The Tudor Revolution

  While most of 16th century Italy loved to dress in bold colors, there were some groups of people who wore the ancestor of our little black dress. Frequently this dress was prescribed based on social customs and laws in the different cities over time. My primary inspiration for this dress was focused on Roman women in the later 16th century. The history I found while making this dress deserves its own video, so today we are going to focus on how I made this 16th century little black dress called a sottona. Materials I used for this dress are listed below. All Amazon links are affiliate links: Black Cotton Damask Linen Canvas Cotton Quilters Batting https://amzn.to/3rWsRvR Black Medium Weight Linen Black Cotton Thread https://amzn.to/44P8wat Wool Hem Braid Black Velvet Remnant Lacing Rings Embroidery Floss for Eyelets https://amzn.to/47clbFV Scissors https://amzn.to/3rYWlZP Play list for 16th Century Costuming projects and techniques: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li...