RENAISSANCE CLOTHING

By: Sarah Hawk

CHARACTERISTICS

Around the 1490’s costumes became the new kind of style and that is when the Renaissance began.

Dark color, black velvet, white linen, gold, and burgundy were the common colors worn.

Rich, heavy materials, large sleeves, close to the body garments, large hip clothing, and heelless shoes were also the commonly worn.

Feathers on hats, and men especially wore tights.

CLOTHING FOR WOMEN

Smock or shift

Hose

Corset or bodice

Farthingale

Stomacher

Petticoat

Forepart

Under Clothing:

Both from clip art

Corset

Smock

Gown

Separate sleeves

Ruff

Cloak

Shoes

Hat

Over Clothing:

http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/renaissance.htm

CLOTHING FOR MEN

Shirt

Hose

Codpiece

Corset

Under Clothing:

Hose

ShirtBoth from clip art

Doublet

Separate sleeves

Breeches

Belt

Ruff

Cloak

Shoes

Hat

Over Clothing:

http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/renaissance.htm

CLOTHING DEFINITIONS

•Flat Cap is a hat that is flat with a soft crown and moderately broad brim, often associated with Henry VIII

•Jerkins are a short velvet or leather jacket, usually sleeveless, similar to a vest/ waistcoat

•An Upper Hose is full trunks that extended from upper thighs to waist.

•Nether Hoses are stockings that covered the lower edges of the leg.

•Clocking is embroidery on the socks at the ankle and sometimes on boots.

•Funnel sleeves are sleeves that start big and tighten toward the cuff.

•Duckbill shoes are very wide square-toed, slipper-like shoes, often decorated with jewels, puffs or slashes.

•Stomacher is a false front or ornamental covering on the front of bodice.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Elizabethan Era. N/A. March 20, 2008. Web. January 16, 2012

R. Scott. Renaissance. N/A. 2010. Web. January 16, 2012