History
The new dress for the Renaissance began around the 1490’s. During this period clothing can be said that excessiveness in all costume areas began. Styles were taken differently in all countries. In Northern Europe for instance the padded sleeves, doublets and stockings, distorted the human's natural figure. Italy however did not go as far as Northern Europeans; England and France did the same as Italy by sticking to the modern medieval look. Germans, though, took it most seriously. They made improvements to the natural “silhouette”. They put large puffs on heads, shoulders, and thighs; small puffs, like boils, over chests, backs, arms, legs and feet. They put feathers on everything from wide brim hats to knees. Clothing followed suit with all other types of creative expression at this time- it went over the top to new discoveries.
Hairstyles
Men’s hair was bobbed but the length of your hair was chosen by your individual taste. Your hair could be straight or curled according to the nature of the wearer. As the 16th century advanced men wore their hair shorter, like most modern hair. The men wore variations of low-crowned, brimmed caps that were often turned up all around or with just one side turned up.
Women wore the low-crowned hat in the same fashion as men.
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Women wore the low-crowned hat in the same fashion as men.
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Women's Clothing
Women wore flowing gowns and elaborate headwear (ranging from headdresses shaped like hearts or butterflies to tall steeple caps and Italian turbans). Your dress style depended on what social class you were in. Say you were Royalty… you were allowed to wear purple; nobody could wear purple, unless you were Royalty. Peasants wore drab gowns, no sparkle, thickness and everything was dirty and messy. Girls also wore something called a corset, which was a thick piece of wire and wood covered with fabric, and had thick strong strings to tie closed. A girl wore a corset to make her look smaller and thinner.
Men's Clothing
Men wore tights and shirts that had puffy sleeves, ribbon and lace around the wrists and forearm. They also wore small boots that looked as if the men had pointed toes. The wealthier men wore more than this; sometimes you would see him carrying a sword in his belt loop. Knights in Rome wore shiny silver armor; they carried shields and swords. A lot of Roman knights carried smaller weapons such as knives, poisons and other small explosive devices and this was all part of their outfit for war.
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