The gown is all hand sewn from a thin worsted wool. I used linen thread for most of the seams, but silk for hemming, and button hole silk for the lacing holes. Without apron: The construction of the gown is, like my light green damask gown, based on the partly preserved gown of Osanna Andreasi. The bodice is lined in two layers of linen, and to give some extra support the front edges have a row of hemp cord sewn to them on the inside. The sleeves are sewn to the back of the armscyes, inspired mainly by this painting by Sandro Botticelli: The apron and caps are both linen, of different weight. I used a straight piece of fabric for the apron, though I think that a gathered one, as seen on this painting by Ghirlandaio would have looked better. But there are many more images of straight aprons, so I decided to go for that. A green apron over a white gown on Frncesco della Cossa's Allegory of March And a wonderful manuscript with lots of aprons, which all appear to be ungathered: Giovanni cadamosto da lodi's "Libro de componere herbe et fructi" from 1471 Aprons are good for carrying stuff :) The cap is based on several portraits of Italian women from the last quarter of the 15th century: Portraits by Ghirlandaio

THE BORGIAS costume appreciation: 57/∞ (costume design by Gabriella Pescucci)

Moral of the story? Don’t trust a chic witch in a pussy-bow blouse.

Marchesa Luisa Casati astonished society by parading around with her two cheetah and wearing live snakes as jewellery. She held some of the most legendary costume parties in history. Carine Roitfeld's reinvention of Luisa Casati i want a pet cheetah please "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety" She fled to London from a £25 million debt and ended her days in relative poverty- she was caught rummaging bins to find feathers to decorate her hair. MY kinda lady. She died in 1957 and was buried wearing leopard skins and false eyelashes. ♡

Found this on a random site, which I can’t remember the name of.

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Well, things have slowed down a bit and after cleaning up all the clutter from all the other projects, I finally have had a chance to continue researching the 16th century German Working Class dres…