Medieval Europe fashion of 14th century. Dress made from brocade Fabric of two colors. The front part is button fastening. Buttons are hand made from Fabric. Buttonhole embroidered by hand. Hat is decorated with pearls and Veil. THIS BROCADE PATTER IS NOT CURRENTLY IN STOCK. IF YOU INTERESTED IN THESE DRESS, PLEAS SEND ME THE MASSAGE. I WILL OFFER YOU A MATCHING COLOR AND A SUITABLE FABRIC PATTERN. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!

During the 12th century, if not slightly earlier, Western Europe lived through a period of economic and social upheaval termed by many historians the 12th c. Renaissance. One of its aspects is related to the considerable emancipation of women mostly in Southern France, a development which spread over to Italy, Flanders, and later, England. One can even detect social zones where real emancipation was achieved.

Reconstructing History #RH017 - Medieval Women's Dress Sewing Pattern Buy our full-size paper pattern with complete instructions and historical notes for 14th century Kirtle or "Cotehardie" with long buttoned or laced or short sleeves with or without tippets.  Northern European and Italian variants included.  A variety of closures and neckline options are also included. It may seem rather academic but the accuracy of your gown depends upon how accurately you construct it. Of course you can make a fantasy version. But if you want to be historically accurate, it's best to look less like a pink princess and more like the peasants down the street. Also boots, hats, a cloak, and a bodice do not belong with this outfit. Hoods are worn. The hair can also be worn uncovered in elaborate braided hairstyles. Creating a wonderful woolen gown is all in the cutting. A color you love will make a real beauty. Black or blue or yellow or crimson or even cloth of gold will make a garment elegant in its simplicity. RH017 fits busts 28"-48" and waists 23"-41". All Sizes in one envelope.   RH017Q fits busts 48"-60" and waists 41"-53". All Sizes in one envelope. Or order a Made to Measure pattern in your personal measurements.   Also included are assembly instructions, embellishment suggestions, and the extensive historical notes you've come to expect from Reconstructing History.

I'm full of plans for a new gown, based on a series of illuminations in the Taymouth Hours, a manuscript from early 14th century England. The illuminations that caught my eye feature a series of noblewomen hunting with everything from dogs to nets to bows to hawks. In the main manuscript, these illuminations start around page 68. In these four close ups, you can see the gist of the style. There's a long, tight sleeved gown, with a shorter, split sided, tippeted (if it's not a word, it should be) overdress. Several of the ladies have fur lining in the overgown, and several wear veils. One has a hood folded and set aside on a hawk's perch. The expression on the rabbit's face in that last one cracks me up every time... Planning for this gown is underway - I've got some lovely linen in a gorgeous mid blue, and a fantastic brick red, though I'm still deciding between a blue over red color scheme, or red over blue. The current tangle is figuring out construction and fit of both dresses. The overdress seems fairly loose and flowing all over, but it looks to me like the bodice of the undergown would be fairly close fitting, with very tight fitting sleeves. Blocking out a general pattern is next, and then the fun of a more exact draft. My goal is to have this dress completed by Crown List in May, which is incredibly ambitious between my field work for my degree, and wedding planning (June 18th can't get here soon enough!). We'll see how much I can get done, though!

So, you have probably noticed that the one style/time period that I shy away from is the 14th century, say after 1330. It has not always been so - I did a lot of fitted gothic dresses in the late 1990s. Then it was a fairly unusual style in Sweden. However, soon it became fashionable, to the extent that many people today equate "medieval" and "the period ca 1360-1410". And I've never been good at following fashions within the re-enactment community - when something becomes that fashionable I jsut want to make something else. It also rubs me the wrong way that the reason that many people like the late 14th century fashions is because it conforms to what is considered a sexually attractive body today. I want my historical fashion to be beautiful on its own terms, and a bit odd, if that's what it is :) Of course it may also be that I'm now a bit too fat to pull off that style, but I didn't wear it 25 kilos ago either, so I don't think its that. After all, I make 12th century which is just as tight. Anyway, just because I don't wear it doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the art of the period, and the gowns worn in it. So, here are some of my favourite patterned gothic fitted dresses and tunics: Catalonia, second half of the 14th century From Bellatory Tapestry from Padua ca 1400. From the very nice blog "A Commonplace Book" From an Italian manuscript of the Quest for the Holy Grail and Tristan of Lyonesse, 1380-85. taken from Manuscript Miniatures. "Roman d'Alexandre", 1338-1344. One of the loveliest manuscripts there are. It's at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Here. More checks, this time italian, mid-14th century. Guillaume de Digulleville, "Le Pèlerinage de la Vie humaine". At Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. These two are from La Quête du Saint Graal et la Mort d'Arthus, de Gautier Map. 1380-90s. From BNF, here. Martyrdom of Saint Agnes. "Missale ad usum fratrum minorum", c.1385-1390, Latin 757, f. 298r, Bibliothèque nationale de France. The resurrection, 1361-62, Museum of Zaragoza, Spain. Image taken from this blog. St. Catherine of Alexandria. Italian 1360s. From wikimedia The Smithfield Decretals ca 1330s-40s. Can be found digitised on the British Library's web site. Italian Manuscript of "Guiron le Courtois". 1380s. All three images from Manuscript Miniatures. c.1385 St. Stephen Altarpiece Church of Santa Maria de Gualter (Noguera) Musuem of Catalan Art, Barcelona From this site. St. Urusla and her virgin companions. Italian manuscript 1380s-90s I got it from Mistress Mathildes site "By my measure" The death and coronation of St. Clare. German 1360-70. Link to a photo by Lady Petronilla on Flickr.

Red and gold Renaissance dress made according to mid 16th century Italian fashion. The pattern and designs of the dress are inspired by Eleonora of Toledo red gown, stored in Pisa museum. The dress bodice is boned and works like a corset. Fashionable slashed sleeves are worn separately and are to be laced up according to 1500s female fashion. The chemise and other undergarnments (like bumroll or petticoat) are to be purchased separately according to your needs

This was a fun project! I wanted some more layers for my new 14th century persona, and of course that had to include the ubiquitous cotehar...

Portrait and statue images of costumes dress and headwear in France in 16th century

Renaissance Italian woman dress created according to Italian fashion, end of 15th and beginning of 16th century. Also main inspiration was one of the dress of Lucrezia Borgia in TV serial. All tailoring adoptred to historical patterns, and creates a wonderful image of 15-16th century noble woman! We have one in such colors, and its best for measurements: This costume includes Dress gown, made of taffeta with golden color trim decorations. There is front lacing in the gown. Chemise, made of cotton batiste can be ordered optionally. Headwear is not included, and can be ordred separately. If you have any questions please write us!

This silver-gray Renaissance dress was made as a tribute to late 1490s Italian fashion, which is captured on Da Vinci's paintings. On the edge of 15th and 16th century there was still no corset, but the rough bodice existed, which lifted breasts and made the silhouette feminine and fashionable. The cut-out sleeves show luxiriously thin chemise (shirt). The dress is made of polished cotton and has a rough corsetted bodice with plastic boning, rough cotton insertion and soft cotton lining. The dress is embroidered with silver threads and false pearls. It closes on two lacings on sides making the dress size adjustable. The sleeves are detachable according to the 1490s Italian fashion. The chemise (shirt) is done of thin semi-transparent batiste (100% cotton) and has wide sleeves to be seen in all the dress-sleeves cuts. You may see the chemise (shirt) cut closer here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/227531694/white-linen-shirt-15th-century-chemise Costume copy of different materials and different colours is available. Please, don't hesitate contacting me for asking more questions about measurements, costume kit details or making a copy as well as a new custom period costume.

Mon premier essai : La fourrure protège de l'humidité efficacement les carreaux de l'humidité. Un passant est cousu sur l'arrière de l'objet afin de le suspendre à une large ceinture . Arbalète réalisée par Serge Adrover. Taille du carquois : 30x16...