Hamlet (1990)Mel Gibson, Glenn CloseDirector: Franco Zeffirelli “Finally found Mel & Glenn at Blockbuster & fell in love w/ the gowns. & wasn’t Mel wearing a KNITTED sweater w/ leather mid-section? It sure looked like some sort of arming sweater. But, it could have been sprang, which seems more likely …
First Knight (1995)Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia OrmondDirector: Jerry Zucker “Did the pleated gown of Guenivere in First Knight have the remotest resemblance to a bliaut? Whether it did or didn’t, it was lovely! “~ Gwen / Jennifer Hill “My comment on the clothing pieces in First Knight was that …
(A compendium of broken links from discussions on the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group list that might be worth looking into at some point.) 1. “My garb webpage is far from complete but if anyone is curious,http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wittie/sca/see garb and pictures-Aibell”~ Message #45, June 4, 2002 2. “If you really want …
“I’ve just uploaded some of my favorite 12th century clothing illustrations to the site. All from period sources. [Editor: Need to check if there are still there. – EMK] Christ’s Ministry.See the hose on the guy standing behind Christ in the first panel and the baggy braies on the wild …
(A compendium of discussions on the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group list. Much of the early research into 12th costuming came from 19th art historians. Unfortunately, their re-drawings tend to me romanticized.) Victorian medieval illustrations (Strutt) “I realize he is not the ultimate authority, but can be useful as a “jumping …
This page will catalog various discussions regarding how to interpret images of clothing from the 12th century, and how that might be made and/or worn. However, it should be noted that in the beginning, Yahoo Groups gave rather limited space for non-message content like photos and files. That means …
