Acknowledgments

The works listed below were predominantly used in my research. Additional blogs, websites, journals, and media can be found in the notes of each blog post. Many of these texts can be found on Amazon.

For more information on the Borgia papacy, the Showtime series, and Italian Renaissance fashion read: The Borgia Family: Rumor and Representation (DeSilva, 2020), and The Borgias: The Rise and Fall of the Most Infamous Family in History (Mallett, 2005). Also, watch The Borgias (Showtime, 2011-13) for insight into the Borgia Black Legend. Available to stream on Netflix U.S. Additionally, play Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft, 2009) and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) to see fictionalization of the Borgia family.

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For more information on sumptuary law, the Showtime series, and Tudor fashion read: Tudor Fashion (Lynn, 2017); Rich Apparel: Clothing and the Law in Henry VIII's England (Hayward, 2011); and History, Fiction, and The Tudors: Sex, Politics, Power, and Artistic License in the Showtime Television Series (Robison, 2016). Also, watch The Tudors (Showtime, 2007-10) for a dramatization of Henry VIII's reign. Available to stream on Netflix U.S.

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For more information on Westeros, fictional costuming, and the HBO series read: Game of Thrones: The Costumes (Clapton, 2019), and the novels that inspired the show, the first being A Game of Thrones (Martin, 1997), collectively called A Song of Ice and Fire. Also, watch the phenomenal Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011-19) for more details. Available to stream on HBO Go or HBO Now.

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Lastly, watch What Not to Wear (TLC, 2003-15) to understand the impetus for this blog, insight into early twenty-first century fashion, and a riotous good time. Available to stream on Amazon Prime.

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