Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=309245&Start=1&Sectionid=0&WhatsNew=Yes

Just a quick bit of market research. Do any of you guys have a need for clothing similar to the outfit modelled in the picture at the above link?

Well, as just one individual, I would suspect there is SOME kind of market. There are a few medieval dresses for V running around. And with the wide use of Ironharts's buildings, I would suspect that would raise a need. PhilC has some stuff already in the genre.

Attached Link: http://costume.dm.net/

YES! And many other members will second that :p There are many, many wonderful 'middle ages' products that unfortunately turn out being too late in the period 1600's on, wrong millinary (hats, etc) on dresses, designs that borrow too much from various other eras or 'fall' with modern lines rather than following more accurate details. They end up looking more like Simplicity or McCalls' patterns modeled copies. Most of the designs available now free or marketplaces are wonderful...please don't get me wrong! But...if someone is looking to recreate something with authentic as possible details, its next to impossible without having to do some major mix-and-match. And now that the subject is up...how about some codpieces for Mike...elizabethan underpinnings for Victoria/Posette! Ok...enough deviation... I love the design on the doublet...the slashing texture on the sleeves with chemise 'showing' is very, very cool :) The ruff looks good and...wooohoo! Codpiece right? Here's a link for more info on Ren clothing if you don't already have it.

Yep .. Coulda just used that a couple of months ago for a piece

As long as it's not armor-- filled up to here on armor-- bring it on. I still have a Tarot I'd like to build and Real Renaissance clothes would be prime. Not to mention the potential for high fantasy. Emily

Attached Link: http://www.costumes.org/pages/medievalinks.htm

As long as they are accurate in construction. For women, there should be a separate chemise with an overdress for some styles, something that modelers have pretty much ignored. The men's clothing tends to be more accurate, however once again they are usually made in all one piece so there is no way to mix and match the different pieces. I would love to see some authentic Edwardian outfits, but would also love to see some even earlier then that. It could be a real goldmine for someone if they take the time and do it accurately and offer some variety :) And if someone would also come up with the headpieces that go with those time periods!!! BONUS!! Here's another link for you: Pendy

Oh and not to mention the beautiful costumes for both the men and women in the Lord of the Ring movies...I'm so wanting someone to start on those!!! LOL!!! Pendy

I'd love period specific costumes.

Attached Link: http://www.philc.net/elizabethan1.htm

I want authenticity! One of the things I appreciate most about PhilC's set of Elizabethans is his effort to accurately construct the costumes. SergeMarck's work is the same way. The headpieces and shoes and accessories must be right, too. They often date an image down to a specific moment in time, but they are also emblematic of an age. Don't try to build something which will work over a 300 year lifespan, even peasant clothing changed faster than that! A tip for selling, and maybe even modeling, would be to pose your figures appropriately. The weight and construction of a garment often affects the stance. Carolly

yes, yes, yes!!! but as Queri says as long as it isn't armor.

PhilC's pieces were done in part for a historical site in England. So he had documentation to work from. The biggest problem faced by many is the plain fact that the clothes in this time period for women changed the body shape a great deal. Now that injection MORs are becoming more common, perhaps a merchant will supply the correct body morphs to match the clothing. The Elizabthen figure is VERY different from Rennaissance or modern.

The costume in the render at the start of the thread is based upon illustrations from a German book that I managed to acquire a couple of years ago. The book is "Meister IK Wappenbuch" and is full of contemporary figures illustrating the civic heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire, and is dated 1579.