1470 Italian clothing link dump

On my journey to dress myself for Call To Arms Aus. 1470, my ‘research’ has so far mostly been composed of a massive links dump. These links are to resources that have helped me work out what an Italian man of common status would wear in service to a mercenary company. Until I can sort things out any better, here’s the raw goodness.

Fashion Overview

Book – La moda italiana nel XV secolo. Abbigliamento e accessori. Paola Fabri

Highly recommended to me – Text on fifteenth century Italian clothing, only published in Italian but able to be read to an extent with the live image translate app on your smartphone.

Buy at Libreria Medievale

Buy at Amazon, if you must.

Buy an ebook version

Update – I now have the ebook, it is a good format for a non Italian reader as I can quickly paste paragraphs into a translating app. The book is well researched and contains lots of written sources to complement the artwork. The chapter on patterns for reconstruction is a short collection of layout sketches, do not get your hopes too high here. Still, they are sketches from an author who has examined extant garments and is a subject expert, and so are worthy of study.

In ebook format, this is inexpensive, good value and you should just buy it now.

An Overview of Men’s Clothing in Northern Italy c. 1420 – 1480 as reconstructed by Master Lorenzo Petrucci A great overview PDF

Famaleonis – What you will need to attend a Famaleonis event. – Famaleonis are at the forefront of Italian living history research for this period, so any resources they can offer should be taken seriously

Company of Saynte George Clothing Guide for Men – great guide for Burgundian fashion. Italian clothing has definite similarities but also important differences.

Some images of men’s clothing in the Quattrocento

Farseto Construction of the Italian Renaissance (1425-1470) – Dated take, but worth a read

15th Century Men’s doublets: An Overview by Susan D. Reed – 1996

The Medieval Tailor’s Assistant: Common Garments 1100-1480 I wouldn’t go linking directly to any pirate PDF’s of this book, but if some did exist, they might help you decide to purchase an updated 2nd edition copy.

Farsetto of Pandolfo III Malatesta

Pandolfo III Malatesta died in 1427 and was buried in a velvet doublet. It is one of two extant doublets I am aware of, and although 40 years before 1470, gives great insights into how the doublets seen in later art might be constructed.

A reproduction of the garment was made and displayed alongside the pieces of the extant garment, informed by close study of the original. This is extremely useful for our own reproductions. We put ourselves at risk of perpetuating mistakes in the ‘official’ repro, but unless we have the personal opportunity and expertise to study the original pieces, it’s a helpful resource.

Book on the extant garment

Images from Paola Fabri

Il farsetto funebre di Pandolfo III Malatesta / Pandolfo III Malatesta’s Funeral Doublet – paper from The Dragon by Andrea Carloni

Issue 13 of The Dragon containing article by Andrea Carloni

Farsetto di Pandolfo III Malatesta – Google Image Search

Blog post about visiting the farsetto

Image of the repro

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Image with flash

Facebook video with some pictures included

Same video on Youtube, I think

Flickr images of farsetto by Andrea Carloni