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ahedderick:sartorialadventure:cicadianrhythm:kalessinsdaughter:comradegrantaire:madamehearthwitch:petermorwood:sartorialadventure:Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina Another visual demonstration that historical clothing wasn’t dingy and monochrome. All of these colours can be obtained from vegetable dyes, producing different shades depending on what mordant (colour fixative - alum, different metal filings, different vinegars) was used. See here and here for examples. BRING THIS FASHION BACK. Not clothes, but this was a palette developed by the National Museum of Denmark based on paint residue from archaeological finds for the purpose of painting a reconstructed hall. Apparently, they can tell from the chemical composition that the colours wouldn’t be mixed with black or white to mute them, but be used in their brightest form. Bright yellow and red was achieved with expensive dyes (orpiment and cinnabar) and was thus fashionable. (Source in Danish) @athingofvikings What is a man? An ecstatic little pile of pigments. ^reblogging for that comment My goal is to start recreating these some time in 2027, and effective May of 2029 switch to wearing these exclusively. They’re just so I love them SO much. -- source link
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