Resources: Ottoman Turkey, 1500-1700
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sca_attireThe Ottoman Empire was a Turkish state which lasted from 1299-1922, but the height of its power was in the 16th and 17th centuries.
This post is for providing resources on clothing, jewelry, hats, shoes, and other dress accessories in the 16th-17th century Ottoman Empire. These can be books, websites, museums with artifacts, or anything else you find helpful in making Ottoman clothing.
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This post is for providing resources on clothing, jewelry, hats, shoes, and other dress accessories in the 16th-17th century Ottoman Empire. These can be books, websites, museums with artifacts, or anything else you find helpful in making Ottoman clothing.
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Comment: Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets, edited by Julian Raby & Alison Effeny.
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[book] Ottoman textiles and clothing
Date: 2010-04-12 09:49 pm (UTC)Product blurb:
Status symbols, diplomatic gifts, artistic mediums, and economic treasures--figured silk fabrics were among the most powerful and most characteristic artistic products of the Ottoman Empire. Wars were fought for control of silk revenues, and governments devoted major bureaucratic efforts toward the organization, regulation, and taxation of silk production. "Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose" is the most comprehensive and magnificently illustrated overview of Ottoman silk textiles of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its lavish, full-bleed, six-color reproductions of fabrics from the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and from lesser-known ecclesiastical treasuries in the Balkans, Sweden, Poland, and Russia, demonstrate the creativity of Ottoman weavers in rich detail, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in design or a general appreciation for visual delights. Accompanied by scholarly essays that shed light on the different historical, legislative, economic, and technological factors that determined the history of these textiles.
This is an amazing book with TONS of color photos of fabrics and garments, including a few details of closures and trim. There's also a lot of information on dye and weaving processes. The only drawback (besides price) is that it's about the fabrics more than the garments, so there isn't always as much information about construction and detailing as the costumer might like.
[email list] SCA Turkish Personas
Date: 2010-04-12 09:51 pm (UTC)http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Turkish_Personas_Moderated/
[website] Ottoman clothing links and resources
Date: 2010-04-12 10:01 pm (UTC)From the introduction: Bear in mind that the Ottomans weren't cohesive until rather late in SCA period, and didn't conquer Constantinople until 1453. So most surviving art and garments from the Ottomans is chiefly late 15th century and later.
I don't know how often it's updated and there are likely to be some broken links, but the bibliography is awesome and it's a great starting point.
[website/pdf] Ottoman women's and men's clothing
Date: 2010-04-12 10:04 pm (UTC)The website contains part of the 17th century section, but the downloadable PDF covers 1500-1800.
http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/OttomanPatterns.htm
Images and sketches of Ottoman men's garments.
[patterns] Commercial patterns from Reconstructing History
Date: 2010-04-12 10:08 pm (UTC)RH405 - Ottoman Turkish Gentleman
RH406 - Ottoman Turkish Woman
RH407 - Ottoman Turkish Dancer
RH408 - Ottoman Turkish Accessories
I use the term "commercial" because these are patterns sold by a company for profit, not free online patterns. Reconstructing History is a small company that produces carefully researched historical patterns.
[website] Ottoman women's clothing
Date: 2010-04-12 10:10 pm (UTC)Starts at late 15th and 16th century clothing and progresses through 19th century.
[book reviews] Three Ottoman embroidery books
Date: 2010-04-12 10:14 pm (UTC)Reviews of:
Ottoman Embroidery by Roderick Taylor, 1993.
Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery by Sumru Belger Krody, 2000.
Ottoman Embroidery by Marianne Ellis and Jennifer Wearden, 2001.
[website] Period images of Ottoman clothing
Date: 2010-04-12 10:15 pm (UTC)[article/pattern] Man's caftan pattern and analysis
Date: 2010-04-12 10:32 pm (UTC)To my knowledge, the only detailed diagram and analysis of an extant Ottoman garment in English. Very interesting!
[website] Ottoman woman's outfit pattern development
Date: 2010-04-12 10:34 pm (UTC)A cutting diagram of a woman's coat (entari): http://13costumes.livejournal.com/8233.html
Layout for a shirt (gomlek) and pants (shalvar): http://13costumes.livejournal.com/5684.html
Layout for a chirka: http://13costumes.livejournal.com/9048.html
Photos of the finished outfit in layers: http://13costumes.livejournal.com/7335.html
[website] Ottoman clothing, textiles, buttons, tutorials
Date: 2010-04-13 10:23 pm (UTC)A bunch of stuff on Ottoman clothing, textiles, and research how-to here, including a great tutorial on making Ottoman-style thread-wrapped buttons.