One of the bigger shocks of examining a lot of portraits/illustrations is that they consistently show less yardage used than we would expect. This isn't just because of different loom widths-- it's because it's the truth.
IIRC, various clothing inventories, which list the yardage of goods used to make up the stuff worn at court:
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Date: 2009-02-20 07:51 am (UTC)One of the bigger shocks of examining a lot of portraits/illustrations is that they consistently show less yardage used than we would expect. This isn't just because of different loom widths-- it's because it's the truth.
IIRC, various clothing inventories, which list the yardage of goods used to make up the stuff worn at court:
http://www.nachtanz.org/SReed/fabuse.html
Our 20th/21st century taste is for fuller garments.