1460s dresses 👗 || 15th century gowns || Middle Ages || medieval aesthetic ||

“During the 1460s the differences between the fashions of Italy and those of northern Europe deepened. At the courts of Burgundy and France, men and women’s silhouettes were elongated and angular, from the tops of women’s conical headdresses to the points of men’s poulaine shoes. In Italy, inspired by the art and dress of antiquity, more naturalistic proportions and flowing drapery prevailed.

(…) By the 1460s, encouraged by humanist culture, Italian fashion had been exploring connections to ancient costume for several decades. The connection was most apparent when modern garments were made, like Roman tunics and pallas, of unpatterned wool. But Italy also produced the most elaborate patterned silks, displayed by the ruling elite in portraits”

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/146...

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