Selfie in my new horned hennin
On January 20, 2018 I’ll be presenting my research, documentation, and finished hat for comment only at Montengarde’s Twelfth Night. I’m not entering the competition to be Montengarde’s next A&S champion (since I only stepped down as Kingdom champion in November!). I wanted to share my documentation here – in case I need a digital version at the event!
Horned hennin documentation PDF
To see the full blog post with even more photos of construction/etc, visit my horned hennin blog post, or click the category for 15th century French to see more research, accompanying garments, and other projects from this era.
UPDATE
Here’s a photo that the Baroness of Montengarde took of my display at Twelfth Night!
Horned hennin competition display
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