Study Break Plans!!

Only taking a tiny study break because I couldn't focus.

I have decided what I'm doing with my gold embroidered red silk!

I have decided to definitely make it into Tudor, not Italian. This is the style I'm planning to make it into:

This is a young Elizabeth in 1546. To make it easy I'm going to use my yellow corset and probably the same pattern as my black Turdor. I MIGHT adjust the shoulders on my black Tudor to be more like this picture. As for the underneath material I'm not sure what I'll use. In this picture the secondary material is the one that stands out, so I might do the opposite and have a more plain material as the secondary one. I think a bit like this picture: (Although I wish I could see more of her sleeves)

This is the young Mary in 1544. I think I would need to do more research but look at the waist line length difference between the two pictures, keeping in mind they are two years apart. I love the first waist line the best.

In the Mary Picture, It looks almost like red velvet. Also, her smock underneath seems to have black work of flowers all over it. *wants*.

On a closer inspection on whether this dress is a "Henrician Lady's Gown" with a placard to close the front (picture to the right), The portrait of Mary looks to be more of that style, Whereas the front of Elizabeth's dress looks rather elongated and more Italian or later period. Additionally looking at the beaded trim in close up it looks like it is on the outer layer, and there is no petticoat underneath. the Mary Picture could actually have a placard underneath as there is that red line that seems to frame her bodice.

With a petticoat underneath it would suggest there is no corset, as the petticoat would be boned. Also, the forpart is part of the petticoat. However, with the petticoat style you can usually see it quite clearly in the picture. There is a picture of Jane Seymour in 1537 where you can actually see the pins on the right hand side where the placard closes, suggesting the petticoat version. You can also tell by the neckline there is an underneath layer that is the petticoat.

In the picture above of Elizabeth, she is on a similar angle and you cannot see this close. However, It may just be on the other side. I still think the neckline of Elizabeth still doesn't show any sign of there being a placard or a petticoat underneath. Thus I'm just going to go with the corset option here. I also would assume side or side-back lacing. (Please leave me a comment if you have a different opinion or actual research about these things).

All right! Decision made. I will go about this much the same as with my black dress, but use the sleeves pattern from the Tudor Tailor. Mary's sleeves are still my favourite here so I might contemplate getting some red velvet and white patterned material of some description.

In Addition to all of this, I think I am going to need to finally make a bum roll for both this dress and my black dress. I'm also going to make a matching French hood! there is NO WAY I'm not! =D

I might have to find some pretty exciting beads for the dress like these black ones

I wonder if these would work.... hmmm