Renaissance

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October 29 2018 HISTORY | FASHION | LIFESTYLE

Exclusive Inspiration
Interview From
with The
Leonardo
da Vinci Battlefield

MEN’S FASHION Freedom to Thy Self

Add a Touch of Lace Renissance
Red
Fittings
and Cosmetics
Conversations Accessories

For
Centuries

Technology
The

Other
Bolelyn Girl

Directory

1 Agnell Rosso

Luxurious Chopines

2 Freedom to Thy Self

Re-inventing yourself

4 Technology

Changes you need to know

5 Essence of Our History

A look into what the future perceives

6 Fittings and Conversations

Interview with the famous tailor - Cossimo Gonzaga

8 Interview with da Vinci

The inside scoop

10 Add a Touch of Lace

The latest designs you need

11 Men’s Fashion

The rich and opulent look

12 Renaissance Red Cosmetics

Latest trends

13 Accessories for Centuries

The trendiest handbags and jewellery

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Freedom to Thy Self

Renaissance is the time to reinvent your personality. The time has come

for you to bid your goodbyes to the olden era and focus on enhancing your
true selves. You have the freedom to express a modern view of the world
and be reborn into classical art and learning.
The exchange of trade and culture with other regions will give you a chance
to enhance your own region. It is important for you to take part in trade to
increase income for a more luxurious lifestyle. Your forefathers have traded
and worked as financers and bankers to provide us with the opportunity to
learn more.
Here are ways to use the opportunities and benefit your lifestyle. The views
are now more secular and focus on a humanistic approach. This attitude
can help you discover a more about classical thought and the achieve-
ments, interests and capabilities of humans. It is the time for production of
great masters. This will give you a more holistic view on society and help
you to learn more.
There is a rising focus on personal development. To keep up with the trend,
find your inner potential; whether, it is painting, sculpting, writing or be-
coming a scholar or even a scientist.
Classic literature and art are becoming the most influential trends this era.
A deep dive into the past classic ideas will help you gather more ideas for
inspiring your own work.
Irrespective of your class in society, aristocracy, merchants, artists and arti-
sans, town labourers, peasant, or slaves, it is your time to shine yourself.



Technology

The printing press is intorduced
and utilized quickly during the
Renaissance

Christopher Colombus,
the discovery era after
his famous voyagers is
known as the Colombian
Exchange

During the renaissance, technology flourished after a period of staleness in the Dark Ages

(Middle Ages). With the revival of culture, Greek and Roman arts were rediscovered and studied
by Renaissance students. Part of the arts included the scientific knowledge and theory developed
by these Ancient Civilization. The rediscovery fueled improvements in mining and metalsmith-
ing to inventions from nautical compass to the printing press. The nautical compass was used
during the expeditions from the Old World to the New World. A famous explorer at the time,
Christopher Columbus facilitated the transfers between the different hemispheres, with the
period after his most famous voyage being called the Columbian Exchange. The other influential
impact through Renaissance technology is the printing press. The printing press facilitated the
faster spread and building of ideas. A famous book from the initial press is the Gutenberg Bible
also known as the 42-line Bible.

Gutenberg Bible on display.

Essence of Our History

The Other Bolelyn Girl (2008) is directed by Justin Chadwick and stars Scarlett Johannson,

Natalie Portman, Mark Rylance and others in England during Tudor era. In this film, Portman
and Johansson play the Bolelyn sisters who are competing for the affections of the King Henry
VIII. The costume designer for this film is Sandy Powell. Initially, the sisters are seen to have
complimentary outfits with outfits in similar colours or similar outfits in different colours. In the
film, Anne Bolelyns’ costume becomes more ostentatious as she advances through society. In
general, the wealthier class is seen to have more layers and decorations while lower classes have
simpler garments. Most of the fabrics are rich in texture, volume, and colour and the jewelleries
also add to the voluminous look. Overall, the costumes seem visually appropriate for the era.

Sisters are dress similarly.

Anna’s costume becomes
richer as she changes class.

The differences in
class can be seen
with the decora-
tions and layering.

Fittings and Conversations

An interview with the famous tailor Cossimo Gonzaga

G onzaga is a well-known tailor in Sicily. He works for the local mer-

chant families and a few noble families. He has over 20 years of experience
working as a tailor for men. He has mastered the art of tailoring as well as dou-
blet making.
When and why did you decide to become a tailor?
I was very young when my father started teaching me sewing techniques. I
discovered that tailoring was not only something I was good at but also some-
thing I enjoyed. So after my father retired, I took over his legacy and practiced
on mastering this art. I have also grown up seeing my uncle, who is a finisher,
dedicate hours to a perfecting fabrics. He would work independently and com-
plete the fulling, clipping, mending and folding. So I have grown to respect and
love clothing.
Who is your clientele?
My clients are mostly rich merchants and nobility. As you know, tailoring is ex-
pensive and cannot be afforded by the middle class, so I do not get clients from
that section. When I started, I only focused on tailoring for women but now I
have also specialized in doublet making for men.
What has changed in fashion within the last 20 years?
When I started tailoring was not as specialized as it is now. With the influx of
elaborate silk fabrics and brocades from Asia, the styles have also become mroe
elaborate and detailed. The sleeves are becoming more and more exaggerated
with every passing year. We have also mastered making button closures which
has brougth a new array of styles and designs.





Exclusive Interview with
Leonardo da Vinci
In the Renaissance which brought to- How many years did it take to paint
gether all human activities, art meant sci- the Mona Lisa?
I received the commission to paint Mona
Lisa in 1503 and worked on it till 1506. I
ence, art meant truth to life: Leonardo da never gave the work to the client and kept
Vinci was a great figure because he em- it with myself to work on it as a personal
bodied the epic Endeavour of Italian art to piece. I left many works unfinished and so
conquer universal values: he who combined it is possible I kept working on it beyond
within himself the fluctuating sensitivity 3 to 4 years. I was “slow worker” because I
of the artist and the deep wisdom of the didn’t work mechanically and gave a lot of
scientist, he, the poet and the master. In his thought to every element, feature and that’s
Mona Lisa, the individual, a sort of mirac- why I could create masterpieces. Not to
ulous creation of nature, represents at the overdo and not to underdo… and finding
same time the species: the portrait goes perfection in between…can take years.
beyond its social limitations and acquires
a universal meaning. Although Leonardo What message does the painting
worked on this picture as a scholar and Mona Lisa convey?
thinker, not only as a painter and poet, the People in this day and age tend to impute
scientific and philosophical aspects of his “meaning” into artworks at every turn. And
research inspired no following. in one sense, that is appropriate. Art is, af-
ter all, a mirror. We bring ourselves to each
work of art we see, and whether we love,
What inspired you to title the “Mona hate or are indifferent to it, those are mere-

Lisa”? ly feelings that reflect aspects of our own
The woman in the painting is Lisa Gerardi-
ni, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, who personalities and received information that
have coincided with the art in some rather
was a silk trader in Florence. It is Francesco magical way. So, in that narrow sense, the
hired me to make the painting.The lady in Mona Lisa may have some kind of special
Italy was called “Madonna”, which means meaning to each person who views her.
“My lady” and “Mona” is a short for it.So, However, I had no intention in this work of
“Mona Lisa” is short for “Madonna Lisa art except to create a likeness of a particular
Gerardini”. Also, the last name of her hus- person. Therefore, in terms of its original
band “Giocondo” explains why the painting “meaning”, that is what it represents - and
seems to have two famous titles. nothing else.

Add a Touch of LaceL ace, a decorative openwork web,

was first developed in Europe during the
sixteenth century. Two distinct types of
lace making—needle lace and bobbin
lace—began simultaneously. Needle lace
is made with a single needle and thread,
while bobbin lace entails the plaiting of
many threads. Lace thread was typically
made from linen, and later silk or metal-
lic gold threads, followed by cotton in the
nineteenth century. Needle and bobbin
laces were often named after the region or
town where they were made. Preeminent
lace making centers were established in
Italy, Flanders, and France. The finest lace
involved the talents and skills of three dis-
tinct specialists: the artist who created the
designs on paper, the pattern maker who
translated the designs onto parchment, and
the lace maker who worked directly on the
patterns to make the lace.

Men’s Fashion
The rich & opulent look

Clothing for men changed dras- off what they could afford while
peasants dressed plainly and could
tically during the 16th century. With be identified by their attire.
rivalry between England’s Henry The fashions were much fan-
VIII and France’s Francis I, a com- cier than what men commonly
petition ensued as to who would wear today. The styles were dis-
have the best dressed court. Men tinct and often flamboyant. Men’s
dressed in multi-layered outfits with fashion included most of the same
ornate trims and luxurious materi- aspects among every social classes
als. Shoulders were wide and sleeves however materials and styles de-
were puffy, cuffed and made from pended on the class. During the
contrasting bands of material. The Renaissance, it was mandatory for
sleeves became thefocus of many en- all men to wear a hat or some sort
sembles for men. Ruffles were seen of head covering. The style and
on shirts as well as embroidery and type of hat, elaborate or plain, was
patterns. The rich wore elaborate different per social class.
attire showing

Renissance Red Cosmetics

The new Renaissance Red Multipurpose Stick

is this centuries trendiest cosmetic product. This
multipurpose stick is the only product that you
need to provide you with a pop of colour for a fresh,
youthful look.

One stick alone can be used in three unique

ways. Add a swipe across ones cheeks and blend
with your fingertips to add a warm youthful glow.
Or apply like a lipstick for a bold red lip that will be
sure to turn heads. Blend a sparing amount across
your eyelids for a warm pink pop that will draw
attention to your eyes.

FInspiration From The Battlefield
itted bodices with full and flowing skirts
made from plain textiles with square or V-shaped
neckline paired overtop of chemise allow for the
delicate details of the chemise to show through.
Fitted bodices paired with full skirts allows for
the waist to be accentuated and one of the focal
points of the look. From observing the collec-
tions between 1500-1550, we have noticed that
inspiration from the battlefield has been used to
inspire panels and decorative slashing in both
mens and womens garments. Decorative slash-
es allow for other garments to show through,
adding layers of depth to the garment and out-
fit. Panels with pieces of colourful cloth placed
behind create a colour blocking effect, add-
ing pops of rich deep colours to the garment.

Accessories For Centuries

This century is all about dressing up your

outfit with the finest accessories, handbags and
jewelry. Accessorizing, when done correctly
can completely transform basic clothing to
provide a more elevated outfit.

Jewelry has been all the rage this season, the

more the better. This season is all about lay-
ering on as much jewelry as possible. Every-
thing and anything goes, extravagant earrings
to long pendant necklaces have been spotted
on the runway. Layering jewelry is a fun way
to dress up and elevate an outfit. Rings are
the perfect piece to add a little or alot of bling
to ones fingers just my stacking multiple at a
time. A collection of rings adds a unique touch
and a sense of individual style.

Purses that are suspended from a belts have

become the go to handbag for both men and
women. For a more high class option, purses are
embroidered and decorated with jewels, beads
and detailed metal work. For a more casual and
affordable option, leather pouches can be spotted
worn on the middle class.

Footwear square-toed as wide as they can

possibly be are trending and we don’t see this
trend disappearing anytime soon. Duckbills
with slashes that allow for puffs of fabric to be
pulled through are a key footwear piece that
everyone should own.