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History of Clothing (view source)
Revision as of 04:54, February 26, 2010
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== Earliest Clothing ==
== Classical Clothing in the Mediterranean==
== Clothing in Middle Age Europe ==
The Clothing of the European [[Medieval]] period is a fascinating development from simple garments which were universal to all classes into complex, and often restrictive fashions, which varied for each class. We will begin around 900 AD and continue to 1600, focusing on the clothing of the [[British Isles]].
The Clothing of the European [[Medieval]] period is a fascinating development from simple garments which were universal to all classes into complex, and often restrictive fashions, which varied for each class. We will begin around 900 AD and continue to 1600, focusing on the clothing of the [[British Isles]].
== Anglo-Saxon England - 900 AD ==
=== Anglo-Saxon England - 900 AD ===
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[[Shoe]]s for men and women were fairly simple. They were really no more than [[slipper]]s, with soft soles that offered minimal protection or support. Many of the poor simply went barefoot. Shoes were little more than ornaments for the rich. [[Boot]]s were also available, but again they were flimsy by modern standards.
[[Shoe]]s for men and women were fairly simple. They were really no more than [[slipper]]s, with soft soles that offered minimal protection or support. Many of the poor simply went barefoot. Shoes were little more than ornaments for the rich. [[Boot]]s were also available, but again they were flimsy by modern standards.
== Anglo-Norman England - 1000 AD ==
=== Anglo-Norman England - 1000 AD ===
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[[Image:Women1000.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Women's clothing from 1000 to 1100 AD. Note the tight fitting sleeves. Also, the super tunic is no longer hitched up, but hangs long.]]
[[Image:Women1000.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Women's clothing from 1000 to 1100 AD. Note the tight fitting sleeves. Also, the super tunic is no longer hitched up, but hangs long.]]
Shoes were still flimsy by modern standards, and like the rest of English costume became increasingly ornamented.
Shoes were still flimsy by modern standards, and like the rest of English costume became increasingly ornamented.
== England - 1100 AD ==
=== England - 1100 AD ===
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==Clothing in the Renaissance==
==Industrial-Age Clothing==
[[Category:Clothing]]
[[Category:Clothing]]