Medievalists.net » Fashion http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Can You Match The Outfit To The Historical Era? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/11/can-you-match-the-outfit-to-the-historical-era/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/11/can-you-match-the-outfit-to-the-historical-era/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 02:03:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59579 See how well you know fashion history!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/11/can-you-match-the-outfit-to-the-historical-era/feed/ 0 The Experience of Growing Up in Medieval Society http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59534 This session (#508) was one of several at Leeds devoted to exploring childhood in the Middle Ages. Our presenters talked about the stereotypes of adolescence, and what the coroner’s rolls revealed about the deaths (and lives) of medieval children.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/feed/ 0 10 Fun Fashion Facts from the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/28/10-fun-fashion-facts-from-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/28/10-fun-fashion-facts-from-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:21:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59261 Here are ten fascinating fashion facts for your enjoyment (I’ve saved my favourites for last).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/28/10-fun-fashion-facts-from-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Fashion Old and New: Weaving and Tailoring in the Early Medieval and Early Modern Period http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:34:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58801 Fashion fan? Interested in medieval and early modern textiles? Then this was your session. 2 papers from opposite ends of the spectrum: Early Medieval weaving and Early Modern Tailoring.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/feed/ 0 Dyes, Diets and Deodorants: Venetian Beauty Secrets Revealed http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/08/dyes-diets-and-deodorants-venetian-beauty-secrets-revealed/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/08/dyes-diets-and-deodorants-venetian-beauty-secrets-revealed/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:53:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58784 If you think it's hard to keep up a beauty regime now, wait until you see what lengths the Venetians went to in order to be beautiful!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/08/dyes-diets-and-deodorants-venetian-beauty-secrets-revealed/feed/ 0 A Young Man’s Progress – The First Book of Fashion http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/a-young-mans-progress-the-first-book-of-fashion/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/a-young-mans-progress-the-first-book-of-fashion/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2015 22:30:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57409 A Young Man's Progress is art work by London photographer Maisie Broadhead and fashion designer Isabella Newell in collaboration with Cambridge cultural historian Ulinka Rublack.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/a-young-mans-progress-the-first-book-of-fashion/feed/ 0 Move over Milan! Late Medieval and Renaissance Fashion in Venice http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/03/move-milan-late-medieval-renaissance-fashion-venice/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/03/move-milan-late-medieval-renaissance-fashion-venice/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:30:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55162 Milan may be Italy's current fashion capital, but Venice had an important role to play in the development of the Italian fashion and textile industry since the late middle ages and renaissance period.

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