Orange Gamurra

Have you ever seen the movie, "Ever After,"? The one with Drew Berrymore as Danielle? It's one of my favorite movies.. and I gotta say, I lurve me some of the costuming. The main dresses worn in this movie are (even though it's set in france), are Italian Gamura. Sure, they took a little creative license with them (Danielle's sleeves are circa 1490, while her bodice is roughly 1520). Marguerite's gowns are pretty decent though, and stay within one time period (later 1400's, early 1500).


I decided to make a gamurra, and purchased Period Pattern 41. I made it pretty true to the directions the first time, with the slight modification of changing the lacing from the back to the side (front and side lacing are documentable in paintings, but I have yet to see back lacing). My gamurra is a florentine style with a squared neck.

I bag lined the bodice with an old pillow case - there is no real support in the bodice. I whipped stitched the front to the back at the shoulder straps. The bodice laces closed with solid cast jewelry spacers I purchased at Joannes.

You can see a small gap in my neckline, and that's because my dress isn't laced tight enough. I also made a pair of orange sleeves that I am in the middle of finishing.

Over all, it's not a bad pattern. It's very easy to work with, and modify :D When I make my next gamurra, I'll be raising the waist line and adjusting the neckline to be a more venetian fashion.