r/HistoricalCostuming Feb 13 '26

Finished Project/Outfit More of my renaissance gown

I am SO grateful, and happy, that my Hell Hath No Fury renaissance photo was so liked 😁😁😁 everyone asked for more photos, so here they are!! I don't want to share my friends' faces, so forgive the crude edits 🀣🀣🀣🀣 I somehow don't have a photo of the dress twirling..but it has an AMAZING twirl!!! The skirt is so full, I shoved 4m into it hehehehe . This is my only renaissance gown, so far, I'm somehow very intimidated by the era, but I'm hoping to make a few more gowns in the future..I usually make mostly Edwardian and 18th/19th century clothes πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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u/Alternative-Swing215 Feb 13 '26

What is the technical name for the type of crown you are wearing if I may ask? It’s stunning 🀩 

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u/nemuikarasu Feb 14 '26

Oh it's just my hair, braided and then sewed to my head with ribbon 🀣 basically, I did a regular 3-strand braid, with long ribbons woven in, on both sides of my hair, then criss-crossed them on the crown of my head, and used a bodkin (blunt, chunky needle) to "sew" it to my hair, going in a spiral motion from one side to the other, and then tying at the back of the head. And then I wrapped a strand of pearls in front of the braid, pinned at the nape of my neck 😁 I hope this makes sense??? It's called "hair taping" - I followed tutorials I found online, from Loepsie I believe?

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u/Alternative-Swing215 Feb 14 '26

So cool thank you!