I was a bit unsure
about reading A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel simply because I know
next to nothing about French history (or any history other than British history
for that matter) so I wasn't sure whether I would follow it. I'm glad I did read
it, it's an amazing book.
It was quite a while
after I finished it that I google image searched Lucile Desmoulins and came up
with this picture (which is believed to be of Lucile Desmoulins) and decided to
use it for a design sketch.
I've called this
design a summer coat, is that an actual thing? I'm not sure. It probably ought
to exist, if only for the Great British summertime. This design loosely copies
the clothes worn by Lucile Desmoulins in the portrait. I have found the colour almost
impossible to get right, and I'm still not sure about it, the colour in the
portrait looks prettier.
The coat has a
gathered front like the one in the portrait, an embroidered waist panel and
reaches to the top of the thigh. It has close fitting sleeves, a high collar
and a semi shoulder cape (I don't know if there's a better name for that.) It
fastens at the front with small buttons.
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Detail on the embroidered waist panel
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| Detail on the collar |
I hope you like this design, it is part of my
'Designs inspired by Literature' project. For more designs, check back here
next week or visit my other blog, Bronzedale Bridal Designs at www.bronzedalebridaldesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
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