alexseanchai | (no subject)

I think she's actually in really good condition for a doll that cost me $5 at Goodwill.

Copying over the ETA from last post: It occurs to me that the peplos is a bare-armed style. (The chiton isn't, but the chiton doesn't work for this purpose.) Doll's cloth body includes cloth arms almost to the wrist. I believe I need to add a cloak or shawl. Google is not telling me dimensions or materials of an epiblema, but I'll bet it's a heavier wool in dimensions suitable for a rectangular shawl. Google is telling me the himation is four to six feet wide and six to eight feet long (which, for this 15" doll, I'm going to parse as 15" x 22"), but that doesn't seem a reliable source? Anyway, I definitely want a heavier material for the himation than for the peplos proper. I also want a source that tells me how women wear the thing. If only because the male way to wear the thing still leaves the right arm bare!

It also occurs to me that doll's feet are plain white ceramic. (Or possibly porcelain.) I could use the stockings and booties she came with, but that wouldn't look particularly authentic. Sandals or barefoot would look authentic if not for the ceramic feet that, for entirely sensible reasons I'm sure, weren't shaped or painted in as much detail as the hands. (It kind of looks like she's wearing white boots, actually.) I'm not sure what to do here.

Next step: the shopping trip.

—which does NOT include buying dichroic glass cabochons on Etsy and tie tacks and clutches on Fire Mountain Gems.

(Yet.)