CV's rotated-corner, circle plan houppelande This is version two of this article. Note that there are many pictures, which will take a while to load.
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I discussed this theory with them in the summer of 1998, and then constructed the black and red houppelande to test the pattern. As such, the dress is a draft and not a final version, although it is meant to be wearable and presentable as a costume. In late winter of 2000, I made a men's version for my husband. This is a long page. Any theory is only as good as the results produced from it, so here are versions of the medieval artworks that informed their construction, and photos of the garments I made.