The Florence Files: Kat's Research & Articles 
Recreating 16th Century Florentine and Tuscan  Clothing and Lifestyle

Florence Files For a complete list of my 'recreation diaries' and  projects, try my listing on THE PURPLE FILES

Colours of Florence 9/06 Fashions of Sleeves in Florence, to 1550  *REWRITTEN 9/06 Imbusto Lacing Postitions    (4/07) Extant Examples of 16th C Sottana of  Florence and Tuscany. (11/08 updated) Extant Examples of 16th C Underpinnings of Tuscany (12/08 updated) Extant Examples of Men's Clothing 16th C Tuscany (12/08) Accessori - The Outfit Accessories of Florence: Zebellini (flea fur) of the 16th century. NEW! 7/09 Soccaccia (pockets) in the 16th Century  Updated 1/09 Zoccoli: platform shoes (also published on Innilgard Collegium CD #4) Added 1/09 Fans of the 16th Century Earrings of the 16th Century   9/07  Mantellino - shoulder cape of Florence  10/06 Florentine HeadWrap/ Turban  *UPDATE*3/06: How to do a Hair Roll 10/06 - Generic Italian. Hair Taping. - Generic Italian. Stockings - A new Pattern! 5/06 - Generic Italian. Strati di Vesti: Layers of Florentine Clothing - What Lies Beneath: Unboned Stays based on Extant item: Eleanora de Toledo's burial Stays, 1562 NEW! 5/09 Florence Underthings Research: Giorgeria  1/09 16thC Florentine Partlet Documentation (sewing/embroidery) Extant Underpinnings of 16th Florence and Tuscany - pictures I have collected. (updated 12/08) What Lies Beneath- Florence  Underpinnings of the 16thC.    9/06 (published on Innilgard Collegium # 4)  Putting on Clothes - Layers *Last Update 1/09* Florence 1540's - Getting dressed (Layers) (practicle) Adattamento - The Tailoring Tecniques of 16th Century Florence: NEW! 2011Updated Florentine Tailoring (8/10): Extant Dresses in Pisa: Updates on sewing and construction techniques from the Costume Colloquium 2008, Florence. ,(published in e-Cockatrice, 2011) Florentine Tailoring  10/06  Construction of Florentine Women's Clothing 10/06 (published as 'Medici Tailoring Techniques' in Cockatrice # 33) Making a Toile for Medici gowns Pattern Theories for Florentine Sottana. 2007 (published in upcoming Cockatrice # 34 & 35) - This has now been updated with the following Gardaroba: Wardrobe of Clothing constructed with Period Tailoring Tecniques: NEW! 2011 Remake of Black Linen - bodice based on Red Dress of Pisa 10/09 1550's Sottana with Cutwork sleeves 1/09 Gold/Silk Giorgiera (pleated- fully handsewn) 2/08 Tuscan Linen Camicia embroidered with silk, based on extant example from Prato. (fully handsewn) 11/06-08 Florentine Sottana - remaking an old sottana with period construction techniques 4/07 Pale Sottana - period construction techniques 2/07  Cappotto (Dutch Cloak) - mid 1500's 10/06 Florentine Zimarra (1535 -1555) - period construction techniques.    10/06: Transitional Florentine sottana - period construction techniques   Medici embroidered Partlet (fully handsewn) Full List of My Recreated Diaries: Items & Clothing The Household, Lifestyle and Economics of Florence Keeping up with the Medici's (published in Cockatrice # 31) The Florentine Casa and Plans.  NEW! 5/07 Italian Renaissance Clothing   General Clothing Dressing from the Inside Out *UPDATED 5/06*  Get the Look: Renaissance Accessories article  (pdf) (2004) (published on Innilgard Collegium # 3, 2004) An exercise in Authenticity  (pdf) (2004) (published in different form in Cockatrice # 25) On Yer Headde (2004) (pdf )(published in Cockatrice # 21 and Innilgard Collegium CD 2) At The End of Yer Rope  (pdf)(Aglets)  (published in Cockatrice # 22&23) Couching Article    (published on Stefan's Florigium) An experiment in Slashing  Accessori - Clothing Feather Fan Zoccoli, Pantobles and Chopines: Platform Shoes  (published on Innilgard Collegium # 4) Italian Gloves in the 16thC (research) (pdf) 10/05: (published in Cockatrice # 29) Gloves - Italian early 1500's documenation for Kingdom A&S comp. 12/04:  Italian fans Keeping Yer Legges Warme -Renaissance stockings (Women's Renaissance Hose). (published in Cockatrice # 20 ) © K Carlisle. , 2004-2009

Bibliography & Links For a complete list of my 'recreation diaries' and  projects, try my listing on THE PURPLE FILES

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All intellectual content, original photos and layout are copyright to La Signora Onorata Katerina da Brescia (K Carlisle), except those original renaissance artworks and extant articles whose copyright remains with the current owner.

(c). K.Carlisle, 2009

• Feather Fan
• Zoccoli, Pantobles and Chopines: Platform Shoes  (published on Innilgard Collegium # 4)
• Italian Gloves in the 16thC (research) (pdf) 10/05: (published in Cockatrice # 29)
• Gloves - Italian early 1500's documenation for Kingdom A&S comp. 12/04: 
• Italian fans
• Keeping Yer Legges Warme -Renaissance stockings (Women's Renaissance Hose). (published in Cockatrice # 20 )
  

(c). K.Carlisle, 2009