Boromir's Red tunic
The red tunic is three-quarter length. It buttons up the front with long
rectangle buttons. It is slit in back for riding. Body
of shirt is plain red, either matt silk or cotton.
It has a high necked mandarin collar that is decorated in wire beading.
This looks like a custom piece of gold bullion.
The sleeves are set in and decorated with gold bullion embroidery
(coiled wire) Indian Sari. It appears that the the sleeve
trim is from the edge of the sari.
(A substitute for the gold work is just a heavy gold trim on the edges
and some beads on the sleeves.)
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Detailing of collar beading, slightly fuzzy |
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| Sleeve detailing. (All 3
main layers together.) |
Closer view of just the wire work |
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| Center of the tunic. Note
how the button looks are done |
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- Book pictures
- For sleeve and neck embroidery for the shirt: Official Movie
Guide: page 41. Sleeve can be seen in bottom corner. (Also
page 28 of the Visual Companion.)
- Silver rectangular buttons for red shirt and fastening for doublet,
same page.
Buying Bits
- The Sleeves
- According to sources, those sleeves are made from the edge of a wire
embroidered sari. Best bet, find your local Little India and find
their sari shops.
- Under tunic is plain red silk, it could be made from the plain parts
of the sari.
- Buttons <-- exact buy
- Kestrel found the maroon under tunic buttons that
seem to be EXACTLY what Boromir has on his They are:
- JHB International
#90056
3/4" (Silver)
$1.35 for two (at Jo-Ann Fabrics)
His might actually be 1" buttons
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This page was last updated
04/22/08
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