The Earth Is Flat: & Other Dressmaking Conventions

'Till the start of the over and above challenge! I'm gonna go to bed now, but it's nice to know I (almost) could start...if only...

The hair ornament. The lace. I may not be able to resist this one. Portrait of Eleonora Ganzaga Pourbus Frans il Giovane, 1602-1603 Polo Mus...

I've finally gotten a clue about just how helpful it could be to use the additional pages in this blog as a place to store my favorite i...

Portrait of a Woman Unknown Tuscan Artist, 1590-1610 Uffuzi, Inventory of 1890, Item #2300 It's really too bad that I don't need ano...

Zingarella, Boccaccio Boccaccino, 1504-1505 Uffuzi Gallery, Florence Inventory of 1890 item number 8539 Apparently Zingarella is an Italian...

I found another Portrait of Maria Salviati the one in the frame is by Jacopo Carucci after Pontormo, 1543-1545 Inventory Number 3565 from th...

Haven't you always secretly wanted one? Portrait of Victoria Colonna Cristofano Dell'Altissimo, 1552-1568 Polo Museum, Fiorentino In...