Renaissance

Fashion
by:niroma & raven

What's the difference between Medieval and Renaissance

clothing?
Main difference - Ease of garments
Medieval

Typically loose and flowing

Men mostly wear tunics down to their knees. Wears wool pants
Most women wears long tunic which reaches to their ankles
Wears a wool cloak over

Renaissance

Exaggerated. Corseted their waists.

Men wears a shirt and a coat. Wears colorful tights or stockings
Women all wear long dresses
Wore more jewelry and curled hair

Elizabeth I influence
Queen Elizabeth I:
Clothes were worn to show status symbol
Style was admired and mimicked
Women would put a great deal of white powder to match her pale complexion
Influenced women to pluck their eyebrows and forehead
Ruffs began to grow higher and larger. Skirts and sleeves became wider.

Henry VIII influence

King Henry VIII:

Handsome, symbol for manliness.

Slashing and puffing, stuffing sleeves and shoulders.
His clothing today would costs $3,140,000

A Venetian ambassador quoted; His majesty is the handsomest potentate I ever set
eyes on; above the usual height, with an extremely fine calf to his leg, his complexion
very fair and bright, with auburn hair combed straight and short,his throught being
rather long and thick
He was the best-dressed sovereign in the world. His robes [were] the richest
and most superb that [could] be imagined: and he [put] on new clothes every Holyday (San
Paterniano italian saint)

Nobles and royalty/upper class

Made of: Silk, Satin, Velvet, Brocade, Leather,Taffeta and furs
Gold and silver is used for embroidery

Pearls and gems are used for decoration for the wealthy.
Capes/hats made from velvet and other luxury fabrics
Bright colors ex. purple, crimson and gold
leather boots and shoes/expensive fabrics

Commoners/lower class
Made of: linen (light cool fabric), wool and sheepskin
Can only afford a limited amount of clothing (one set of clothing)
Less restrictive, both for freedom or movement.
Law to wear a certain clothing
Simple and plain brown, beige and yellow.
Worn to keep warm and to withstand hard work

Men
Mostly wore club-toed shoes with a flat cap
Their white shirt is embroidered with black silk.
Their shoulders were padded causing them to look wider and square
an ideal look for men.
Doublet (vest)
Tights/stockings

Women
Changed little by little over the years but still the same concept.
Gowns, sleeves of the gown were narrow at the shoulders
Exposes neckline
Dresses were passed down from the mothers to their daughters and aunts to their niece
Velvet indicates their wealthy position
Women that were unmarried would wear their hair down. Married women would have their hair up and
tied.

Fun Facts! :L
The painting Mona Lisa is painted during the renaissance by Leonardo Da Vinci. continued
The people were not very clean. They rarely bathed and
only washed their clothes a couple of times a year.
Queen Elizabeth I died from lead poisoning from her overly
worn makeup.
Colors were important and had a meaning. Ex: Green meant
love.
Sumptuary law

citations
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Renaissance Fashion. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09, 2016, from
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://renaissancepoetry0.weebly.com/renaissance-fashion.html
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://mens-fashion.lovetoknow.com/Elizabethan_Fashion_for_Men
Queen Elizabeth's. (n.d.). Retrieved February 17, 2016, from http://www.elizabethancostume.net/influence.html
Mike & Mary's Wedding ~ Medieval Setting. (n.d.). Retrieved February 17, 2016, from

Citations cont.
Renaissance Clothing and Sumptuary LAWS. Paige L. Hanson, University of Michigan-Dearborn. Web. 14 Sept. 2010.
History of Costume. 14 May 2012. Web.
Renaissance. (n.d.). Retrieved February 17, 2016, from http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance.php
Influence of the Tudors. (2012). Retrieved February 19, 2016, from
https://historyofeuropeanfashion.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/influence-of-the-tudors/
Scott R. Robinson, 1 May 2002. Web.
Comparison between Middle Ages and Renaissance. 29 Jan. 2015. Web.

Thank you! Have a nice day!

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