Isabella's photos with the keyword: 16th c

Side view.

I added loops of cord to the bottom of the coif to gather it. I've seen this done on a few extant coifs and loved the look of it.

Side back view. I put my hair up in a bun and that really made the difference.

Side view of mom's 16th c kirtle.

Mom's 16th c kirtle with hand sewn neckline and eyelets for lacing. I made this in blue cotton for two reasons; I live in Atlantia (SCA) and the cotton was a cheap fabric I had lying around that I wouldn't cry if I messed up horribly with it. The second reason was the overwhelmingly bigger reason for making this out of cotton first. I wanted to see if the kirtle would fit her and if she liked it. I really didn't want to waste perfectly good linen on a "test" dress but I did want something that she could wear if she did like it.

I pulled the skirt out to show it does have some volume. It looked pencil straight on the dress dummy.

The back of the dress.

Mid 16th c gown in full view. The skirt is open at the front but it's hard to see in this photo. I'm going to wear it with a red velvet forepart.

Close up of the bodice.