Renaissance

--The Renaissance--

During the Renaissance, fashion came from both Italian and Germanic designers had their influence over the Eupropean clothing. Each brought something new from each side of there exciting worlds, creating the Renaissance fashion. The Renaissance popular fashion styles ranged from wide, to barrel -shaped and ssquare fashions. The Clothing now was a status symbol, just like now. Fashion for the weathly often meant spending a majority of their money on clothing and it was not uncommon for them to literally be 'wearing their wealth'.

The last changes in the Renaissance fashion were done towards the beginning of the 17th Century. The high hose worn by the northern nations, profusely trimmed, was transformed into the culotte, which was full and open at the knees. A division was thus suddenly made between the lower and the upper part of the hose, as if the garment which covered the lower limbs had been cut in two, and garters were then necessarily invented. The felt hat became over almost the whole of Europe a cap, taking the exact form of the head, and having a wide, flat brim turned up on one side. High heels were added to boots and shoes, which up to that time had been flat and with single soles.