1490s fashion

Domenico Ghirlandaio (Italian artist, 1449–1494) Detail from Birth of St John the Baptist

Bottom left gown styles for the silhouette of Juliet's costume.

Have you seen the Showtime series "The Borgias"? (I know it's a few years old but I don't care) It's a wonderful series About the 15th century pop Alexander VI and it's full of betrails, sex, murder but most of all gorgeous costumes. As far as history is concerned the show does lack a bit…

Introduction My target years for living history are the same years of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The Italian Wars were a series of violent conflicts for control of the Italian peninsula fought b…

In which I say many things about sleeves, a few things about jewelry, even fewer about hair, and wrestle with WordPress’s image interface.