tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36132322.post118098110774048643..comments2021-06-02T09:47:24.499-05:00Comments on A Dressmaker's Workshop: The Next Big ThingCatrijn vanden Westhendehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193112806036194244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36132322.post-29379427422722504382013-08-04T19:22:49.835-05:002013-08-04T19:22:49.835-05:00Good point on the subtle W-shape in the Gerard Dav...Good point on the subtle W-shape in the Gerard David pics, I'd forgotten about those. I guess when I hear someone talk about the W-shaped neckline, I think of the extreme point you see in French and some English pictures of this time, which is the thing I've not seen in pictures from the Low Countries.<br /><br />(your recent post reminded me I was going to reply to this)Krinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051094700732855551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36132322.post-53452102106400732422013-07-25T15:53:29.329-05:002013-07-25T15:53:29.329-05:00Thanks for the additional resources Clara, those a...Thanks for the additional resources Clara, those are great!<br /><br />I'll disagree (a little) about the W necklines, though. Certainly less popular than the straight across, but there are at least a recognizable minority of cases where there's a rise at the center front, either rounded or angled. (There's one in the featured image above, on the lady farthest right in the upper Catrijn vanden Westhendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193112806036194244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36132322.post-17703924217815529032013-07-24T22:37:50.785-05:002013-07-24T22:37:50.785-05:00A fascinating project. Few costumers/reenactors t...A fascinating project. Few costumers/reenactors take on that particular style. I'll be eager to follow your progress through your blog.Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36132322.post-10731399381399518182013-07-24T19:20:57.249-05:002013-07-24T19:20:57.249-05:00Hi Catrijn, it's a great and comfortable style...Hi Catrijn, it's a great and comfortable style.<br /><br />I've got a variety of theories and source material on my blog for women's dress in the Low Countries (Dutch/Flemish) around the turn of the 1500s: http://dutchrenaissanceclothing.wordpress.com/<br />And a pinterest board with a variety of images: http://pinterest.com/misskrin/clothing-of-the-low-countries-15th-16th-century/<brKrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051094700732855551noreply@blogger.com