I decided that I’m never going to wear the old black linen doublet again, so I’m making it an organ donor. I took the lacing strip off it, refurbshed it some, and installed it on the new doublet. There’s a bit of a gap in the back, but that should be fine; I can always make an extra bit to fill in that spot if I really need a point in the back. The old doublet also had a perfectly good set of thread wrapped buttons that deserve to see the light of day again.
I haven’t yet decided whether or not to put shoulder wings on the doublet. Most of the Moroni portraits feature jerkins that cover up the shoulders of the doublet, so it’s hard to say what would be most appropriate. There’s certainly room for them under the puffed cap sleeves on the jerkins, though. This doublet has fairly substantial wings, while this one seems to have none (though it is a bit of a weird case in many ways). This portrait shows small wings, but it’s also a good bit later, so who knows how it compares. My grey suit and blue suit both lack wings, while the red suit has them, so I may go ahead and add some small wings just for kicks. I can always get rid of them later if I change my mind, I suppose.