Red dress by Vincenzo Catena - great tourney garb!

The inspiration was this painting, by Vincenzo Catena, that I saw in The Louvre. R: The finished dress. and far right with the new Camicia. Diary Here.

Other portraits with similar sleeve treatments include: Venetian and Florentine:

Bacchiacca's The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist detail, (1520) show the voluminous sleeves (no split)	Tiziano Vecellio's (Titian) Portrait of a Woman Known as La Schiavona (1511).	For further research on the chemise, click here. This sleeve is very similar to the Catena portrat, as are the ones in the portrait (L). This also has a chemise with a similar design.
	Palma Vecchio's The Three Sisters, (1515) showing the sleeve split...

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Thanks to Toird for this photo.

The Execution: Some interpretation was needed, as the full details of the sleeve was not visible, so I used a common sleeve form with slits, as in the painting, which I am confident is correct. I made 2 side back lacings, another common feature of the period, as the back of the outfit is obviously not visible. I made this version with a higher waist, as it was to be worn while I was pregnant. I also made it slightly longer in front, for the same reasons. As luck would have it, I put on little weight when pregnant and so I can still wear this garb now. It is very comfortable and one of my favourites for tourney wear, in the SCA. Materials & Details... As the Louvre allowed photography, I took a photo and so had this to go shopping to match material. I thought I would never be able to match it but, as luck would have it, I found something so scarilily similar, at Spotlight - and on sale- I could not believe it! I find my best garb materials in the furniture section; giving more period style designs and the weight is heavier and so sits so much better without underskirts which get very hot in South Australia in our summers. The trim was black ribbon around the neck and sleeves. The actual sleeve ties were green,. I used 2 sizes of satin ribbon. I lined the sleeves with black lining tafetta, to keep the weight down, keep it fairly plain and to allow it move freely over the chemise and not 'stick' when putting the dress on, or when wearing it. The skirt was box pleated, to keep down the bulk and this is much more period than gathering. The bodice was lined in cream canvas denimn,, with no boning, as this was made to wear while I was pregnant.

Finishing Up

I have finally made a version of this camicia. The Camicia Diary can be seen here. Some of my research into similar camicias can be seen here. The pattern was based on one from Cut my Cote which is based on an extant Italian camicia. And of course, the gloves... Of course, I would love to be able to afford to use silk ribbons more often.......

Palma Vecchio's The Three Sisters, (1515) showing the sleeve split...

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Thanks to Toird for this photo.

The Execution: Some interpretation was needed, as the full details of the sleeve was not visible, so I used a common sleeve form with slits, as in the painting, which I am confident is correct. I made 2 side back lacings, another common feature of the period, as the back of the outfit is obviously not visible. I made this version with a higher waist, as it was to be worn while I was pregnant. I also made it slightly longer in front, for the same reasons. As luck would have it, I put on little weight when pregnant and so I can still wear this garb now. It is very comfortable and one of my favourites for tourney wear, in the SCA. Materials & Details... As the Louvre allowed photography, I took a photo and so had this to go shopping to match material. I thought I would never be able to match it but, as luck would have it, I found something so scarilily similar, at Spotlight - and on sale- I could not believe it! I find my best garb materials in the furniture section; giving more period style designs and the weight is heavier and so sits so much better without underskirts which get very hot in South Australia in our summers. The trim was black ribbon around the neck and sleeves. The actual sleeve ties were green,. I used 2 sizes of satin ribbon. I lined the sleeves with black lining tafetta, to keep the weight down, keep it fairly plain and to allow it move freely over the chemise and not 'stick' when putting the dress on, or when wearing it. The skirt was box pleated, to keep down the bulk and this is much more period than gathering. The bodice was lined in cream canvas denimn,, with no boning, as this was made to wear while I was pregnant.

Finishing Up

I have finally made a version of this camicia. The Camicia Diary can be seen here. Some of my research into similar camicias can be seen here. The pattern was based on one from Cut my Cote which is based on an extant Italian camicia. And of course, the gloves... Of course, I would love to be able to afford to use silk ribbons more often.......