Renaissance Fashion in Venice and Florence

A fairly concise overview of Italian fashion during the renaissance, with particular focus on Venice and Florence. The script of this video essay was extracted from a larger research paper I submitted while I was obtaining my bachelor's. Most of my sources are, unsurprisingly, paintings from the time period. For further reading, please see my bibliography below. 0:00 Introduction 0:32 Historical Context 3:05 Culture 5:47 Politics 8:42 Religion 12:35 Gender 14:06 Conclusion  Bibliography [1] Campagnol, Isabella. Forbidden Fashions: Invisible Luxuries in Early Venetian Convents. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 2014. [2] Chojnacki, Stanley. Women and Men in Renaissance Venice: Twelve Essays on Patrician Society. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. [3] Currie, Elizabeth, ed. A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion: In the Renaissance. London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. [4] Currie, Elizabeth. Fashion and Masculinity in Renaissance Florence. London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2016. [5] Newton, Stella Mary. The Dress of the Venetians 1495-1525. Brookfield: Scolar Press, 1988. [6] Riello, Giorgio and Peter McNeil, eds. The Fashion History Reader: Global Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2010. A note on the music: Although Vivaldi was not a renaissance composer, The Four Seasons (1723) is one of my favorite pieces, and since it's from the Italian peninsula, I thought it fitting for the video. Check out my other social media platforms: Twitter:   / asktheravens   Instagram:   / asktheravens   Website: https://www.annarleslie.com/