As this Holy Season of Easter draws to a close, we have just a couple of further posts of the Studio's offerings of Festal vestments.
In this post is shewn a section of a simple chasuble made from white moiré taffeta and ornamented with a column at the front and the back. The columns are decorated with one of the Studio's braids Saint Edmund in colours of straw-gold, green and yellow. This braid, which features the IHS monogram, is based on a design of AWN Pugin.
This set of vestments is in the style we have called Saint Anselm; it is not elaborate, but neither is it just thrown-together. It is well-designed and of dignified appearance. Note that the column is made from a straw-coloured dupion silk, which complements the colour of the braid. We also find that the column is not of exaggerated width, but of substantial appearance. The shape of the neckline, coming to a shallow "V" at the front, but rounded at the back is elegant but sturdy and lacking the awful fold over collars which are all-too-frequently attached to chasubles.
There is much to be said for vestments of simple dignity. These vestments are well-made and will be serviceable for a number of years if treated respectfully.
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The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.
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