Announcing: 31 pages of analysis and examples of women’s headwear between 1460 and 1530. (18MB, PDF file, click link to download) This is the handout from a class I taught at Rowany Festival in 2014. It covers eight types...
Read MoreOne of the most distinctive aspects of Netherlandish clothing are the hats. It’s probably the whole reason that I’m drawn to the style. While the ladies of England and France were wearing the ubiquitous...
Read MoreIn preparation for a class on women’s headwear in France and the Low Countries that I am teaching at Rowany Festival I have started a count of the frequency of each hat type as represented in art. I thought I might...
Read MoreThis dress is affectionately known as “Karinne’s PINK dress” or “the pink party frock” by my friends. It is based on the picture shown below, “St Cecilia and her Fiancé”, by Cornelis...
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