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Arras, 1572.
Notice the contrasting colors between doublet and
skirt of the lady on the right. The lady on the left is wearing an
apron. I am not sure about the one on the right, but she may be
wearing one as well. The lady on the left also seems to be wearing a dress,
while the one on the right is wearing a
doublet and skirt. Both have contrasting sleeves.
The man is wearing either an
Italian style cap, and the ubiquitous semi-circular or circular cloak.
He is also wearing a red doublet and green short trunkhose and hosen. |
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Arras, 1572.
One of the things that I love the most about these
drawings is that it shows you a variety of dress of people of different
status in life. This one appears to be a shepherd. The picture
is too small to figure out his hat, but it looks very interesting. |
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Arras,1572.
These seem to be townsfolk. Notice the more
old-fashioned jacket of the gentleman on the left, as opposed to the
shorter doublets worn by more fashionable folks of higher classes. |
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Avignon, 1575.
Whoever cut out the woman's
figure in this map, deserves to be dragged to the street and shot. I
can only wonder what she looked like.
On the other hand, we can appreciate the detail
of the gentleman's outfit, the tall hat, the circular cloak, the short
slops and the
matching doublet and hose. |
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Besancon, 1575.
This one portrays well-to-do ladies. They are
wearing the flat headdresses often worn by the upper-middle class. Notice the pouch
hanging from a long strand. The lady in yellow is wearing the
"mutton leg" sleeves, while the one in green wears padded rolls and what
could possibly be embroidered sleeves. She is also wearing either a
flea-fur or a muffler
wrapped around her shoulders.
The man wears gold breeches, a pinked or
embroidered doublet, a hat and the ever-popular cloak. |
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Blamont, 1575.
Blamont may have been a small town, judging by the
fashion in which by their townsfolk are portrayed. Notice the older
style headdresses, and the much simpler cut of their gowns, although both
are wearing girdles and one of them a hanging pouch. |
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Blamont, 1575.
Another example of simple, everyday dress of
townsfolk. The lady does not seem to be wearing a corset, judging
from the soft line of the bossom. The man is wearing a pair of venetians,
doublet, hat and cloak. Their silhouette looks almost Italian. |
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Blois, 1575.
I love her sleeves. Notice the contrasting long sleeve
under the gown's short sleeve and padded roll. These can be
found in both French and Italian portraiture. Her coif is a
variation of the flat headdress. Both are wearing short gloves. The man is wearing slops and a
codpiece, with doublet, cloak and tall hat. |
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Bourges, 1575
This is one of my favorite images.
Notice the lady in the left showing off her corded petticoat. Her partlet
and her chemise appear to be embroidered in what could conceivably
be blackwork. She
is also wearing a tall hat with feathers.
The lady on the right,
wears a very similar dress, with the "mutton leg" sleeves, but apparently
without a corded petticoat. Her partlet
appears to be embroidered too. Unlike the lady on the right, she
wears no hat, but instead she is wears the type of
flat
headdress imore commonly attributed
to the middle
class. Again, long hanging pouches make an appearance. |
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Bourges,1575.
I love this pastoral scene. The woman's dress is very
practical, not fashionable. It looks extremely comfortable. Is
she wearing a turban? The men's clothing are the same. Nothing
fashionable, but extremely practical. The wide brimmed hat of the
man on the left could pass for 20th Century, while the man in the center
could be wearing an outmoded 15th Century hood. |
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Bourges, 1575.
It is interesting that in this map, the pastoral
scene and lower class garments (see above) outstaged the higher class
folks, who appear in the back as very tiny figures. Nevertheless,
one can make out the various fashions of ladies of various stations in
society.
The lady that is walking along with the gentleman
on the left has a very narrow silhouette, which suggests that she is not
wearing a farthingale. Of the other two ladies, at least one seems to be
wearing a corded petticoat. The man is wearing venetians, a doublet,
cloak and a tall hat. |
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Dunkerque, 1575.
Another example of clothes of the working class.
The lady's skirts are not that long, which allows her freedom of movement,
particularly while carrying all sorts of goodies either in her hands or on
her head. The man's is wearing what appears to be an outmoded type
of doublet, with long skirts, and pants. (Or maybe he is wearing
very puffy pants.) |
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Dunkerque, 1575.
Dunkerque must not have been a very cosmopolitan
center of population. The only other figure on the map is this lady
in working clothes. I love her conical hat. |
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Marseille, 1575.
Look at the awesome red doublet of the man on the
left, and the full trunkhose on both. I love the garters and striped hosen of the man on
the right. Marseille was a very busy port even then. Were they sailors? Merchants? We may never
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Metz, 1575.
The woman on the left looks a little bit old
fashioned. She may have been an older lady. This
is more evident if we compare her to the man at her left, who seems to be
wearing more fashionable clothes. However the ubiquitous pouch on a
long string makes another appearance (look at the one hanging from her
waist). |
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Orléans,
1575 This lady is
showing off her corded petticoat. I love the candy-striped sleeves
and the open partlet and neck ruff. The short-sleeves plus
with a long undersleeve are also seen in Italian portraiture. On her head she
wears the ever-popular flat top headdress, so typical of the time.
The man on the left wears a
very tall hat, and it appears that his breeches have pockets. Notice
the pinked doublet and sleeves. |
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Orléans,
1575. Remember the peasant from
Dunkerque? This man is also wearing an old fashioned, long skirted coat,
a pair of venetians and a wide brimmed hat. |
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Paris,
1572. These were very fashionable
Parisian
ladies and, judging by their silhouette, at least one of them may have been wearing
a corded
petticoat. Notice the padded rolls and contrasting
sleeves of the woman in pink. The woman in green is wearing a short
sleeved green gown, with full length red sleeves underneath.
I positively adore the man's fur coat. |
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Rouen,
1572. Sadly, I
cannot make heads or tails of what these folks are wearing. It
appears that the picture was caught in the middle of the page. Sigh.
But at least we can see what colors they are wearing and the fact
that she is wearing no farthingale. |
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Rouffach,
1575. This image is small, but very,
very cool. Look at the cassock the lady in the middle is wearing, as
well as her very unusual headdress. The lady in green may be wearing
one of those ever present long-stringed pouches, and the man in red is wearing enormous trunkhose. Both ladies wear contrasting guards
on her skirts. |
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Strassbourg,
1572. This is a very interesting
pair of figures. The man is wearing what could be an academic's
robe. The woman wears a very severe type of dress, black with pink
guards, and a very interesting little hat on top of her coif. The
sleeves seem to be simply those of the chemise, but it's hard to tell from
the size of the image. Maybe padded rolls? She seems to be
wearing a style of dress that was very popular in Italy and some parts of
Germany. |