Marleins wardrobe

Marleins wardrobe

My persona is named Marlein Eberlin. She is born in the end of the 15th century and therefore grown up, and probably married (Im not but she would probably have been so I am covering my hair), during the first half of the 16th century. She lives in the south parts of Germany, probably near Bamberg och Nurnberg, maybe Coburg! Oooh, I would love to go to Coburg... I really like the Italian influenced German fashion, the square-necked bodices, the flat waists, that is the common style during this period. She is a townswoman, not poor, but not high nobility either. She is allowed a smaller amount of silk, some embroideries by fine materials, but uses wool in most her dresses. When building her wardrobe I wanted to make garments that felt credible so I needed to start with deciding who Marlein is, what kind of clothing she would wear. Mostly according to her social status, what would be a credible level.

Her wardrobe contains the following garments:

Shirt - Hemd
A linen shirt, low neckline
A linen shirt, high neck
A linen shirt, off-centered neckline
A linen shirt with lace trimmings

Gollar - Goller
One linen undergollar
One linen undergollar with black silk embroideries
One red gollar in silk brocade
One black wool gollar with red wool lining

Headwear - Kopfbedeckungen
Three veils, one in wool, one in silk and one in linen
Two unterhaube with wulst
A haube with silk embroideries (A bit too fancy for Marlein)
One plain white haube

Apron - Schurz
White linen apron with drawn threadwork
One black wool apron
Linen smock apron

Kirtle - Unterrock
One orange wool kirtle lined with white linen
One red wool kirtle lined with natural linen, with velvet trimmings
One thick wool winterkirtle

Gown - Rock
One red wool gown with black wool trimmings.
One orange gown with red trimmings (not really a dress for Marlein, but now and then she dresses up as a woman of the tross).

Shoes and socks
A pair of low-heeled leather slippers
A par of red wool stockings
Three pairs of small linen socks
One pair of green knitted stockings

Outerwear
Schaube with fur-lining
Red wool jacket with linen lining

Belt
A thin green leather belt
A thin brown leather belt

Jewelry
Two rings
A necklace

In the making
A new gown in green wool with black trimmings
A new gown in blue wool with black trimmings
A linen gollar with golden silk embroideries