Thursday, June 24, 2010

TRIVIA BITS ... RENAISSANCE FASHION

TRIVIA BITS ...

RENAISSANCE FASHION

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During the Renaissance, laws were passed that prescribed which fashions could not be worn by the lower classes so as to keep social distinctions intact.

Queen Elizabeth of England would not allow the ruff to be worn by commoners.

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In Florence, women of the lower class were not allowed to use buttons of certain shapes and materials.

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