The Renaissance

The classical and baroque
continuum in design

Fashion and Culture

Contemporary Inspiration

Classical Periods:

Baroque Periods:

Antiquity

The Renaissance

Neo-Classicism

Modernism

Middle Ages

The Baroque/Rococo

Art Nouveau

Postmodernism

Shaved foreheads and eyebrows

padded rolls

extravagant hair decoration

Toxic substances (mercury, alum and ceruse) used to lighten the skin.

Strange substances used for hair, lips and
cheeks to get the look of the time

These two distinct forms of design are inextricably related - with baroque forms pillaging classical antiquity - dismembering and recycling

Tie on sleeves, or sleeves with ties down them, showing the puff of fabric beneath were a trend at this time.

Texture and fabrics

Stiffened based of fabric were often used also in place of the traditional reeds

Lower necklines and partlets

Headdresses indicated someone’s social standing

The long-waisted silhouette replaced by a high waisted style

Dolce & Gabbana F/W 2018

Alberta Ferretti Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear

This collection in particular looked towards the materials of the era, using brocades, velvets and tapestries translated into jacquard patchworks or print on georgette.

Details and Palette