1490s italian fashion

Introduction My target years for living history are the same years of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The Italian Wars were a series of violent conflicts for control of the Italian peninsula fought b…

Michael Mucklow Zachary, London (until d. 1837; his estate sale, Christie's, London, March 30–31, 1838, no. 45, as "Portrait of a young lady as Pomona," by Leonardo da Vinci, for £93.9 to Sugden); Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, later 1st Baron St

At some point during the summer of 2022, I was cleaning out my costume closet and decided I could revamp my old 1570s French Valois Gown into something … my friend Loren of The Costumer’s Closet had made some very pretty gowns inspired by The Borgias (2011-13) TV show, and that gave me an idea.Read the Rest of this Post...

I recently became highly obsessed with the TV show The Borgias, so when it came time for me to make my monthly Thrifty Thursday purchase all I could think about were Italian Renaissance dresses. Just look at these dresses! They may not be 100% historically accurate, but it is impossible to deny that they are pieces of art. Can you see why I was inspired? I got one white sheet, a pillow case that I stole the trim from, an opulent bed skirt, four pieces of light brown fabric, and a pearl…

Florentine dress 1475-1500 Renaissance

In which I say many things about sleeves, a few things about jewelry, even fewer about hair, and wrestle with WordPress’s image interface.

St Justina of Padua by Bartolomeo Montagna - 1490's Vicentine