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Green "Laced" Ensemble
Marian spurns the Sheriff's authority and attempts to aid a starving village...
This is one of the more complicated (and therefore confusing) of Marian's ensembles, leaving me with some unanswered costuming questions. The main part of the dress is constructed from a lightweight forest-green knit fabric - I am not sure if the brown "jacket" is a separate piece or not, but I'm guessing that it is due to the fact that at the armhole there appears to be another green layer under the jacket (probably the bodice of the dress). It appears that the bodice and sleeve pieces are a slightly different shade (almost black) from the skirt piece of the dress, and we can see that both of them have a lightly gathered "ruched" look, while the skirt hangs straight. Although you can't see it clearly in any of the pictures, the skirt is split on the sides all the way up to waistline. The slit appears to be faced on the inside with a wide light-green strip of fabric and the dress is floor-length. Riding pants and boots are worn beneath.
The jacket has a "V" neckline and crosses and ties on the left side. There are gathers where the jacket ends just under the bust, and the entire neckline, armholes, front opening and bottom edge are lined with forest green, which contrasts with the light olive shade of the jacket. The edging is made up of a wide strip of fabric with narrow brown lacing running through evenly spaced black eyelets. It appears to a have a further layer of nearly invisible black leather piping on the outside edge. The sleeves start from the wrist and end a little bit below the armhole. On the outside of the sleeve, the same trim runs up the center and continues past the top of the sleeve until it meets the armhole, where it ties with brown leather. Marian wears a simple square bag over her shoulder in green and red stripes.
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"Punishment" Robe
After disobeying the Sheriff's orders, Marian is subjected to public humiliation...
Although it is only worn for a few minutes, I figured this simple item should be listed with the rest of Marian's costumes. It appears to be nothing more than a large fabric square with a hole cut in the center for her head and a rope holding it together at the waist. The heavily woven fabric has not been dyed and remains it's natural shade. We can see a peek of a white chemise underneath at the neckline.
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Pyjamas and Robe
Marian makes plans with Robin and continues her work, despite the risks...
I love these beautiful and practical pjs! :) They seem to be made from a lightweight off-white knit fabric and are edged with a bright gold trim. With a deep scooping neckline and straps going into a racer back, the top is beautifully ruched over the bust. Just below the empire waistline it has two panels that create the illusion of a split front and sides. The trim runs around the neckline, armholes, under the bust, around the bottom edge and along the sides of the "splits". The top appears to have built in support from the crease we can see across Marian's back.
The pants are hard to see but look like straight, loose white "gauchos", ending at mid-calf. The robe is the same length and seems to be very simple, with a lovely stripe and swirly pattern. It appears that the stripe is also cut from the fabric to finish the front edge f the robe, which also has a tie for the waist.
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P.S. I am going to be out of town early next week and soon after that comes vacation, so I will do the choker drawing on SUNDAY. If you haven't entered yet, do it now! :)
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