Laura J. Parker 

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    • Bright Star - 2019
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    1570's English Fitted Gown
    laurajparker
    • Nov 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    1570's English Fitted Gown

    Inspired by the 1574 De Heere images, and The Tudor Tailor. This gown is constructed of a dark teal/black wool twill, lined in yellow silk jacquard and edged in black wool twill tape. The bodice of the gown is flatlined to linen canvas, and linen canvas is used as the base of the puff sleeve to give the sleeve structure. Closes down the center front with hooks and bars. This is worn over my petticoat bodies as the foundation garment, with a shift, partlet with detachable s
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    Late 16th c. Petticoat Bodies
    laurajparker
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Late 16th c. Petticoat Bodies

    Modern research in 16th c. European fashion has made some really fantastic leaps forward over the past few years - including the fundamental issue of what foundation garments were. Older research leaned towards heavily boned corsets/pairs of bodies throughout the 16th c., but modern interpretations are leaning far more towards supportive, minimally or unboned garments called "petticoat bodies". After experimenting with this, it definitely looks like a more appropriate silho
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