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Jewelled Headband and Italian Hair style 1500s Fashion, High Neck White Dress, Elizabethan Fashion, 16th Century Fashion, Historical Portraits, Italian Clothing, Elizabethan Era, 16th Century Portraits, Dress Trims

I made this headband in April to go with my Italian gowns. It is meant to be worn with Italian style-hair; i.e. the rolled front swept back into a bun or hair taped or hidden in a caul. The band sits subtly behind and slightly under the rolled part of the hair. This band was a bit of an experiment, based on Italian sixteenth century female portraits. Unfortunately, I can''t find any extant examples (they were probably broken up and elements re-used when fashions changed.) I used velveteen…

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Worn in courts across Europe primarily in the 16th century, codpieces were a potent symbol of their wearer’s masculinity and virility. Less... 16th Century Clothing, Elizabethan Fashion, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, 16th Century Fashion, Tudor Fashion, Elizabethan Era, 16th Century Portraits, Tudor Era, Royal Portraits

Worn in courts across Europe primarily in the 16th century, codpieces were a potent symbol of their wearer’s masculinity and virility. Less than subtle even when in fashion, these flagrant accessories can be unsettlingly prominent to the modern eye. Yet in the context of courtly life – so steeped"u2026

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