heraldic dresses

matilda · Post by **matilda** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:07 pm

I'm thinking about making some heraldic costume, only to be worn very rarely! but I like a challenge.

I'm ok with viewing the colours from the front, but what happens when you view from behind.....?

Should the colours be round the right way, or reversed? I have a cross in the top LH quadrant when you look from the front, so when you look at the rear view (not to be recommended on the whole....

) should the cross be in the top left, or top right.

Should have gone for something symmetrical!

Denise

Hamish McD · Post by **Hamish McD** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:19 pm

Normaly colours are identical rear as front, then if viewed from behind your still wearing the same colours, as some regiments/colours are just the reverse of others and they are designed to remove confussion not add...

but on a heraldic dress.... I'd guess it should be the same rule!

Makes sense to me!

matilda · Post by **matilda** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:26 pm

thanks Hamish...

I just wondered if I should be dressed as if I were a flag!

Dianne · Post by **Dianne** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:42 am

But Matilda......... where would you put the pole????????

Hamish McD · Post by **Hamish McD** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:10 pm

Dianne, now thats a leading question... and having seen matilda fight, I'll not follow that lead!!!!!

Gerald ye Herald · Post by **Gerald ye Herald** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:31 pm

Heraldic banners are a mirror image on the reverse ie: a rampant lion
always faces the 'Dexter' (pole) so would be facing it on the rear also.