This page is now just for Clothing and Accessories Diaries of Recreated Items.
Research Articles: Florence/Italian Clothing & Culture
Strati di Vesti: The Layers of Florentine Clothing 
Florence Mid 1500's:Getting dressed  (Practicle: the layers when getting dressed)

Florence:   Documentation can be found on FLORENCE RESEARCH PAGE Underpinnings: 5/09 Mid 16thC Stays (unboned) based on extant stays of Eleanora de Toledo. *UPDATED: updated linen stays* 5/10 3/09 Mid 16th C Gold and Silk Giorgeria 4/08 Linen Camicia based on Extant item in Prato Museum. 5/06:Linen Calzone (Drawers) Diary 5/06:Stockings - A new Pattern! 4/06:16thC Florentine Partlet - Pomegranites. *UPDATED* (9/06) 3/06 Kat's linen Camicia - Pomegranites and Bees.  2004  Partlet Bobbin Lace and Medici embroidered Partlet   Camicia based on Vincenzo Catena Portrait. Diary. Accessories/ Decoration: 12/09 Buttone: 16th Century woven buttons  2/09 Women's Bonetto (Hat) based on Vecellio's Tuscan Woman 30-45 NEW  7/09 Zebellini (flea fur) of the 16th century. NEW!  11/07 Feather Fan Diary  NEW 11/07 01/07: Soccaccia - A portable pocket pouch! 10/06  Mantellina - shoulder cape of Florence   16thC Florentine Partlet Documentation (sewing/embroidery) Florentine HeadWrap/ Turban  *UPDATE* 3/06: 10/06: How to do a Hair Roll    9/06 Callandrelli/ Pattens 15thC. 3/06:Zoccoli - Platform shoes. *UPDATED* 6/06:Hair Taping  6/06:Italian Hair Pages *UPDATED*  Women'a Clothing: 12/11: Grey Linen Sottana with improved eyelets.  NEW!  07/10: New Rapier Coif. and Elizabethan Jacket for Rapier practice.   04/10: New Rapier Garb *UPDATED* 04/10:  Black linen Mid-16th C Italian remade from Tudor: experiment with thicker felt lining 4/10 Velvet (over) partlet - Rapier armour 11/09: Red Linen dress (Morgan) based on Italian tailoring techniques  10/09 Mid 16th Century sottana  with cutwork sleeves. 10/08 Florentine 1540-1555 remade 7.08 Guibone (doublet) of velvet, 1555-60 6/08:  Experiment in lining imbusto: Tudor *UPDATED* 4/07 Pale Sottana 1530-40- period construction techniques 2/07  Cappotto (Dutch Cloak) - mid 1500's 10/06 Florentine Zimarra (1535 -1555) - period construction techniques.    10/0 Transitional Florentine sottana - period construction techniques   2005  New Underskirt   2005  Morgan's Red dress - Florence 1516   2005  Morgans linen embroidered chemise (size 5) 2005  Maria d'Cosimo (Medici) Eleanor d' Toledo,  - Innilgard Baronial Investiture (May)  Making a Toile for Medici gowns Florentine gowne 1516 Lace projects  Eastern 'Dressing gowns' for Festival pre 2004  Morgan's Coat Vincenzo Catena Red Dress Italian Working class linen gamurra - 1580's Florentine Noblewoman's gowne (1540's) *UPDATED* Velvet gown based on Joanna of Aragon, early 1500's. REMOVED Mens's Clothing (mostly Elizabethan): 5/09: Men's Capotto, based on Extant item (Italian). 11/07 Elizabethan Tall hat 6/07 Dafydd's Black Linen Doublet, lined with cotton bombast, and Accessories. 2005  Click here for Research on Florentine Clothing and Lifestyle

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