16th Century Persian

I actually made this a little less than a year ago, but never got any pictures.

Today's event was hot enough that I decided to break the Persian out again. It's based on a number of Persian miniatures from the 16th century.

It is made completely from thin cotton quilting fabric. It consists of a pair of striped pants (hurray for pants!), and two tunics, worn one over the other. I've lined only the front lower portion of the top tunic in yellow, so I could turn the front back the show the lining.

The tunics are patterned almost exactly like t-tunics. I did take them in along the side of the torso slightly, to make them more fitted and less boxy. The bottom tunic is closed with buttons, and the second tunics use a button with a frog and loop system, similar to these.

I'm wearing a white linen headband which ties in the back of my head, with two veils pinned to it - the first is short and in copper silk, and a second is longer and in sheer green silk. Hopefully you can tell how the veil layers look in the picture below. Lots of information on Persian veils along with great examples from miniatures can be found on this excellent website.

I love this ensemble. It's a fun change from the 16th century Italian stuff I normally wear to events. It's relatively cool, and you get to wear pants while remaining historically accurate. And I love that I get to stay in my time period (16th century) while just moving over a few countries.