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Italian renaissance clothing • The Clothes say a lot. • Men’s fashion in Italy • Knee Length houppelande lined and banded in fir made of silk. • Sleeves made to appear larger in shoulders • Boots and Tights • High class
Italian renaissance clothing • The length of the garment was sign of class or age • Older men wear longer coats and outfits than younger men. • Showing off the calf was very revealing. • Cod piece used to cover groin when wearing tights • Shoes
Italian renaissance clothing • Servant Girl by Uccello in Birth of virgin fresco • Note how plain dress is compared to the gentleman above. • Footwear • Colors
Italian renaissance clothing • Jacopo Chimenti named l’Empoli (1551-1640), Wedding of Maria de’ Medici and Henry IV King of France, Oil on canvas, 242 x 242 cm, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. • The dress for the upper class female is very different
Italian renaissance clothing • Then • Men wear tights to show sign of wealth and status. • The more elegant the gown the higher class you were. • Now • Women were shorter dress length. • Men were pants. • Dyes are much more colorful.