A Spanish saya (gown) for a middle class woman circa 1520. Based upon the seated woman from the Altarpiece of San Felix de Girona, “Preaching of Saint Felix to the Women of Girona”, held by the Girona Art Museum. Patterning and fabric choice based on the Saya y sayuelo de paño para muger pattern layout, folio 25 of Diego de Freyle’s 1588 Geometria y traça para el oficio de los sastres patterning manual. Construction and stitch choices based on the satin gown worn by Eleonora of Toledo as profiled in Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion 3.
Name:
Elena de la Palma