Clothing During The Renaissance. 1012013 In the words of Diane Owen Hughes 1992 If fashion is a woman it is because women have been left only their clothing as a means of tailoring a social persona p. 9262013 Mens renaissance clothing although simpler than womens dresses still had layers.
Fashion created a new world. The middle and lower classes were banned from wearing certain fabrics that were rarer like silk lace fur velvet and such. Religion was still extremely important but society began looking more introspectively about their own lives.
Early Renaissance women often wore a linen chemise.
Fashion created a new world. First there was the basic shirt and depending on your economic class it would be made with expensive silk or cheap linen. As this was prior to the industrial revolution all harvesting weaving and production of fabrics and clothing was done by hand thus greatly influencing price. When the renaissance began that started to change.