{"product_id":"cultural-history-of-dress-and-fashion-in-the-renaissance","title":"Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Renaissance saw the development of new fabrics and the use of highly prized ingredients imported from the New World, leading to the acceleration of fashion change and the employment of an increasing proportion of the working population. Anxieties about vanity and the power of clothing to mask identities heightened fears of fashion's corrupting influence, leading to the great age of sumptuary legislation. This richly illustrated volume presents essays on textiles, production and distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, and visual and literary representations to illustrate the diversity and cultural significance of dress and fashion in the period. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 25 February 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Renaissance, driven by an increasingly global and competitive market, witnessed the emergence of numerous innovative fabrics and the incorporation of highly prized ingredients sourced from the New World. In response to a yearning for the novel, the pace of fashion's transformation quickened, providing employment opportunities for a growing segment of the workforce. Moreover, entrepreneurial artisans embarked on transforming even the most practical garments into fashionable pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcurrently, concerns about vanity and the ability of clothing to conceal identities heightened apprehensions about fashion's potentially corrosive influence. This period marked the dawn of the grand age of sumptuary legislation, aimed at regulating status and gender through dress. By drawing upon a wealth of sources, including surviving garments, artworks, and moralizing pamphlets, this extensively illustrated volume presents essays that explore textiles, production, distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, and visual and literary representations. These essays serve to illustrate the remarkable diversity and cultural significance of dress and fashion during the Renaissance era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 512g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 x 244 x 16 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781350204706                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094228529402,"sku":"9781350204706","price":25.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/926db54a31e56da8778c6b87a84a1edb.jpg?v=1621102665","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/cultural-history-of-dress-and-fashion-in-the-renaissance","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}