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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Huvudupphovsman: Currie, Elizabeth (Fashion designer)
Materialtyp: Bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
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  • Introduction Part 1 Fashioning the Medici Court
  • Chapter 1 The Court on Show
  • Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of the Florentine Toga Part 2 The Courtier as Consumer
  • Chapter 3 The Noble Art of Shopping
  • Chapter 4 Ruinous Appearances Part 3 Modes of Masculinity
  • Chapter 5 The Versatility of Black
  • Chapter 6 Youth, Fashion, and Desire
  • Chapter 7 Festive Dress Conclusion Bibliography
  • Index.