Renaissance Hats/Headdresses, Footwear, etc. Flashcards
Renaissance Hats/Headdresses (Women)
- CAUL / NETWORK CAPS
- GABLE HOOD
- FRENCH HOOD
- ATTIFET
- TRINZALE
- FERRONIERE
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- shaped like bags
- for peasant women
- cloth coverings for the hair to keep them bound while they work
CAUL
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- nobility version of CAUL
- made of gold, silver, or silk network
- secured by a fillet
- decorated with pearls and jewels set at intervals in the band
NETWORK CAPS
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- pointed shape resembles a gable (triangle end of a house’s wall)
GABLE HOOD
(or English Hood)
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- rounded in shape
- worn with a black veil at the back
- unlike Gable Hood, it is worn further back to display the front part of the hair
FRENCH HOOD
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- heart-shaped headpiece
- usually made of velvet
- traced with a line of pearls called BILLIMENTS
ATTIFET
line of pearls on ATTIFET (Renaissance Headdress)
BILLIMENTS
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- fabric of metallic cap that fits at the back of the head
- held in place by a LENZA (jeweled band tied around the forehead)
TRINZALE
jeweled band tied around the forehead to hold the TRINZALE (Renaissance Headdress) in place
LENZA
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Women)
- headband that encircles the wearer’s forehead
- a small jewel suspended at the center
FERRONIERE
Renaissance Hats/Headdresses (Men)
- MUFFIN CAP
- TUDOR FLAT CAP
- BIRETTA
- TRICORNE
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Men)
- worn by both men and women
- close fitting cap
- resembling a beret
- with a band that goes all the way around the head
MUFFIN CAP
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Men)
- worn by aristocrats
- made of wool or velvet
- made more decorative with a feather at the back
TUDOR FLAT CAP
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Men)
- square cap
- with 3 or 4 peaks and horns
- sometimes surmounted by a tuft
- preferred by older gentlemen and members of the clergy
BIRETTA
Renaissance Hat/Headdress (Men)
- features turned up brims attached to the crown
- can be worn with the brims facing the front or at the sides
TRICORNE
FABRICS of the Renaissance
- WOOL, LINEN, COTTON, and SILK were produced all over Europe in high quantity
- VELVET became the popular fabric of choice (by wealthy patrons and the Church)
SUMPTUARY LAWS
- where in Renaissance Era, England forbid the use of certain fabrics
- to maintain class distinction and preserve social harmony
- PURPLE Silks and sable were reserved solely for the royal family
- CRIMSON and SCARLET Velvets were for select nobility (dukes, marquises, and earls)
- TINSELED cloth and gold, silver, and pearl embroidery were for dukes, marquises, earls, barons, and Knights of the Garter, including their wives and daughters
most favored pattern in Renaissance Style
- a symbol of fertility and immortality
POMEGRANATE
( the pattern also includes pine cones, thistle, and lotus flowers)
most important jewelry item from the Renaissance
PENDANT
(designed to be seen from both sides)
favorite designs of PENDANTS in Renaissance Style
- Devotional Pendants
- Bejeweled Initials
Renaissance Jewelry for Noblemen
Jeweled Hat Badges
(ranged from simple buttons to complex medallions depicting Biblical or mythological scenes)
Renaissance Jewelry
- a set of matching jewels meant to be worn together
PARURE
Renaissance Footwears
- CHOPINES
- PANTOUFLES
- BATEAU
- CAVALIER BOOTS
Renaissance Footwear
- first worn by prostitutes
- was later adapted by fashionable Venetians
- platform shoes with wooden heals decorated with lace trim
- said to protect wearer from muddy streets
CHOPINES
Renaissance Footwear
- a slipper or indoor shoes
- with heels made of cork, though not as high as CHOPINE
PANTOUFLES
Renaissance Footwear
- a boot
- worn lower on the foot
- some styles reach up to calf-length
BATEAU
Renaissance Footwear
- soft knee-high leather boots
- typically made of brown calf-skin
CAVALIER BOOTS
Renaissance Hairstyles for Women
- followed the Medieval Tradition of keeping hair hidden under hoods, veils, nets and headdresses
- In Italy, women abandoned the veil and wore their hair in braids piled on top of their
heads, adorned with beads and wound ribbons - CORNETTES – hair is plaited and raised up onto the temples into horn-like shapes
- The practice of plucking the hairline to make it higher
- Women bleached their hair with alum, sulfur and acidic juices of rhubarb, lemons or walnuts; some would spread their hair out in the sun to bleach it, after combing it with wine and olive oil.
Renaissance Hairstyles for Men
- cut short on the sides, or brushed front with bangs or curled all over.
- shoulder-length hair
- later, longer hair was the fashion, often worn curling to the shoulders
Make-up during the Renaissance
- for Skin, used white lead poweder
- for Lipstick, “Bulbo Marino” or dillseed and mixed with old wine and honey
- For eyeshadow, mixed sweet pomegranate juice with the flower and juice of henbane
Church’s view on make-up in Renaissance Period
As in medieval times, the church warned that by changing your appearance by cosmetics is altering
the work of God, and could seduce men into committing sexual misbehavior. However, wearing makeup to hide blemishes or to please your husband was tolerated.
Make-up during the Renaissance
- for Skin, used white lead poweder
- for Lipstick, “Bulbo Marino” or dillseed and mixed with old wine and honey
- For eyeshadow, mixed sweet pomegranate juice with the flower and juice of henbane
Renaissance Hairstyle
- hair is plaited and raised up onto the temples into horn-like shapes
CORNETTES
