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Fashion and masculinity in Renaissance Florence

"Dress became a testing ground for masculine ideals in Renaissance Italy. With the establishment of the ducal regime in Florence in 1530, there was increasing debate about how to be a nobleman. Was fashionable clothing a sign of magnificence or a source of mockery? Was the graceful courtier vir...

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Main Author: Currie, Elizabeth (Fashion designer),
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Subjects:
Fashion -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 16th century.
Men's clothing -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 16th century.
Nobility -- Clothing -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 16th century.
Masculinity -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 16th century.
Florence (Italy) -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Fashioning the Medici Court: 1. The Court on Show; 2. The Rise and Fall of the Florentine Toga
  • Part Two. The Courtier as Consumer: 3. The Noble Art of Shopping; 4. Ruinous Appearances
  • Part Three. Modes of Masculinity: 5. The Versatility of Black; 6. Youth, Fashion, and Desire; 7. Festive Dress
  • Conclusion.

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