noord.html
I am sure there is a better term of reference but I love saying "cheese wheel ladies".
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Adventures on the Met website.....
Cranach, Lucas (The Elder), Christ Blessing the Children.
You can zoom in close enough to see the embroidery patterns on the necks of the shirts
Barthel Bruyn the Younger, Portrait of a Woman of the Slosgin Family of Cologne, 1557 - Not my favourite style but I do like the gold detail on the red sleeves though.
Style of Hans Holbein the Younger ( ( Read more... ) -
It's my precious and I wants it! Precious.........
This was posted on the German Renaissance Costuming List......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320365294891
Eeek, it costs so much.
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Hat Progress
After some discussion and much stuffing about I have finally finished adjusting the wulstehaube pattern Miss D made me.
There are some things I discovered after making and error and then quizzing Miss D to make sure I was on the right track.
First of all when I added the extra width into the headband I added it into the front, thus creating a curve ( Read more... ) -
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/78712645@N00/549319640/in/set-72157594284413564/
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The King's Servants
FYI for the people out there interested in the clothing of the late 15th and earlty 16th century Gentleman
THE KING’S SERVANTS
Men’s dress at the accession of Henry VIII
Caroline Johnson
Editors: Jane Malcolm-Davies & Ninya Mikhaila
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SOCKS!
This store could turn out to be very dangerous to my bank account
http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/edit/index.php
Hmmm Stripey!
http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/socks_cat_CategoryID_31.php
Yes some seriously cool socks, stockings, pantyhose and lots of other cool stuff.
