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Anne of Cleves
The Anne of Cleves Dress or how to lose your mind in a few easy steps........
A very good friend of mine, Mistress Rebecca with the Greyhounds,has done so, so much for me over the years, that I wanted to do
something for her. She said she'd love some new garb and I told her to
pick whatever she wanted and I would make it.
It is a good thing that she is so awesome, because this has been the
hardest thing I have ever attempted. Hands down! I have stared at this
portrait for hours on end and although I have done lots of searching, I
have not found anyone else that has made this dress in the SCA or
other re-enactment communities.
In fact, Anne's figure at the wax
museum in London, is not even wearing this dress. It is wearing a black
and gold one from another portrait of Anne. Of course I am sure I will
get a flood of mails from people that have done it!
So, with much cursing, and study....the dress is being born. Did I
mention again how much I love Mistress Rebecca??
I finally figured out that the front of the bodice of the outer dress is not
unlike other German gowns and is laced up the front. You can see the
lacing and the metal rings just under her bust.
The skirt has an off-center opening and also took hours of staring at
Anne, and the way I finally decided to do this was with a wrap front
skirt. The skirt is sewn onto the bodice and when it gets to the open
front, it is sewn into a waist band that wraps and has hooks and eyes to
close it.
Rebecca happened to have burgundy velveteen and a gold fabric with
the diamond pattern that we see here covered in pearls. So....wish me
luck!
museum in London, is not even wearing this dress. It is wearing a black
and gold one from another portrait of Anne. Of course I am sure I will
get a flood of mails from people that have done it!
So, with much cursing, and study....the dress is being born. Did I
mention again how much I love Mistress Rebecca??
I finally figured out that the front of the bodice of the outer dress is not
unlike other German gowns and is laced up the front. You can see the
lacing and the metal rings just under her bust.
The skirt has an off-center opening and also took hours of staring at
Anne, and the way I finally decided to do this was with a wrap front
skirt. The skirt is sewn onto the bodice and when it gets to the open
front, it is sewn into a waist band that wraps and has hooks and eyes to
close it.
Rebecca happened to have burgundy velveteen and a gold fabric with
the diamond pattern that we see here covered in pearls. So....wish me
luck!
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