chemisette
A piece of fabric worn under bodices in the 19th century to fill in low necklines for modesty and decoration.
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Month: Last updated Nov 28, 2019 | Published on Nov 27, 2019
1510 – Titian, Portrait of a Man with a Quilted Sleeve
Titian’s portrait of Gerolamo Barbarigo from the beginning of the 16th century captures the young Venetian looking his fashionable best, lavishly dressed for his decade.
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1400-1409
In the first years of the war-torn fifteenth century, fashion was a battleground where rulers and courtiers lay claim to power with the display of luxury textiles, elaborate dagging and fanciful personal emblems. Throughout the decade, the fashions launched at the court of France influenced the rest of Europe. In England, Germany and Italy, sumptuary laws intent on preserving distinctions between nobles and commoners signal the wealth of the middle class and their increased ability to participate in fashion.
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1963-1969 – André Courrèges, Coat
This green André Courrèges coat is a quintessential example of 1960s mod style, maintaining a delicate balance between the Space Age vibes of its synthetic material and the freedom of its functionality.
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