I assume you mean Dallas, Texas? *laugh* that might be a little out of my way since I live in Atlanta....But...I'll certainly look into some local wig shops....
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Tomasia Bella
sharmane_strong
May 1, 2002 10:25 pm
Hi all, I am a relative newbie to Italian Ren Costuming and I am currently enjoying the experience of looking at all those lovely Italian Paintings!:) Last...
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Francesca la Volpelli
foxpaws5901
May 2, 2002 8:24 am
... You might also check with hair salons that do hair weaving. One of my friends found the same hair switches for alot less than at the wig shop. ~ Francesca...
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Chiara
fhavas
May 2, 2002 1:11 pm
I just remembered that there is a retail place that has been carrying hair braids for a while now along with other hair bits. Target. I got my daughter those...
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unit53
May 2, 2002 11:05 pm
I don't know anything about this portrait. What I can tell you is that (if your in the SCA) it fits the time period very nicely. As far as the costume, This...
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Cindi
NatCatNik
May 3, 2002 12:22 am
Hi I've been lurking and I know I havn't properly introduced myself so a brief introduction. I have recently joined the SCA and I play in the Marche of...
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elizarosev
May 3, 2002 1:05 am
... so a brief introduction. I have recently joined the SCA and I play in the Marche of Alderford. I am developing an Italian persona from the late 1400's...
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Chiara
fhavas
May 3, 2002 1:11 am
According to www.renaissancedancewear.com/tidbits.html cited that Willet and Cunnington document in their books that they are not from the period that we cover...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 3, 2002 1:18 am
... different fabric than the skirt, has anyone seen them a different color?<<<< ... period and position your dress portrays.It seems that the very wealthy had...
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Cindi
NatCatNik
May 3, 2002 2:37 am
Thanks to all who replied so quickly and thoroughly. (For now Elizibeth and Chiara) In time hopefully I'll have the years and the knowledge to spread freely...
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Tomasia Bella
sharmane_strong
May 3, 2002 5:34 am
Hi all, I don't know anything about this portrait. What I can tell you is that ... Yes, I am in the SCA so I very happy to hear that I am on the right track:) ...
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Kimberly Beachem
lamia_strix
May 3, 2002 1:27 pm
... period and position your dress portrays.It seems that the very wealthy had the money allowing them to afford more (quantity)of the expensive fabrics,and in...
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lamia_strix
May 3, 2002 3:33 pm
Dress in Italian painting, 1460-1500 by Elizabeth Birbari I desperately NEED this book. I know someone on one of the lists I'm on has mentioned owning it....
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Cindi
NatCatNik
May 3, 2002 5:07 pm
Lucia (Kimberly) wrote: <snip> and there exists next to no evidence for gowns with bodices of a fabric that does not match the skirt. Now I'd been doing this ...
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Chiara
fhavas
May 3, 2002 5:22 pm
If you intend to enter it for competition document that yes you know that different types of materials were not used for the skirt and bodice but due to health...
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lamia_strix
May 3, 2002 7:51 pm
... and linen for the skirt then? I can't afford velvet for the whole dress and even if I could health conditions would keep me from wearing such a heavy...
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Holly Frantz
hefrantz
May 3, 2002 7:55 pm
Coming from someone that lives in temperatures similar to modern Italy, I would make the entire gown out of linen. If you have health concerns, the linen will...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 4, 2002 12:37 am
... with bodices of a fabric that does not match the skirt.<<<< Please forgive me folks. When this thread started I thought the question was regarding bodice...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 4, 2002 12:39 am
I wrote: although the sensity of the velvet.....<<<< Of course, I meant density! :) Bella http://messenger.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Messenger - A great way to...
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Dianne and Greg Stucki
alisone17404
May 4, 2002 12:43 am
What a lovely portrait! I love the embroidery on the overgown. Alisone ... From: Bella To: italianrenaissancecostuming@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 03,...
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Kathy Circle
zanni@...
May 5, 2002 8:05 pm
I have this book in my college library. I have been meaning to copy it for myself anyway, so this will give me a good excuse. Would you like the whole thing...
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elizarosev
May 5, 2002 11:23 pm
... Perhaps I am wrong about the bodice and skirt being of different colors.I am going by memory (which is aparently questionable)and I am not as active in...
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Kimberly Beachem
lamia_strix
May 5, 2002 11:37 pm
... for myself anyway, so this will give me a good excuse. Would you like the whole thing or just part of it? I can do it this week and have it in the mail...
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mdvlwnch
May 7, 2002 1:43 am
I am tryng to find good historical photos of 16th century Italian gowns. Preferably of venice but others will do. If any one could possibly help I would be...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 7, 2002 2:50 am
... I am tryng to find good historical photos of 16th century Italian gowns. Preferably of venice but others will do. If any one could possibly help I would be...
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unit53
May 7, 2002 2:43 pm
... A great place for 16TH Century gowns if the movie Dangerous Beauty and the Franco Zaffireilli film Otello. Both are set in 16th Century Venice and the...
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sister_dark_swan
sister_dark_...
May 11, 2002 5:54 pm
Bella, at your site you have a painting of a woman from 1560, http://au.geocities.com/bella_lucia_da_verona/ven4.jpg , with what look like AMAZING cut-out...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 12, 2002 3:07 am
... wrote: Bella, at your site you have a painting of a woman from 1560, <http://au.geocities.com/bella_lucia_da_verona/ven4.jpg>, with what look like AMAZING...
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Jennifer Thompson
blue_jefiner
May 12, 2002 5:09 pm
This doesn't really answer your question, but I just thought it was interesting. The book "Storia del Costume in Italia" has a copy of this painting, and the...
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Brenda Bell
n2kye
May 12, 2002 6:45 pm
We've all seen them at Ren Faires, in fantasy images, in medievaloid costume, in "national/traditional"; costume: the low-slung, front-laced bodice, the waist...
