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Dress of Marie de Medici

 

  Light violet silk corset is made according to the extant „pair of bodies“ deposited in Westminster Abbey intended for the effigy of English Queen Elizabeth I st (ca 1603). The pattern was published by J.Arnold in Costume (vol. 41, 2007). The corset reconstruction is bordered by a leather same as the original. The fastening eyes are reinforced by metal eylets. A white string is made by lucet technique.
  Photo was taken by Ing. Premysl Polasek in Tovacov castle.
 

 
Tailor's - Catany, Dress of Marie de Medici, part 8
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