Scalloped order Sleeve Houppelande Dress

Scalloped Sleeve Houppelande Dress

This long gown with an even longer back train is made out of poly-velvet; its full sleeve tippets and wide, tilted-out collar and bodice are all lined in colored satin. Known by historians as a scalloped Houppelande, it has extremely long arm tippets that are covered up and down the sides with lined scalloped. In keeping with the historical authenticity of the gown, it has a fairly high waistline and was often (but not necessarily) worn with a belt (belt in some of the photos is NOT included--for demonstration purposes only) and underdress or shirt. This is a garment for an upper-class lady only, not a peasant or your typical washer-woman in the castle. So wear it with pride. See below for more information on how this gown is meant to be worn and what made it so typically upper-class Renaissance in style.

**The belt shown in some of the photos is not included with the gown and is for demonstration purposes only.


SMALL: Chest: 36"; Upper waist line: (where bodice meets flared out skirt): 34"; Hips flare out very wide with pleating from over 60"; Shoulder: 14.5"; Gown length (to ground without train in front): 56"; Gown length in back with train: 65"; Length of scalloped arm tippets from shoulder to bottom scallop hem: 41"