The black velvet is a little too clearly an Italian Rennaissance dress to be convertable to a Greek look, unless you''re not exacly caring so much about historical accuracy.
The red one also is a more modern design, but you made no mention of attemting to make it look Greek....
Both of these dresses have the benefit of being warm, and both are pretty, and need to come out and play... I like the red a little better though
*********** If you were going for a Greek Goddess look, a simple bedsheet with the top 1/3rd folded down... wrap arround your left side, and pin at both shouldiers with matching broaches. This leaves the right side open, revealing nudity (historicaly accurate here, not Hollywood''s version) then girdle with a length of braid.
This more historically accurate look has several disadvantages... one is the imodesty of leaving the right side open, and another is the lack of warmth
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Date: 2004-10-26 10:53 am (UTC)The red one also is a more modern design, but you made no mention of attemting to make it look Greek....
Both of these dresses have the benefit of being warm, and both are pretty, and need to come out and play... I like the red a little better though
***********
If you were going for a Greek Goddess look, a simple bedsheet with the top 1/3rd folded down... wrap arround your left side, and pin at both shouldiers with matching broaches. This leaves the right side open, revealing nudity (historicaly accurate here, not Hollywood''s version) then girdle with a length of braid.
This more historically accurate look has several disadvantages... one is the imodesty of leaving the right side open, and another is the lack of warmth