Hem & H.A*
(Historically Adequate)

I'm still working through the backlog of pieces that I completed during lockdown but never got around to photographing. Next up: A 1590s loose gown. I realize that it's getting a bit cliche to describe every new outfit as having been "on the go for a while" but man...this one has REALLY been on the go for a while. Looking back at my old posts, I've been planning and working on this project for at least the last 10 years. 

So after a 2 year hiatus I'm returning to my 1590s gown, and if you've read the early posts it should come as no surprise that I've waffled again  and resurrected my original plan for a loose gown. However, this time I've decided to (temporarily) put the Esther Inglis gown to one side and focus on the similarly styled Elizabeth Field instead.

So hey... Remember when I said I was waffling but was still definitely, totally, one hundred precent committed to a loose gown for my 1590s outfit? Right . About that... Yup.  I've changed my mind. Again.

So...I'm waffling a bit. Not on a loose gown.  No...the pattern is scaled up, the mockup is made (more or less), and the fabric is purchased.  I'm definitely making a loose gown. But after re-examining some of the images, I'm not as sure as I was that it actually is a loose gown that I'm seeing in my inspiration portraits.

Riiiiiiight....so, remember when I said I was going to start my fitted gown project? Well, this time it only took me --what?-- 4 weeks to abandon it again? (Even less, because I actually bought the fabric for this new project 3 weeks ago). But I just couldn't help myself, and here's why...