Florentine Clothing

La Moda - The Styles of Florence - early to mid 16th Century:

• Accessories of Florence   updated 12/08
  
• Styles of Florence -  fashions from 1500's -1550's 9/06
• Materials of Florence  *UPDATED* 
• Colours of Florence 9/06
• Fashions of Sleeves in Florence, to 1550  *REWRITTEN 9/06
• Imbusto Lacing Postitions    (4/07)
• Extant Examples of 16th C Sottana of  Florence and Tuscany. (11/08 updated)
• Extant Examples of 16th C Underpinnings of Tuscany (12/08 updated)
• Extant Examples of Men's Clothing 16th C Tuscany (12/08)
  

Adattamento - The Tailoring Tecniques of 16th Century Florence:

• Florentine Tailoring  10/06 
• Construction of Florentine Women's Clothing 10/06 (published as 'Medici Tailoring Techniques' in Cockatrice # 33)
• Making a Toile for Medici gowns
• Pattern Theories for Florentine Sottana. 2007 (published in upcoming Cockatrice # 34 & 35)

Clothing constructed with Period Tailoring Tecniques: 2/08 Tuscan Linen Camicia embroidered with silk, based on extant example from Prato. 11/06 Florentine Sottana - remaking an old sottana with period construction techniques 4/07 Pale Sottana - period construction techniques 2/07  Cappotto (Dutch Cloak) - mid 1500's 10/06 Florentine Zimarra (1535 -1555) - period construction techniques.    10/06: Transitional Florentine sottana - period construction techniques   Handsewn Medici embroidered Partlet

Strati di Vesti: The Layers of Florentine Clothing - What Lies Beneath:

• Extant Underpinnings of 16th Florence and Tuscany - pictures I have located. (updated April, 2007)
• What Lies Beneath- Florence  Underpinnings of the 16thC.    9/06 (published on Innilgard Collegium # 4) 
• Putting on Clothes - Layers *Last Update 2/08*
• Florence 1540's - Getting dressed (Layers) (practicle)

Accessori - The Outfit Accessories of Florence:

• Soccaccia (pockets) in the 16th Century  NEW! 12/08
• Fans of the 16th Century
• Earrings of the 16th Century   9/07 
• Mantellino - shoulder cape of Florence  10/06
• 16thC Florentine Partlet Documentation (sewing/embroidery)
• Florentine HeadWrap/ Turban  *UPDATE*3/06:
• How to do a Hair Roll 10/06 - Generic Italian.
• Hair Taping. - Generic Italian.
  
• Stockings - A new Pattern! 5/06 - Generic Italian.

The Lifestyle and Economics of Florence

• Keeping up with the Medici's (published in Cockatrice # 31)
• The Florentine Casa and Plans.  NEW! 5/07
  

Italian Renaissance Clothing  
General Clothing

• Dressing from the Inside Out *UPDATED 5/06* 
• Get the Look: Renaissance Accessories article  (pdf) (2004)  (published on Innilgard Collegium # 3)
• An exercise in Authenticity  (pdf) (2004) (published in different form in Cockatrice # 25)
• On Yer Headde (2004) (pdf )(published in Cockatrice # 21 and Innilgard Collegium CD 2)
• At The End of Yer Rope  (pdf)(Aglets)  (published in Cockatrice # 22&23)
• Couching Article    (published on Stefan's Florigium)
• An experiment in Slashing
  

 Accessori - Clothing

• Feather Fan
• Zoccoli, Pantobles and Chopines: Platform Shoes  (published on Innilgard Collegium # 4)
• Italian Gloves in the 16thC (research) (pdf) 10/05: (published in Cockatrice # 29)
• Gloves - Italian early 1500's documenation for Kingdom A&S comp. 12/04: 
• Italian fans
• Keeping Yer Legges Warme -Renaissance stockings (Women's Renaissance Hose). (published in Cockatrice # 20 )