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Italian Renaissance Costume Sites

• Briana's Clothing Page — How to make an Italian chemise, draft a bodice pattern, make an Italian ribbon coif, and a Spanish farthingale.
  • Italian Chemise pattern — Direct link to Briana's 15th c. italian chemise pattern
• Bronzino Gown — by Danielle Nunn-Weinberg. I love this dress!! Information and construction details, also inspiration portraits.
• Does This Make Me Look Fat? — by Alyxx. Diaries of Venetian and other gowns she has made. Some beautiful stuff! (and the name makes me laugh!)
• An Easy Italian Renaissance Gown — Instructions and patterns.
• Florentine Persona — by Vangelista (was Aoda's Follies). Has info on men's and women's clothing of 14th century Florence.
• Genevieve's Page — Italian renn, elizabethan, Russian, etc
• Italian Renaissance Costuming — by Kiara. Man's and woman's clothing from 1488, based on paintings by Ghirlandio and Bottecelli. Includes pictures and construction info.
• Italian Renaissance Gown — Sewing instructions
• Italian Renaissance Gown Construction — by Leona d'Este and Enid d'Auliere. Patterns and construction info for gown, embellishments, and undergarments.
• Katerina's Stuff — Florentine gowns, man's embroidered doublet, blackwork coif, and more. Also has a diary section on headwear.
• Liz Jones Costume Page — Research, pictures and patterns for a Balzo (hat), Farsetto (jacket) and a beginner's guide to making shoes.
  • Man's Balzo Constrction
  • Man's Farsetto Construction
• Lorenzo's Progress — Ben Pung's site with his diaries on Italian clothing he has made, espicially from late 15th century Siena.
  • or My Own Grandpa (Livejournal) , which is updated more frequently.
• A Milanese Tailors Handbook — This site contains images from a book compiled in the 1570s by several tailors. It consists of sketches of men's and women's clothing of that period, along with drawings of the patterns.
• Most Marvelous & Comely — Diaries on 1570 Italian gown, 1554 Cremonese gown, and 1490 Florentine gown.
• Oonagh's Own — "An overview of dress from the 16th century, with a strong focus on Venetian dress of noble women." Mostly Venetian, but also a German gown and a few Elizabethan gowns. Oonagh makes really gorgeous things.
• Realm of Venus — by Bella Lucia de Verona. "Women's clothing and accessories in 15th Century Venice." Sections include: Venus' Wardrobe, with articles and pictures breaking down Venetian clothing by era; Venus' Seamstress, with pages about the construction; and Venus Adorned, about accessories.
  • Italian Showcase — Periodically features Italian gowns by other costumers. Usually includes construction information.
  • Glossary of 16th Century Italian Words Relating to Costume — Includes a glossary of colors and a glossary of fabrics.
• Recreating Renaissance Florence — Pictures and documentation on 15th century Florentine clothing: gamurra, giornea and balzo.
• A Step Through Time — Late 16th Venetian Noblewomen's dress.
• Sugar & Gamurre — Site with loads of information about the 15th century Italian dress.
• Venetian Chopines — Information on chopines (high platfom shoes). Essays, pictures, bibliography, and more.
• Venetian Masks — As of 08/2007, site is gone.
  Page of information on venetian masks before the 17th century.

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