tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553172421381359137.post4703405655437111025..comments2024-03-25T02:21:22.982+01:00Comments on petit main sauvage: Everything you never wanted to know about button closuresLaurianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553172421381359137.post-3472007315809518082010-09-23T20:22:40.140+02:002010-09-23T20:22:40.140+02:00Thank you ladies! It's an odd story about the ...Thank you ladies! It's an odd story about the swordfighting, Valerie. The sword was very much en vogue as the gentleman's weapon of choice at the time button closures were introduced, so no problem there, but the point you make is obvious. Anyway, it's the closure on women's dress that starts to deviate at about the start of the 19th century (as I found out in my previous post on this subject). Tanitisis, thank you for the link, I should have thought about searching costume makers' sites (I can't tell which way the dress in the carving closes either, I think the carver just didn't add that detail. it might be either way though) . And indeed, stays weren't worn until the 16th century.Laurianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553172421381359137.post-82261825853593448632010-09-23T18:29:31.015+02:002010-09-23T18:29:31.015+02:00excuse me, the buttoned dress is 14th century, 130...excuse me, the buttoned dress is 14th century, 1300s. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553172421381359137.post-15931883247191771352010-09-23T18:27:42.687+02:002010-09-23T18:27:42.687+02:00Good point about the groom holding the horse. Ther...Good point about the groom holding the horse. There's a picture here: http://www.gelfling.dds.nl/cotehardie.html of a 13th century carving of a woman wearing a 'cotehardie' a fitted, late-mediaeval women's dress that often buttoned up. Can't tell from the carving which way, though :). As I understand it (and I am no expert on mediaeval garb) the stays came later (sixteenth, 17th century). Lacing was common too, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553172421381359137.post-69235121714433313462010-09-23T17:34:58.673+02:002010-09-23T17:34:58.673+02:00Hi! Longtime lurker, first time posting. I read so...Hi! Longtime lurker, first time posting. I read somewhere that men's clothing buttoned on the left so that their sword hand could be free. How many men engaged in swordplay while getting dressed, I can't imagine. Love your blog, and your sewing/designing talent!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895625114035965626noreply@blogger.com