Luttrell Aprons and Pull-On Kirtles

[hat_plays_sims]

I've been meaning to get this one up for a while now, and what better time than while I'm waiting to see if my Blind Date will share their goodies?


A little hard work never hurt anyone.
-- Everyone's Mother

Dresses with aprons have been on my to-do list for ages, because I've got a load of cross-class stuff, but nothing much that screams 'peasant.' I was inspired by Matilda La Zouche, who was in turn inspired by the Luttrell Psalter, and now I have something that works beautifully (if ever so slightly pointlessly) as a bottom-only dress.

Well. Sort of pointlessly.



As with my wide-laced kirtles, the underside and stockings have been left blank, so the shift and hose from your top show through. If you use my placket shifts, you'll also be able to spot a narrow strip of shift at the cuff and collar. It's not a huge detail but I like it (and soon, I plan to have some more tops to go underneath. Soon.



So what did I do to this poor thing? Well, the kirtle texture is Sherahbim (an unholy fusion of Lady and Drama), but the gored seaming is mine. I was trying to replicate the look of a typical pull-over gown-- this one has no laces front OR back, so if you use it with Cynnix's loose untuckable top, it'll still look spiffy. The apron is a combination of M (linen, folds) and Iamliz13 (tie, smocking). I bumped the hell out of that smocking. Also the apron texture sits right exactly on the mesh's waistline, so if you find a bloused top, it should still look pretty good.

It plays well with most headgear.

It's available for Child, Teen, and YA/Adult/Elder ladies on the same mesh as the wide-laced kirtles (Jacci, Oph3lia, Io, a lot of mashing-up in that mesh). The adult and teen meshes do have a pregmorph, and this kirtle has long sleeves, so it's enabled for casual, maternity, and outerwear. Colors, of course, are by CuriousB, Pooklet, and Aelia, and the color-to-linen combos are the same as my chausses and placket shifts.

Naturally, because there are 82 colors, everything is texture-referenced and compressorized. Adults are the masters, so don't throw out the adult version of a color you want for kids or teens!

Okay, you know what, let's download!


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

These are awesome (well when has anything you've created ever been not awesome?) and it's nice to see something for peasants for once! They may be the final kick up my arse needed to create my novel 'hood and shove a bunch of medieval CC back into my game. Well. Once I've got more than only Double Deluxe installed.


Ribbon (from GOS)

[hat_plays_sims]

I'm so glad you like them, thank you! Peasants are such a neglected group. Either you're trying to pretend the stuff that's a little too plain for Her Ladyship works for a farmer's wife, or you've got four color selections and they're all covered in mud. Not that there's anything WRONG with mud, and anyone who wants to make dirty recolors of these should feel free, but it was long past time for some good big aprons over gowns that don't take fifteen minutes to put on.

[(Anonymous)]

I love these they are so well done.

[(Anonymous)]

This is unbelivably awesome! Pure awesomnes!!! Thank You so much for these! This is the most period accurate sims download I had ever seen! I think I will die of awesomness. You are a genious!

[hat_plays_sims]

Well, thank you so much! I try to stay as period-accurate as I can, and I'm glad you appreciate the effort.

[oeselian]

Those are awesomely plain
And i like Your clour choises

[hat_plays_sims]

Thank you! The peasantry needs plenty of options-- they outnumber everyone else.

[oph3lia]

Seeing all the great recolours you've made of these meshes, makes me considerably pleased I mashed them together :D

Now to download everything for when my job finally stops taking over my life and I get time to actually play.

[hat_plays_sims]

Only two so far! ... Well, two sets of 82 for three-ish ages, so I guess that is a lot. It's a great skirt mesh, I get a lot of mileage out of it in my game, and I'm still super-grateful you made it.

Thank you and good luck with your work/play balance!

[(Anonymous)]

I know that this is an oldish download, but I absolutely love it. One of my favourite dresses for Peasants. Thanks so much, Hat.
~Niam_h (PBK)