All posts tagged: 1500s

Rate the Dress: Agnolo Brozini’s Lady in Green

For a while I thought that the 1885 reception dress from last week might become the second Rate the Dress ever to score a perfect 10, but alas, while most of you adored the mix of saucy and prim, not all of you adored the mix of brocade, satin and fur, so the dress scored an excellent, but not perfect, 9.3 out of 10. I’ve realised that I have neglected the early Renaissance in these Rate the Dresses, so this week is partly to rectify that.  An early Rate the Dress featuring a Renaissance lady (also in green) by Titian rated well.  How will you feel about Brozini’s Lady in Green? Early reproductions of the painting show the unknown Lady in Green against a muted red brown background with a dull green dress, but recent conservation has revealed the vivid green dress, the rich red background, and the palest gold of the slashed sleeves and ribbon trim.  Under the dress the lady wears a chemise decorated with delicate blackwork, and her red hair is complemented …

Resources (and an answered question)

Some time ago (right about the time of the blog switchover) didyoumakeit left a comment on my old blog asking me: “I am looking for resources for 16th-century Venice fashion and wondered if there are any books you can recommend? Thank you so much.” After loosing the comment in the blog switchover, I’ve finally found it again and am answering it. Or not. Because I don’t really know much about anything earlier than 18th century. But I can direct my readers to my shiny new Resources page.  It’s still in progress, but I’m adding new information all the time. And for didyoumakeit’s specific query, I direct her to the Grand-Mistress of 16th century Venetian style, Kendra of Demode, and her 16th century Venetian dress diaries (with bibliographies)