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Women's Wear, circa 1450 (1706 words) |
 | I also suspect that, given the narrowness of the sleeves of the underdresses, and of the gowns themselves from the 1460s on, that the sleeves of the chemises were probably not as wide as they are on the albs. |
| In the earlier part of the period we are looking at, the gown seems to have been simply popped on over the underdress, and the lacing of the underdress shows under the neckline of the gown, as in Rogier van der Weyden's Deposition (c. |
| As one moves into the 1460s and 1470s, an inset piece in the v-neck which covers the lacing of the underdress and contrasts both with the gown and the underskirts becomes a standard part of the ensemble. |
| Lady Robyn (War of the Roses): Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data (1407 words) |
| Robyn, however, neither wishes to be queen nor to raise a brood of royals, for in the 1460s heirs tend to die young, usually by treachery. |
| In the 1460s, that means living with the constant threat of death. |
| In the 1460s, that means living under the constant threat of assassination. |
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