To clarify, the gown is named Gertrude; the Queen is Alianora. In the realm of German renaissance gowns, the Saxon gown (also known as the Cranach gown) is peak complexity, glamor, and conspicuous consumption. Athos and Alianora stepped up to reign in An Tir in AS 58. Alianora focuses predominantly on her chosen period –ContinueContinue reading “Gertrude: a Saxon Gown for a Queen”
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The Snack-Pocket Dress
One of my re-enactment friends shared a photo of a simple, loose, 14th ct dress that was so practical and comfortable looking, I had to make it. The dress is a long, loose dress with a high neckline, buttoned-up hemline, and loose sleeves (either hanging, simple, or bag sleeves). The illustrations from various 14th ctContinueContinue reading “The Snack-Pocket Dress”
Black Magic and Hemd Construction
The Hemd The underdress, or smock, was called a “hemd”. It was usually made from bleached or natural linen. Germans of this period often wore a hemd tightly pleated into neckline and gathered wrist to give the garment shape. Many hemde also boasted embroidery and smocking to stabilize and ornament the pleating Hemde could beContinueContinue reading “Black Magic and Hemd Construction”
German Waffenrock for Investiture
For our baronial investiture, I decided I wanted us to wear German landsknecht, in somewhat of a mirror image format. This particular set of garb was inspired by a lovely piece of green wool (Dorr Mills Holiday Green). Click here for details on my coordinating kampfrau gown. Landsknecht clothing was all about color and impact;ContinueContinue reading “German Waffenrock for Investiture”
German Kampfrau Dress for Investiture
In spring of 2022, our world was hesitantly emerging from the pandemic, and the SCA was trying to figure out how to be an in-person activity again. Christopher and I submitted our letters of intent to be the 13th Baron and Baroness of Madrone, the busy Seattle area barony, oldest in the Kingdom of AnContinueContinue reading “German Kampfrau Dress for Investiture”
