If you could make garb to match a portrait........

[Rowan MacD]

As one can see, I am attracted to the color RED!

*Sigh*  I would hate to sew the dress, but I would love to work on the trim.

  My daughter gifted me with a few pounds of freshwater pearls in various pastel colors when she decided she didn't want to make jewelry anymore.   I literally have a cookie tin full of them, still on the strings.   I also have a decent amount of semi precious beads and crystals.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

Rowan!!

If I make this gown, in my spare time??? , it will be out of a rich Maroon rather than Red. The right Gold Trim, plus tons of pearls, wouls make this an eye turner. I have some fabric i bought 8 years ago that i could embroider and put pearls on for Sleeves and Forepart. Perhpas for 2013.

[DonaCatalina]

My new sage green dress is modeled after the dark dress of the kneeling woman on the left.

I knew it!! You should post the image to this thread, too, Dona C! 

Link here
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x71/Dona_Catalina/Garb%202012/?action=view&current=IMG_1114.jpg

[gem]

In a thread a couple of weeks ago, we were talking about vertical slashing in bodices. I can't remember what that discussion was, but I found one of the portraits I was thinking of!

Sorry it's so tiny; I wanted to post this before I forgot about it and lost it again.



This is Hans Holbein's portrait of Dorothea Offenburg (or one of them, anyway).

[gem]

Another find stumbled across today... a Nicholas de Neufchatel portrait "of a young lady" from 1561:



I saw this and *immediately* thought of a certain fond-of-pink forum member who could make a spectacular version of this! 

[DonaCatalina]

You should post that in the Pink Thread. 

But its a great dress.

[DonaCatalina]

some interesting possibilities
I really like the red velvet one. The pinking could be problematic.

[Kate XXXXXX]

This one, for Kings Musketeers.

[Cilean]

Our Elizabethan Group in Yahoo is thinking about helping each other get through a Complete Elizabethan taken from a Portrait during the whole of 2013, so if you would like to join the group and have fun with us? Please do so at this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elizabethan-Garb/

Cilean


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[DonaCatalina]

Florentine School, Woman said to be Vittoria Colonna

[gem]

Wouldn't this lovely miniature of a young Queen Elizabeth by Lavina Teerlinc be wonderful for younger teen?

[DonaCatalina]

Bordone- portrait of a young woman.
While I would love to see a color copy of this, I think it would be stunning in black velvet.

[Rani Zemirah]

I would love to have something like this to wear... even though I'm guessing I would be stoned in the street for wandering about in my underwear! 




It just looks so wonderfully comfortable! 

[isabelladangelo]

Actually, Rani, that is a dress in the Turkish style - VERY popular in Italy.  I've made several (I might wear my purple and blue one this weekend - we'll see) and have a page up on the differences between Turkish and Italian wearing of the style. 
http://isabelladangelo.webs.com/turkishcoat.htm

So, nope, no stoning.   

[Rani Zemirah]

Oh, really?  Good to know!  I adore the cut, and the color is simply amazing!  The trim is gorgeous, as well... and the chemise looks as fine as silk.  I am definitely into lovely comfort... 

Thank you for the link, Isabella!  I'll go take a long look this evening!