FOLKWEAR PATTERN #217

Poet's Shirt

The Romantic Revival of the early I9th century found expression even in the way the poets dressed. Byron, Shelley, and Keats wore their collars open - a revolutionary digression from fashion! French authoress George Sand took not only a man's name, but men's clothing to express her views on the equality of the sexes. Our Poet's Shirt from the 1820s and 1830s was worn by non-poets with the collar turned up and wrapped with a carefully tied cravat. Boys' collars often had an added ruffle, as in View B, and were worn open.

All the pieces of the shirt are rectangular, except the neck facing. Full sleeves with underarm gussets are gathered at the shoulder; the straight collar falls back from a faced front slit opening.

View A has a plain collar and narrow cuffs. View B has a ruffle at the collar and front opening, and self-formed ruffled cuffs.

On both views, the shoulders are lined and shaped by small neck gussets. Optional side slits may be reinforced with small gussets. A narrow or wider neck facing finishes the neck slash.

A diagram for the triangular cravat, and instructions for tying it, are included in Poet's Shirt Lore and Authentic Detailing, as well as a simple openwork technique used on the collar of our original.

Description:

Medieval

Renaissance

Halloween

Robin Hood

LARP

Past Pattern #217

Folklore

Pirate

Men's

Women's

Costume

Sewing Pattern

Adult Size: small medium large

Women's Bust 30 1/2-38 Small-Large

Men's 34-38

Condition:

Un-Cut sewing Pattern.

Pattern is factory folded.

Wear on the outside corners.

The instructions look to be complete.

Printed in the U.S.A. 1981