Category: 16th century

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Costume Movie Happiness

From the Masterpiece Theatre newsletter: Coming in November! THE VIRGIN QUEEN

Sundays, November 13 + 20, 2005. Anne-Marie Duff stars as The Virgin Queen in a lavish new two-part drama based on the improbable rise and tumultuous reign of one of England’s greatest monarchs: Elizabeth I. The series explores the full sweep of Elizabeth’s life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister, “Bloody” Mary ); through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Spanish Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protege, the Earl of Essex.

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Oh My

I’d only heard offhand, unclear references to Moda a Firenze 1540-1580: Lo stile di Eleonora di Toledo e la sua influenza (Fashion in Florence 1540-1580: The style of Eleanora of Toledo and her influence), but my recent interest in Italian fashions of the 16th c. made me decide to hunt it down. And WOW, am I glad that I did! The book (in Italian and English) is simply gorgeous, with tons of portraits I’ve never seen before. But most importantly… want to see what Eleanora of Toledo’s burial dress really looks like? Want a research update on the dress (ie it never had sleeves)? Want to see a beautiful, full-length AND detail shot of this dress? Then get thee this book! Unfortunately it’s a bit hard to track down (and expensive — it seems to run in the $60 range, plus shipping from Italy) ) — try searching for books in Italian on Bookfinder.

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Felicità

I am going to be joining Bella Donna Venetian Courtesans, a group that performs at the northern Calif. Heart of the Forest Renaissance Faire. I just found out yesterday, and I am already sitting on my hands to keep them from starting work on an appropriate outfit. (Guess it might be good to figure out my character and what sort of costuming guidelines the group would like me to stick to, eh?) But that’s not stopping my mind from buzzing!