Renaissance fashion
Codpiece and ruffs
Renaissance fashion refers to European clothing styles from roughly the 14th through 17th centuries, characterized by rich fabrics, elaborate embroidery, and structured silhouettes.
Women wore fitted bodices with full skirts, while men favored doublets and hose.
The era introduced slashing—cutting fabric to reveal contrasting material beneath—and emphasized wealth through sumptuary excess: The museum's Renaissance fashion exhibit featured a velvet gown with gold thread embroidery.
- bodiceFitted upper garment
- velvetThick-pile textile
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- jerkinSleeveless fitted jacket
- puffed sleevesVoluminous gathered arm coverings
brocade · codpiece · farthingale · slashing · embroidery · doublet · Tudor England · stomacher · silk · cloth of gold · parti-colored · damask · kirtle · blackwork · girdle · lace · pendant · bonnet
Renaissance fashionminimalist fashion
Stripped-back approach to dress
minimalism · plain dress · capsule wardrobe · normcore · monastic robes
Renaissance fashionmedieval fashion
Garments of feudal era
contemporary fashion · Victorian fashion · athleisure · streetwear
Renaissance fashionworkwear
Garments for employment
peasant clothing · uniform · sportswear · casual wear · fast fashion