Kat's Purple Files/ Florence Files: Diaries of Recreated Items

This page is now just for Clothing and Accessories Diaries of Recreated Items.
Research Articles: Florence/Italian Clothing & Culture
Strati di Vesti: The Layers of Florentine Clothing
Florence Mid 1500's:Getting dressed (Practicle: the layers when getting dressed)

Florence:
Underpinnings:

5/09 Mid 16thC Stays (unboned) based on extant stays of Eleanora de Toledo.
3/09 Mid 16th C Gold and Silk Giorgeria
4/08 Linen Camicia based on Extant item in Prato Museum.
5/06:Linen Calzone (Drawers ) Diary
5/06:Stockings - A new Pattern!
4/06:16thC Florentine Partlet - Pomegranites. *UPDATED* (9/06)
3/06 Kat's linen Camicia - Pomegranites and Bees.

Accessories/ Decoration:

12/09 Buttone: 16th Century woven buttons
2/09 Women's Bonetto (Hat) based on Vecellio's Tuscan Woman 30-45 NEW
7/09 Zebellini (flea fur) of the 16th century. NEW!
11/07 Feather Fan Diary NEW 11/07
01/07: Soccaccia - A portable pocket pouch!
10/06 Mantellina - shoulder cape of Florence
16thC Florentine Partlet Documentation (sewing/embroidery)
Florentine HeadWrap/ Turban *UPDATE* 3/06:
10/06: How to do a Hair Roll TO DO LINK
9/06 Callandrelli/ Pattens 15thC.
3/06:Zoccoli - Platform shoes. *UPDATED*
6/06:Hair Taping TO DO LINK
6/06:Italian Hair Pages *UPDATED* TO DO LINK

Women'a Clothing:

10/09 Mid 16th Century sottana with cutwork sleeves.
10/08 Florentine 1540-1555 remade
7.08 Guibone (doublet) of velvet, 1555-60
4/07 Pale Sottana 1530-40- period construction techniques
2/07 Cappotto (Dutch Cloak) - mid 1500's
10/06 Florentine Zimarra (1535 -1555) - period construction techniques.
10/0 Transitional Florentine sottana - period construction techniques
2005 New Underskirt
2005 Morgan's Red dress - Florence 1516 TO DO LINK
2005 Morgans linen embroidered chemise (size 5)TO DO LINK
2005 Maria d'Cosimo (Medici)
Eleanor d' Toledo, - Innilgard Baronial Investiture (May)
Making a Toile for Medici gowns
Florentine gowne 1516
Lace projects
Eastern 'Dressing gowns' for Festival
pre 2004 Morgan's Coat
Vincenzo Catena Red DressTO DO LINK
Italian Working class linen gamurra - 1580's
Florentine Noblewoman's gowne (1540's ) *UPDATED*
Velvet gown based on Joanna of Aragon, early 1500's. REMOVED

Mens's Clothing (mostly Elizabethan):
REDONE UP TO HERE FOR DIARY LOOKS!

Italy Renaissance Costume - General:

Italian Hair: Braiding and Taping. 8/06 and 9/06 (link fixed) TO DO LINK
Gloves - Italian early 1500's documenation for Kingdom A&S comp. 12/04:
An exercise in Authenticity - handmade linen camicia (11/04)
Cawles/ Scuffia diary & Documentation (2004) TO DO LINK
2004 Italian fans
baretta - Stonehenge competition
Capello/ Pillbox cap
Renaissance stockings.
Pouch workshop &
Pouch diary
2004 Working class 3 fingered glove (child) (updated: how to make a pattern)

Many older diaries have been updated in 2006, or removed

Current Projects and upcoming Diaries
11/09: New linen dress for my daughter
8/09: embroidered gloves
10/05: Silk Embroidered Italian nightgown.
9/05: New Rapier Garb

Other Historical, Fantasy and Science Fiction Costumes

2009: French Revolution late 18th century outfit for the ACG Ball.
2008: Steampunk Adventures!
2007: Winx Club (Flora), Edwardian (1909) linen day dress and Edwardian Hair tutorial
2006: Stargate Costumes
2006: Pirates fo the Carribbean
8/06: Serenity/ Firefly Costumes
9/05: Lord of the Rings - Arwen and Aragorn.