PP46/P Period Patterns #46. Women's German Puff-and-Slash Gowns, c. 1500 - 1545. German fashions of this time developed from the houpelande, and to a lesser extent, the cotehardie. In Southern Germany, Italian influence could be seen. These styles were worn in Switzerland, Austria, Bohemia, and Silesia, as well as in Alsace/Lorraine. This pattern contains women's sizes 6 - 20.

1. Gown with very low, rounded neck & tight sleeves ending in deep cuff over the hands; neckline, bodice front, cuffs and skirt decorated by guards. Front opening.
2. Gown with front cut wide, with narrow bustband and plastron, hooked and laced down one side front; deep U back neck; long tight sleeves ending in deep cuffs over the hands. Skirt seams are off center. Neckline can be decorated with guards or trim.
3. Gown with low rounded neck; tight sleeves unevenly slashed in 6 places to puff over a faked chemise undersleeves; higher waist. Sleeve trim. Front opening.
4. Gown with front cut wide, with low wide bustband and plastron hooked and laced down one side front; deep U back neck; upper and lower sleeves tied or laced along underarms and at elbow and shoulder, as desired. Skirt seams are off center; neckline and sleeves can be decorated with guards or trim.
5. Front-opening gown with low square neck, with tight sleeves evenly slashed in 9 places to puff over the faked chemise undersleeves. Optional - sleeves decorated with trim. Front opening.