Fashion in the period 1600–1650 in Western clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favour of broad lace or linen collars. Waistlines rose through the period for both men and women. Other notable fashions included full, slashed sleeves and tall or broad hats with brims. For men, hose disappeared in favour of breeches.

2020年1月10日 · The second trend was “shortened hems to make feet—in new, heeled shoes, visible for the first time. These [shortened] skirts marked France’s ascent as Europe’s’ fashion leader” (Brown 98).

Fashion in the period 1550–1600 in European clothing was characterized by increased opulence. Contrasting fabrics, slashes, embroidery, applied trims, and other forms of surface ornamentation remained prominent. The wide silhouette, conical for women with breadth at the hips and broadly square for men with width at the shoulders had reached ...

2020年6月22日 · With England under Cromwell’s control, France takes the lead in fashion. W omen’s fashions in the 1650s continued trends of the previous decade; off-the-shoulder necklines, shimmering satins, lace collars and cuffs, and decorative metallic lace trim all remained popular at the start of the decade.

“Barocco“ (Portugese, English: uneven, odd) describes a pearl of irregular shape and was introduced retrospectively to describe the style of the 1600s in a negative light. In the Baroque era, the clear forms and unity of the preceding Renaissance was not wholly abandoned but changed into a more flourishing style.

2020年7月7日 · In the 1660s, men’s and women’s fashion took on added extravagance. Silk brocades became fashionable for womenswear again and enthusiasm for ribbons in menswear reached its peak. A new style of long collarless coat displaced the …

Dress - European Fashion, 1500-1800: The 16th century witnessed further changes occurring in Europe. The limitations bounding medieval society were gradually being breached, and the concepts of the Renaissance were being accepted farther west, …

Fashion in the period 1600-1650 in Western European clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favor of broad lace or linen collars. Waistlines rose through the period for both men and women. Other notable fashions included full, …

Parade armor in this fashion was produced for the most illustrious clientele of European nobility, exquisitely embossed with figural and floral decoration, and often etched and gilded, or damascened and encrusted with gold and silver. Shields for ceremonial use were made either from wood and painted with elaborate mythological or historical ...

2013年11月28日 · European women's fashion, 1600-1650, an overview The 17th century saw a multitude of fashions and this post and the next one, will try to find a few key ones. Fashion in the previous centuries had been clearly confined to geographical regions. 16th century Venetian, English and german fashion, for example, were quite different, even if they ...