09-04-2005, 07:42 PM
Are you sure the tunic shouldn't be wider, as suggested earlier? Basically, it seems a tunic was 'very' wide (elbow to elbow at least), then brought in for dress. Refer to Graham Sumner's illustration in 'Roman Military Clothing (1)' Plate H1 for the kind of outlandish dimensions for a tunic :wink:
It's very clear that without enough material in the width the pleats will not appear. The folds can only come from the amount of width available. Tunics with in-built sleeves suggest a narrow width to "hug your figure", if you get what I mean. You need a lot of extra material for the pleats to come from.
Cheers.
It's very clear that without enough material in the width the pleats will not appear. The folds can only come from the amount of width available. Tunics with in-built sleeves suggest a narrow width to "hug your figure", if you get what I mean. You need a lot of extra material for the pleats to come from.
Cheers.
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