tjprewittApr 13, 202012 min readGame of Clothes: Symbolism and Livery[HBO, 2019] In the previous post, regionalism in fantasy costumes was explored through HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s...
tjprewittApr 12, 202012 min readGame of Clothes: Regionalism and Fictional Fashion[HBO, 2019] Exploring Renaissance fashion in media revealed the delicate balance necessary to make a historic series entertaining but...
tjprewittApr 6, 202012 min readAll Hail the Queens: The Spanish Queen and the French Mistress[Left: Unknown. Katherine of Aragon (c. 1520), National Portrait Gallery, London; Right: Édouard Cibot. Anne Boleyn in the Tower (1835),...
tjprewittApr 2, 202011 min readAll Hail the King: Holbein and Rhys Meyers[British School. The Family of Henry VIII (c. 1545), Haunted Gallery, Hampton Court Palace] This is an important dynastic portrait of one...
tjprewittMar 17, 202010 min readFashion Police: 16th Century Sumptuary Laws in Tudor England[Rowland Lockey. Sir Thomas More and Family (1593), National Portrait Gallery, London] Stacy and Clinton have made their way from Rome to...
tjprewittFeb 22, 20209 min readThe Borgia Black Legend: Clothing a Femme Fatale[Alfred W. Elmore. Lucrezia Borgia (1863), Private Collection] Take a look at the painting by Irishman Alfred Elmore of Lucrezia Borgia....
tjprewittFeb 20, 20208 min readThe Borgia Black Legend: Clothing the Prince of Italy[John Collier. A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia (1893), Ipswich Museum, England] This particular portrait is not contemporaneous with...
tjprewittFeb 17, 20207 min readEither a Borgia, or Nothing: 16th Century Fashion During the Borgia PapacyStacy and Clinton have made their way from New York City to the ancient city of Rome. Stepping through time, they arrive in the bastion...
tjprewittFeb 16, 20209 min readVintage or Vogue: Representing Renaissance Fashion in MediaFashionistas Stacy London and Clinton Kelly ambushed style felons nominated by family and friends through the twelve seasons of TLC’s...