{"id":462,"date":"2019-09-03T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T22:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/?p=462"},"modified":"2019-09-03T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T21:00:34","slug":"a-tale-of-two-linen-skirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2019\/09\/03\/a-tale-of-two-linen-skirts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two (Linen) Skirts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two linen skirts, both comparable in dignity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have two Tang Dynasty skirts made of linen. One is pretty pastel pink-and-purple. The other is kick-you-in-the-face orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pink skirt is a split skirt, meaning that it is two panels pleated to bands with ties that are seamed at the sides, with a gap at the top so that it can be wrapped around the wearer’s waist and tied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My pink skirt, looking kind of orange and in need of an ironing before I wear it again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The orange skirt is a single-panel wrap skirt. It’s still a panel pleated to a band, but it is one long panel – long enough to wrap around the wearer 1.5 times, with ties at each end. It’s worn very similarly to a modern wrap skirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So. Much. Orange.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a (cued) video showing how to wear both kinds of skirt. (I can’t speak to the two-toned tie method’s period accuracy, since I haven’t seen ties in paintings that look like they are two colors, but it sure looks cool!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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