English Renaissance Style Flashcards
English Renaissance Style
(Noblewomen)
wore gowns comprised of:
- tight fitting bodice
- fuller skirt (heavy and restricted movement)
English Renaissance Style
(lower class women)
wore less restrictive styles
- looser corsets or none at all
- for freedom and movement bc they did not have servants to help them dress
English Renaissance Style
(Main Components)
- Shift
- Stockings
- Petticoats/Underskirts
- Overskirt
- Bum Rolls
- Farthingale
English Renaissance style
- a loose linen smock
- women started with this (and stockings that reached the knees) for under wear
SHIFT
English Renaissance Style
- these were added to make the gowns look voluminous
- to protect wearer from cold
petticoats or underskirts
English Renaissance Style
- open in the front to reveal underskirt or petticoat
overskirt
English Renaissance Style
- a roll of padding tied around the hipline to hold the skirt out from the body
BUM ROLLS
English Renaissance Style
- added for fullness and roundness of the skirt
FARTHINGALE
English Renaissance Style
(Neckline Description)
- low
- wide
- square-shaped or round
English Renaissance Style
(Waistline Description)
- low
- tapered
- V-shaped
English Renaissance Sleeves
(Description)
- usually separate from the gowns
- laced and tied in place
- sometimes color and fabric are different from the gown
English Renaissance
(SLEEVES)
- FINESTRELLA
- FUNNEL
- LEG OF MUTTON
- GIGOT
English Renaissance (SLEEVE)
- voluminous
- 2 layers of fabric
- outer layer had slashes or horizontal slits through which the inner layer is seen
FINESTRELLA
English Renaissance (SLEEVE)
- fitted at the upper arm
- round shaped gathering around the wrist
FUNNEL
English Renaissance (SLEEVE)
- round puffed top
- tapering to the wrist
LEG OF MUTTON