This month I want to show you the ultimate royal dress, the rekonstruktion of a gown made for Queen Margrethe the 1. of Denmark. The original dress was made in the beginning of the 15th century and was kept in a closet near the queen's tomb in the Roskilde Cathedral. In 1659 it was stolen during the war by Sweedish soldiers and can be seen today in Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden.
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| The rekonstruction on a model |
The dress is made with gold brocade, the most exquisite medieval taylors had to offer. Just look at it! It might have been tradition to have a gold dress when you were extremely rich, because I have read a wedding budget from a wealthy danish nobleman that mentions a golden dress as a part of the bridal clothes (along with 11 other dresses). The golden fabric is embroided with silk silver thread.
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| The brocade used for the rekontruction dress. |
It might not be inexpensive if you want to attempt to make one yourself, but it would no doubt look like a fairy tale dress and be the ultimate medieval princess gown. :-)
I love the simple lines and mimimal embellishment - so important when you have a fabric that luxurious. The emerald green underdress is perfect and the model is so beautiful and regal, she indeed looks like a Queen.
ReplyDeleteAlmost sad that we live in such a disposable society today - a far cry to a time when clothing was treated like treasure and made to last.
Indeed, I love that fabric could be considered as valuable as precious metals. A luxurious piece of fabric can be a delicious feeling in the fingers
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