Fashion and Masculinity in Renaissance Florence

by Elizabeth Currie

Book Overview

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 virile or effeminate? How could a man dress for court without bankrupting himself? This book explores the whole story of clothing, from the tailor's workshop to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350169986
• ISBN13: 9781350169982
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"