Diary of another outfit...

10/07/05 - I'm not sure exactly what this outfit is going to turn out to be.  We'll see how it progresses, but right now the plan is for it to have a Black Doublet and Green Skirt.  After looking at some period portraiture last night though I'm wondering if a doublet is really what I want, I'll have to do a little further investigation.  There's no rush on this however and the project won't even be started for a couple of months.

Last night Lady Caenell removed the skirt from my Green Elizabethan gown that can be seen here on the upper left.   This will be re-pleated added to a waistband a for service as a seperate skirt.  All in all it's the third incarnation of a green "Irish Dress" bought many years ago from Chivalry Sports.  The fabric now sits in my A&S room.  Lady Caenell thought that the skirt from my Black early Elizabethan would be enough fabric to Lady Antine to make me a doublet from and that's the direction we're moving.  However Antine likes the Black dress and said that she may have some fabric that can be used for the doublet.  So, if the Black dress fits her it's hers in exchange for my doublet.

When I got home from fighter practice last night I sat down to do some research and I'm not entirely sure a doublet is what I  want.  Luckily there's no timeline for getting this outfit done so I'll be able to suss out my desires in design before we continue on with the project.  I think what I've been thinking of is really a doublet style over-gown.  My great thanks to the website The Realm of Venus for sharing her research on this style.  After my green Florentine is complete I'll talk to Antine to see if she's up for this.

• Sahrye's Doublet Gown

• Jen's Doublet

• Lynn McMasters