Common Byzantine women hairstyles/ headdresses. You can see the trend of pulled back hair topped with an bejeweled headdress.

Maria Andreeva as Sophia Palaiologina in the Russian TV series "Sophia" (2016) The Grand Duchess of Moscow Zoe (Sophia) Palaiologina, Grand Duchess of Moscow, was a niece of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI and second wife of Ivan III of Moscow. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 was not the total collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire. In southern Greece the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea continued on until 1460. The title despotes should not be confused with the term of despotism…

Here are some pictures for inspiration. Most are from “By the Emperor´s Hand: Military Dress and Court Regalia in the Later Roman-Byzantine Empire” de Timothy Dawson (2015). 7/31/21 …

Emperors often wore jeweled crowns with strings of pearls descending. Here you can also see Paludamentum on the right which is a cloack fassted over right shoulder with a jeweled brooch. This style of dress was worn by the wealthy and imperial class.

The luxurious Byzantine clothes.

Aaaand that one marks the end of my procrastination, no more lazyness. I swear the next thing you'll see is the pendant breakdown, and some other really cool projects too :)