In Elizabethan era materials such as velvet, satin and silk were very popular and used to create gowns and dresses for wealthy Elizabethan women. Because of this I felt that this collection of clothing was very relevant to Elizabethan era clothing and also a good contemporary comparison to look at whilst creating a full visual image of my character created in my hair and makeup designs.
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| Image sourced from Vogue Fashion Autumn Winter 2009 Dolce and Gabbana. http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2009/ready-to-wear/d-and-g/full-length-photos/gallery/363597 |
The above image is one of the dresses from the collection which I really admire, each gown or outfit In the collection appears to have a very contemporary Elizabethan theme that I could imagine Queen Elizabeth wearing in her symbolic portraits. The rich purple/Burgundy colour of the dress also reminds me of the popular Elizabethan colours worn in that era with matching French hoods, cauls and hats made of the same satin, velvet and silk materials. The dark colour of the dress contrasts against the models pale porcelain skin tone, which was desired in that era by many Elizabethan women as it was considered beautiful.
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| Anne Boleyn By unknown artist c1533-1536. Image sourced from National Portrait Gallery Website. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00142/Anne-Boleyn?LinkID=mp00109&role=sit&rNo=0 The portrait of Anne Boleyn above best describes the French hood I think could be worn with the contemporary dress from the Dolce Gabbanna collection. French hoods wear normally worn by women made from velvet material in dark contrasted colours. When the French hood was worn it would be with the hair down and straight with a centre parting. Like I mentioned before Anne Boleyn's French hood in this portrait makes her appear very pale as it contrasts against her porcelain skin tone. The neck line of the dress in this portrait is also very similar to the Dolce and Gabbana dress which makes me feel that there is so historical influence to the shaping of the dress also.  http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2009/ready-to-wear/d-and-g/full-length-photos/gallery/363652 Above is another dress I found inspiring from the collection, I really enjoy this image because it instantly reminds me of Queen Elizabeth in her 'The Armada portrait By George Gower. I really like the light cream and pink colours featured on the dress at it appears very girly and feminine. I feel that if this contemporary dress was worn in the Elizabethan era, that it would be worn by very young women and possibly ladies in waiting that served Queen Elizabeth. I love the shape of this dress also as it seems as if they have taken the dress from the portrait below and trimmed down the skirt and sleeves to create a summer version of the gown.  Image Sourced from Google. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=armada+portrait&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjiu6q4x67JAhVDzRQKHby0BEgQ_AUIBygB&biw=1920&bih=985 The dresses both have similar sleeve shapes and pattern also. It appears that in portrait the dress Queen Elizabeth is wearing Is made from velvet material which was a very common material used to create women's clothing. Just like in the portrait, the sleeves of the Dolce and Gabbana dress both share a similar puffy shape which accentuates the arms. Although the dresses do not share the same colour scheme they both have embroidered detailing, which was also very common in Elizabethan clothing because Queen Elizabeth wore similar things to communicate symbolism and many women copied this. |
In consideration of this collection of clothing and my contemporary Elizabethan character, I feel that my character; Elizabeth Brydges would wear a very similar short cut, Elizabethan inspired dress in a dark purple or burgundy colour with black detailing. I would want my characters dress to make my character appear deadly, sexy, desirable but also powerful and I feel that some of the gowns in the collection communicate exactly that. Although I have recently decided to name my final contemporary character the 'Revengeful bride', so because of this I feel that the cream and pink dress from above could also be used as my characters dress as my makeup design would make her look deadly enough.
Images and information are both found from the online source:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=armada+portrait&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjiu6q4x67JAhVDzRQKHby0BEgQ_AUIBygB&biw=1920&bih=985
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