Last week I finally got off my bum and finished hemming my kirtle and I thought I should post some pictures. I’m still debating what color I want to use for my guard but otherwise it’s finished! Pictures are up in my gallery!
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Alison Kannon is an avid costumer and a rabid historical martial arts and fencing enthusiast. She has been studying and teaching Sixteenth Century European martial arts since 2001. She is an enthusiastic historical re-enactor and created Elizabethanmafia.com in order to share her research of the fashion, culture, and martial arts of Early Modern England.
Ooo! I love it! It laces up the back?
looks lovely!
so, er, what makes a flanders gown flandersy?
Thanks! What distinguishes a Flander’s gown is typically a short puffed sleeve and elaborate guarding. The gown itself could be fitted or loose.
Thanks! And yes, it does lace up the back.