Late Medieval Fashion Redressed

Year: 2018

Hiking the Camino Primitivo, a Medieval Immersion

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Memories and Mind Expansion I travel for two reasons — the memories I carry with me afterwards and the expansion of my understanding of the world. Trips I took decades ago still loom in my consciousness; sharp, fresh moments of joy and profound satisfaction. I remember visiting the pueblos carved into the side of mesas …

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The braids look lovely when framed with a simple silk veil.

Face-Framing Braids—Recreating a 14th-Century Hairstyle

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I’ve long been fascinated with the braided hair styles seen on women in Western European figural art of the mid-to-late 14th century—particularly in French works. To my modern eyes, women did charming and oddball things with their hair. The undeniable outlandishness of these braids make them fun to recreate. I am especially enamored of the …

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Late Medieval Fashion Redressed