Sunday, December 14, 2008

History (7) The middle ages

5-Throught the middle ages women borrowed men's clothing styles gradually adapting their shapes to suit the female form.
-Men wore a few stables, ganache, berigualt etc.
-Gold was the material worked with most frequently that was used for bracelets, necklaces, and rings.
-A shoe with a pointed toe called the poulaine was used in those times.-


4-How did women get the idea to borrow men's clothing styles.
-Did men get their styles from other centuries?
-Did men wore a lot of make-up?
-When did women wore a lot of make-up?




3-flamboyantly:strikingly bold or brilliant
-embroidery:the art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle.
-Lavish:expended, bestowed



2- Symbol:The women that wore elaborate cloting were the rich ones.
-Metaphor:"A hat was to be worn in conjunction with a barbette."

1-Throught the middle ages men and women shared a lot of similarities when it came to fashion.

No comments: