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Florentine particolored hose, c. 1470. Hose are any of various styles of men's clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, when the style fell out of use in favour of breeches and stockings. The old plural form of "hose" was "hosen".
Charles the Bold (right) wears a long floral patterned gown, while his attendants wear very short gowns with hose. 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.
Italian doublet and hose decorated with applied trim and parallel cuts contrast with a severe black jerkin, 1560. Linen ruffs grew from a narrow frill at neck and wrists to a broad "cartwheel" style that required a wire support by the 1580s.
The Italian Catherine de' Medici, as Queen of France. Her fashions were the main trendsetters of courts at the time. Fashion in Italy started to become the most fashionable in Europe since the 11th century, and powerful cities of the time, such as Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples, Vicenza and Rome began to produce robes, jewelry, textiles, shoes, fabrics, ornaments and elaborate dresses. [8]
She supposedly brought a staff of chefs, lots of kitchen equipment and a love of spinach to Paris, and popularized Florentine-style dishes. Food historians have debunked this story, and Italian influence on French cuisine long predates this marriage. [4] Pierre Franey considered this theory apocryphal, but embraced the term Florentine in 1983. [5]
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Simple yet polished, the modern house style puts an emphasis on materials like glass and concrete while steering clear of decor and adornments. Instead, the focus is on function and minimalist design.
Palazzo Davanzati was erected in the second half of the 14th century by the Davizzi family, who were wealthy members of the wool guild. In 1516 it was sold to the Bartolini; in 1578 it was bought by the Davanzati family, who were also rich merchants, in whose possession it remained until 1838.