HALP! I posted this in the sewing threads, and didn't get too much back...
I need ideas on a new noble gown, preferrably a doublet gown. I know everything that I need (underpinnings and such). I just need some ideas for gowns, OH, and HATS!!! Please, take pity on this simple warrior Empress and show her the way to being a true lady!
Err... If you posted at the end of the week, lots of folk are off at faire or madly getting ready to go!
Do you want to sew it or buy it?
Whichever one is more cost effective. I'm not really *too* handy with a sewing machine, but I'll give it a go if it proves to be cheaper.
LOTS cheaper! And possibly much quicker than waiting to get something made...
How about these for ideas:
https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/naturally-dyed-crewel-wools-elizabethan.php?s=&c=11&d=13&e=&f=&g=&w=21&p=362&r=Y
http://www.sewingcentral.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=ma002.html&cart_id=9378501_19326
And...
(http://www.wga.hu/art/a/allori/alessand/portrai2.jpg)(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_eBmAfeFlXRI/RxObbJtRwFI/AAAAAAAAAIc/T-JT-DMUgWI/c1612_english_embroideredlinen_jacket_coif_forecloth.JPG)(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_eBmAfeFlXRI/RxjJEJtRw3I/AAAAAAAAARU/0fnYXeHsRjs/image022a.jpg)(http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/93/95793-004-1FE20896.jpg)
OOOOO!!! I really like the second one!
I've been looking as well at this pattern (it's the red one)
http://simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=3782 (http://simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=3782)
and also this dress offered by Pendragon-
http://www.pendragoncostumes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=pendragon&Category_Code=anne_boleyn (http://www.pendragoncostumes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=pendragon&Category_Code=anne_boleyn)
I'm just so.... OVERWHELMED!!!
And what of headwear???
I personally like the simplicty pattern a lot. It just looks "nice". For headwear, an embroidered coif will work or a french hood. You can also go with a simple snood if you like.
Attack of the Killer hats! ;D ;D
http://www.margospatterns.com/acclg.gif
The classic French Hood:
(http://www.geocities.com/anoria_j/Medieval_images/HenryVIII_Wife_Anne_Boleyn_1534.jpg)(http://www.geocities.com/anoria_j/Medieval_images/Catherine_Of_Howard.jpg)
Jeweled tiara and veil:
(http://www.geocities.com/anoria_j/Medieval_images/Elizabeth_I_1575.jpg)
A little flat job over a jeweled and embroidered coif:
(http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/TBElizabeth1a.jpg)
A frivolous velvet pie with feathers!
(http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Wentworth.jpg)
Coiled hair with pearls:
(http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/ElizabethAustria.jpg)
A small discrete loaf with pink feathers!(http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Julich.jpg)
Delicate but matronly coif: (http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/CatherineHooft.jpg)
I hope these help!