historicalfashion
A blog posting historical fashion garments, portraits, or drawings from the Middle Ages to the 1950s, and some special exceptions for later dates. This includes photographs, explanation of the garment, and historical details. Long live the past!
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You can follow my personal tumblr here.
Find your favorite eras by navigating the tags here!
Ask me anything and tell me what you'd like to see!

Fragment of a the back of a Kaftan (Turkish), Met Museum, mid-16th century

Christopher Frugger by Christopher Amberger, 1541

An Unknown Man by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1540
Gotta love that slashed clothing!

Sir Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, c. 1539-40

Georg Gisze by Hans Holbein, c. 1532

Emperor Charles V by Titian, c. 1532-33

Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein, c. 1527

Edward VI by the Flemish School, c. 1546

Henry VIII by an unknown artist, c. 1520
Tudor men’s fashions requested by embracevanity

Young Lady by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1525