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Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for women and girls. On formal occasions, adult male citizens could wear a woolen toga, draped over their tunic, and married citizen women wore a woolen mantle, known as a palla, over a stola, a ...
Ostrich leather is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. The leather is distinctive for its pattern of bumps or vacant quill follicles, ranged across a smooth field in varying densities. It requires an intricate, specialised and expensive production process making its aesthetic value ...
They also used more complex drapery, designs and patterns that included dyed threads and feathers. These materials were expensive and the wearer showed greater status by wearing them. On the other hand, cheaper and thicker linen was used within the lower class, where shorter garments were worn by the working class for better mobility in the fields.
All wear long pointed shoes, France, 1468–1470. Parti-coloured hose are worn with a Giornea belted at the waist. Italy, c. 1470. Giuliano de' Medici wears the high collarless Italian style at the neck, 1478. Maarten van Nieuvenhove wears an open robe fastened across his chest with pairs of ribbon ties. Beneath the overgown he wears a brown ...
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Papal shoes. A set of red loafers, manufactured by papal shoemaker Adriano Stefanelli, Novara, worn by Pope Benedict XVI. The Philippi Collection. The papal shoes are the red leather outdoor shoes worn by the Pope. They are distinct from the indoor papal slippers or the Episcopal sandals, which are the liturgical footwear proper to all ordained ...
Images from a 14th-century manuscript of Tacuinum Sanitatis, a treatise on healthful living, show the clothing of working people: men wear short or knee-length tunics and thick shoes, and women wear knotted kerchiefs and gowns with aprons. For hot summer work, men wear shirts and braies and women wear chemises. Women tuck their gowns up when ...
Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serve the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from rough ground; stability on slippery ground; and temperature. Shoes and similar garments ease locomotion and prevent injuries. Such footwear can also be used for fashion and adornment, as well as ...