Phrase of the week, that is.
Anyways.
I'm thinking of added a "persona-in-a-box" to my A&S 50 list. If I understand correctly, the persona box contains plenty of info on a region and time period to get someone set with a basic persona. Kinda like ready-to-wear versus couture. hahaha.
I'm feeling miffed and cranky over the "if a saint wears it in the painting, the costume is allegorical and therefore not historically accurate (read: wearable)". Most paintings are religious in nature so costume reference is really thin otherwise. I could say that the portraits of royalty would be right out also as that is not reflective of the norm. *sighs* I could just ignore what 'they' say, but it's difficult.
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1 year ago
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Hi Armelle,
Just because a saint is wearing it only suggests that it _could_ be allegorical, not necessarily that it _is_ allegorical. Compare what you are looking at to other fashions of the time and place. If it is similar, it may not be allegorical and fine for inspriration for garb.
BTW, have you found the Frazzeled Frau site yet?
Happy New Year,
Wyn
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