#16th century clothing

[cynicalclassicist]

Such a beautiful piece of clothing! The artwork has such detail there!

Attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Portrait of an Unknown Lady (possibly Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester) (detail), 1595

[sclappin]

This was part of my undergrad illustration thesis, which was illustrations to accompany the text of Shakespeare's The Tempest, repurposing aesthetics and imagery from the rural New Hampshire village where I grew up.

Reposting this piece from May 2020, because it is now available as a print, and Tumblr is being weird about letting me edit the original post to add alt text and a link.

[cuties-in-codices]

mary as the "woman clothed with the sun"

in a manuscript containing alchemical illustrations, southern germany, c. 1570-1580

source: Vatican, Bibl. Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1885, fol. 14r

[kenmalovebot]

amadeo sketches ❤️‍🩹

[johnthestitcher]

I always wondered if they paid the tailor to give them a bigger codpiece .... ?

Silk pants and doublet belong to Christian I, Elector of Saxony, circa 1580-1590.

from The State Art Collection of Dresden

[ltwilliammowett]

Woollen caps were standard wear in Tudor England, so it's unsurprising that three examples were found on the wreck of the Mary Rose, all knitted in stocking stitch in 2mm twin ply wool, with a silk lining.

Looking after wool that's spent 437 years on the seabed is relatively simple; it's washed in deionised water, cleaned with a soft brush while underwater then air dried between cotton towels and blotting paper.

[classic-art-favourites]

The Family of Henry VIII by an unknown artist, circa 1545.

[fashion-from-the-past]

[salomedebeaurepaire]

Woman with a spray of flower, 1595, perisan art, Ispahan

[medievalart]

Holy Cross Church, Hattula

I'm just wondering what's going on here? A cigar smoking ;-) elderly man trying to seduce a virgin ? The mural dates back to early 16th century.

Hattula, July 2022

[alioshakaramazov]

tr: In 1553, Torquemada complained about the changes in fashion in these words: when a man thinks he's dressed for ten years, not one is past when another new style comes, that makes one take heed, and what was well done goes on to be undone and mended, taking off and putting on... so that the fashions and inventions of each day distress the people and ruin their estates.

Carmen Bernis Madrazo, Indumentaria española en tiempos de Carlos V.

[memories-of-ancients]

Ceremonial silk doublet and outfit for the Elector of Moritz, Saxony, mid 16th century

from The Dresden State Art Collection

[hale-no]

16th Century Linen Bodice

I went to my second Renaissance Faire and was inspired by the tops that a lot of people there were wearing. I adapted the pattern I made for my Ren Faire costume (which I really need to finish posting, oops) to make a more casual top that I would be able to get into myself.

Above photos are the pattern pieces. Left is the back piece, cut as one piece (I don't cut on fold, I trace pieces out fully as I find it gives a more precise cut, especially with more difficult fabrics). Left side is center back. Right photo shows the front piece. The bodice laces at the front and the straps go from the back piece and are tied to the bumps at the top of the front pieces. The side seams are not directly under the armpits. This placement gives a nice shape to the bodice.

I cut the lining in 4 pieces from a white cotton, with ease around all edges, because I didn't have enough fabric to do the back in one piece. Then I cut an interlining layer of thick cotton canvas in 3 pieces, with ease only on the side seams. The rest should be net, as the lining and outer fabrics will fold around this structure. We still need ease to attach the front and back pieces though. Finally I cut the outer fabric from a light green linen in 3 pieces with ease on all sides.

I assembled the lining pieces by machine. I do like to sew a lot by hand, but I see no reason for the structural seams to not be done by machine.

Once I had all the pieces cut I quickly stitched the outer fabric to the canvas interlining so I could work with it all as one piece.

I assembled the outer pieces, once again by machine.

I then folded the edges of the linen around the canvas layer and whip stitched it down, finishing the edges. Then I attached the lining in a similar manner. I should have removed the basting stitches before attaching the lining but I waited until after I had attached the lining and it was tough to get them out in some places.

From there all that is left is the lace holes. I like to do these by hand with a buttonhole stitch. I tried to avoid using a hole punch to make the holes but the canvas was too dense to just use the scary spike tool in the photo and I had to resort to the leather punch.

This last photo was right before I bought the new pink ribbon from the first photo, but I had worn it out in the wild several times already and it's always so comfortable and I feel so cute.

I love how this turned out! I've already started making a blue one that I am embroidering.

[sesamenom]

first part of a maglor themed triptych

[alexanderpearce]

my first reconstruction garment, 1580-1600 mens shirt, linen and entirely handstitched. taken from patterns of fashion 4. i made it a year at least ago but never got around to taking proper photos. i would love to finish a late 1500s mens ensemble to go with it at some point.