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Renaissance Influence, How Heritage Silhouettes Inspire Modern Festive Dressing
As the winter season moves ever closer towards its calendar of dinners, charity evenings and cold weather gatherings, there is a renewed appetite for clothing that carries both character and craft. The constant churn of fast fashion should hold little appeal for those of you that understand quality, provenance and the long arc of style. Instead, many are turning to historical aesthetics for inspiration, particularly the Renaissance era, a period whose textiles, colours and silhouettes remain remarkably resonant. This is not an exercise in costume alone. Rather, it is an exploration of how Renaissance ideas in cut, fabric and proportion can inform a contemporary wardrobe, especially at a time of…