Fashion in the Renaissance Era Lecture with Guest Curator, Ruth Grim

Renaissance portraits give us tantalizing views into the fashions of the era and this lecture will include famous paintings as we look at the attire of the rich and famous during the age of Shakespeare as well as the years leading up to it in Europe. This period was known as a great age of art and culture in Europe. It was also an era in which incredibly beautiful if somewhat difficult to wear fashions flourished for those who could afford them. During the Renaissance, wealthy European attire…