Wednesday 15 May 2019

Renaissance Gown Photoshoot

I recently was able to do a photoshoot with my degree work and am super happy with how the photos turned out! One of two costumes I made for my final year was an Italian Renaissance gown from 1531 which is based on this portrait of Margherita Paleologo which I visited at Buckingham Palace:




I made a few differences in my recreation the main one being that I did not apply the braid pattern to the skirt as for one person the workload would have been impossible. As I had to rush taking my final photos to finish my degree I wanted to have a proper photoshoot at a later date. And so my model recently came to visit me so we staged a photoshoot at Norwich Cathedral in the Cloisters and here are the results:










My friend Isabel also took photos of her Tudor kirtle: 



Her blog is here

Overall we had a great time and it was great to see my friends again seeing as we live on the opposite sides of the country now!




Some less elegant photos...

That moment when someone asks a question and no one wants to answer...


Featuring my excellent face on the left



 This garment also has a full set of undergarments: