POSE renaissance

The rebirth of Renaissance trends
Irene Crespo
Fashion is a staggering approach towards expressing emotion. We
tend to see trends repeating themselves over and over again. Does this
have to do with the emotions that we are feeling? Do continual trends
signify we are going through the same sentiment and sensations others
were experiencing when the trend first set in motion? Renaissance fashion
is set to prove this theory.
The Renaissance experienced an awful pandemic, The Bubonic Plague,
also known as the “Black Death”. This calls out our attention in the fashion
industry since recently the world itself and our society has been
struggling to adapt to the “COVID era”; and just when this has been
transpiring, numerous Renaissance pieces have quickly overlayed our gaze.
Our social media is overflowing with Vivienne Westwood pieces,
influential people like Bella Hadid, wearing corsets (Vivienne Westwood
1993 collection), brands like Victoria Secret selling out of their bustiers tops
which significantly resemble Renaissance undergarments, and many other
instances.
The Pop Culture movements have been filled with Renaissance
fashion, especially with new movies like Emma which was released in
2020, in the midst of the pandemic. This movie provided an overall
beautiful aesthetic. It represented Renaissance statements phenomenally, for
instance, the waistline underneath the bust. Within the ravishing pastel
pink jacket shown below, lies so much history. This jacket was originally
based on the picture we can see beside it. The original lies in the Chertsey
Museum, United Kingdom. The jacket dates back to around 1815, coming
from a type of garment that was created around the 1790’s. These
garments came about by necessity, deriving from tailcoats which had
become a fire hazard so it was decided the bottom fabric should be
cropped. It is no wonder that centuries later we are still talking about
revolutionary pieces such as this. That is one of the most delightful appeals
to fashion, not only does it send a message or in some cases hides one, but
it creates a silhouette 100% based on history.