making a 1490s Italian renaissance overdress or cioppa
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- In this video, I make a cioppa or overdress for my Italian renaissance 1490s gown and wear it walking around Venice. This project was just for fun so that I could prance around Venice wearing a renaissance gown but I still wanted the shape of the gown to be accurate. I talk a bit about my relationship with historical accuracy and how that can sometimes become a trap for creativity.
For my pattern, I use my general renaissance kirtle pattern and draw the shapes I need on top of that. My basic kirtle pattern is made based on the example in the Tudor tailor.
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In last weeks video, I made the underdress or kirtle to go with this
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I like the term I've heard from other cos-tubers, "historically adequate." Right garments, right silhouette, but I don't need to use historical practice & materials ALL the time.
I think the fabric is astounding and the gown is beautiful. I feel like if the fabric gives the "vibe" of an era, then it is good enough for me. I have a prairie dress that I ended up putting a zipper in. I knew it was inaccurate but at the time it was the difference between being able to make the dress, or not being able to make it at all. When I did historical theater for students, I would point out that the zipper wasn't actually invented until later. Much of the time, the zipper was actually covered by a shawl. I have learned a lot about historical dress construction since then.
Oh, my gosh, that was gorgeous.
I enjoy the way you think….and agree….close enough is f8ne with me….I am not OCD.
U look amazing!
It felt like I was watching a Renaissance princess out for a stroll:)
I would be willing to bet painted silks with patterns (much like yours) would have been very trendy in those days.
I agree, you cannot be 100% historically accurate these days. I thrift and use repurposed fabrics as much as possible. Back in the day, our ancestors remade or restyled old garments/fabrics into new clothing. It was their way of thrifting or recycling. They didn't live in a throw away society like we do. They believed in waste not want not.
By thrifting and/or restyling we not only help our environment, but we are being as historically accurate as any other sewist.
I love your videos and thank u for sharing your knowledge and encouragement. 😊
Hi Greetings from Australia :) I am so glad you bought the silk as silk generally is hard to find and expensive and yours is lovely! I also enjoyed your down to earth common sense talk about keeping it real and being kind - after all we do this stuff for fun and no-one should make us feel bad about our choices! Now back to seeing the end of your video - thank you for putting it up as I find myself needing to go a bit renaissance soon XXX
I am relatively new to period costuming and I don’t feel my skill set is quite up to the level of utilizing expensive fabrics. I use thrifted, bed sheets, curtain panels and other fabrics. By using fabrics I feel comfortable that match my skill set, it allows me to participate when as I grow. But I understand that sometimes WE can be our worst enemy.
Most of my fabrics are thrifted aswell 😊
I love historical costuming, but my fear of cost is keeping me from moving out to buying 6-8 yards at a time of fabrics for these more intensive costumes. I love to thrift and upcycle textiles for my clothes and my kids’ dress up outfits.
gorgeous result!
That is so beautiful; I’m very envious!
Beautiful
Beautiful 😍
And so brave of you coming here to Europe in the plague times!
My trip was in the fall when the situation was quite calm and fully vaccinated 😊
Beautiful.
The whole outfit looks Devine well done
Thank you! 😊
Ooh to be swishing around Venice in a period gown....💙 it looks fabulous 👌 I also like the rabbit hole of research on stuff like this but have a more relaxed view on the making. As long as it looks right for the event and I'm happy with how it's turned out I'm pleased. I am a bit of a stickler for neat construction and quite a lot of hand sewing these days but does my Regency dress have some machine sewing? You bet it does!
Thanks! Oh I have a ton of gowns with machine sewing in them! The under gown for this look for instance 😜 I just get dragged into period construction every once and a while by my neuro divergent brain 😂😂😂 I enjoy hopping between the two depending on the project.
Beautiful!
All I have to say about historical accuracy is "Bridgerton". 😉
PS- I used an Indian Jacobean printed cotton for a camicia because I decided "who cares"!
Lovely gown. I am wondering if fishing line could be doubled up and handsewn into a corded petticoat
Them candles were needin replacin. I thought the old ones would burn out in their cups! lol. Now youre set for a few more vids. ;)
Lol I bought some a while back but apparently they are too thin 🤷
Like your point about how too much focus on historical “accuracy”” can be very elitist and exclude poorer people from taking part. Also think with the limited sourced materials if people are too narrow in their definitions then there would be half a dozen people wearing the same dress at every event.
Exactly! And if we all wear the same "accurate" dress then that definitely isn't accurate anymore 😅