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

[operafantomet]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/Sagittarius_Uisce_Beatha/Circle_of_benson_st_cecilia-1.jpg

I absolutely fell in love with this.  I'm nowhere near being able to make this yet, but one day I will attempt it.

Ooooh yes! The doublet (and overall style) actually remind me a lot of Jennifer Thompson's Bergamesque outfit: http://www.festiveattyre.com/gallery/moroni/index.html I would love to see that portrait recreated - I especially love the hematite (?) pearls.

[operafantomet]

My next Renaissance project?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/renaissanceportraits/firenze1/raphael1505.jpg

Raphael's painting of "Lady with a Unicorn" (Previously "St. Catherine of Alexandria", until restored in 1936). The fabrics are so vibrant and tactile, and I love the simplicity in shape, cut and details. Plus, moss green and wine red? *swooooon*

Quoting myself... this dress is soon-to-be finished! The bodice is finished, except the trims, and ditto for the sleeves. I'm attaching the skirt as we speak... Pics to come.

[LadyOren]

I'm more of a Working Class Women, and lately I've been leaning towards these two paintings.  The seem to call to me. I'm sure slowly I'll start pulling together the fabric to and research to do them this winter for next year.

[operafantomet]

I love the colour scheme in that first one! And the apron of the second one. Campo shows some really interesting detail in the dresses he painted.

[amber_freya]

OMG!!!!!!  Thank you so much for posting this pic.  I had totally planned to do a Cranach style dress and this is the only image I have seen that does not require the black spiral lacing of the bottom with white behind that then has the yellow stripe over the upper torso that quite simply was going to kill my brain.  I totally love and will be using this picture.  Wow, my life just got a lot simpler since I really was going to have a hard time doing the spiral lacing correctly and accurately.  If anyone has ever seen any good sites on how to do that particular style of garb, I would totally love the help.

My daughter and I are planning on attempting this project if time allows this summer.

This is Sybil of Cleeves, the older sister of Anne of Cleeves briefly the German wife of Henry the VIII

[isabelladangelo]

OMG!!!!!!  Thank you so much for posting this pic.  I had totally planned to do a Cranach style dress and this is the only image I have seen that does not require the black spiral lacing of the bottom with white behind that then has the yellow stripe over the upper torso that quite simply was going to kill my brain.  I totally love and will be using this picture.  Wow, my life just got a lot simpler since I really was going to have a hard time doing the spiral lacing correctly and accurately. 

Spiral lacing isn't hard.   You can just off center each hole slightly from the other side and that's it.  It's actually really easy to do if you are like me and hate measuring between each eyelet or lacing ring.   

I'm currently working on http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/ElenoraToledo4.jpg this dress.   The dress, itself, is done.  I just need to finish the couching of the gold braid.   That's taking forever.

[operafantomet]

Sneak preview of the Unicorn dress.... Ssssh!



(sorry if this is the wrong place to post it...  )

[operafantomet]

I'm currently working on http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/ElenoraToledo4.jpg this dress.   The dress, itself, is done.  I just need to finish the couching of the gold braid.   That's taking forever.

Ooooh, I can't wait to see it! Probably way too late to tell this now, but there's an online fabric store who carries broad trims perfect for the mid/late Florentine fashion, and not too unlike that portrait:
http://www.hansson-silks.co.uk/embroideredborders2.html

[jmkhalfmoon]

Ever since seeing this image (http://www.npg.org.uk/live/woladygrey.asp) in National Geographic, I've wanted to do the dress from the supposed portrait of Jane Grey.  I've found a pattern almost exactly like it, too.   

Has anyone seen a full photo of the painting?  I'd love to see the bottom of this dress....I'm guessing its just plain based on the bodice of the dress.

Good day all,
Lady Jayne

[isabelladangelo]

Ever since seeing this image (http://www.npg.org.uk/live/woladygrey.asp) in National Geographic, I've wanted to do the dress from the supposed portrait of Jane Grey.  I've found a pattern almost exactly like it, too.   

Has anyone seen a full photo of the painting?  I'd love to see the bottom of this dress....I'm guessing its just plain based on the bodice of the dress.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/entertainment_enl_1137508932/html/1.stm
There is a larger picture of the portrait at this site.  The picture you have is the full picture of the portrait.  It's very rare to have a full length portrait commisioned during the 16th c so, there isn't anyway to see the bottom of the dress.  What you see is what you get. 

However, one of the  interesting things to note is the scarletwork on the sleeves.  It's reminisent of this dress at:
http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/TBBodenham.jpg

[jmkhalfmoon]

Thank you,  I figured that is why there were no full length images of the painting anywhere.  I love the redwork on the collar and cuffs.  The use of red seems unique, I've really only noticed blackwork in most paintings.

On another note, there was a portrait at the Clark Museum in MA of a woman in a green dress.  It was renaissance period (as I recall and I remember thinking it would be a good one to re-create), but the kids were being terrors so we had to make a quick exit and I don't recall the artist or the woman in the portrait.  I could not find a picture of the painting on the museum's website.  I've never seen an image of the painting online before.  Does anyone know anything about this painting.  I'd love to see it again.  I emailed the museum about it a year ago, but got no response.

Many thanks,
Lady Jayne

[HenrySidneyKG]

One day...



Sir Henry

[Goodgirl]

There are many, but I do so love this gown.....

[isabelladangelo]

Thank you,  I figured that is why there were no full length images of the painting anywhere.  I love the redwork on the collar and cuffs.  The use of red seems unique, I've really only noticed blackwork in most paintings.

Nope.  Scarletwork was actually very popular.  It's just very hard to see online. Some examples include:
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/maryage28.jpg
http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/CatherineParr.jpg
and possibly http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Mary.jpg

Toward the middle of the 16th c, various colors started being used to the point that many polychrome chemises and shifts can be found later on.

I'm not sure about the green dress.  can you remember a shape or style to it?  About what year?

[Baroness Doune]

Oh, I am doing that one, too, Henry Sidney!
The only thing I am waiting on is the embroidery machine.