Naslov
Clothing Identity of Croats in Engravings by Cesare Vecellio from the End of the 16th Century

Autori
Simončič, Katarina Nina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Conference on Croatians' History, Language, and Migration, Sydney, Australija, 2014 / - , 2014

Skup
International Conference on Croatians' History, Language, and Migration, Sydney, Australija, 2014

Mjesto i datum
Sydney, Australija, 05.02.2014. - 07.02.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Fashion; 16th century; Vecellio; Croatia; Identity

Sažetak
Clothing is a form of communication and of visual language. In history of clothing, this dress code held different connotations. It was an aesthetic pastime but it was also a mean to emphasize social status and power as well as national identity. Clothing styles, clothing forms, fashion accessories as well as techniques of weaving and decoration were named according to their country of origin or production. This helped to strengthen the role of clothing as a mean for emphasizing national identity. By the end of the 16th a significant number of publications started to explore thematically the diversity of fashion expressions in the world. Among them, Cesare Vecellio's most comprehensive work (1590) De gli habiti antichi et moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due . . . (Of Ancient and Modern Dress of Diverse Parts of the World in Two Books…) stands out. Among others, this compendium includes images of seven individuals from the territory of present-day Croatia. Specifically, these are «Schiavone, overo Dalmatino», «Dalmatina, O' Schiavona», «Giovanetta Ragusea», «Crovatto», «Dalmatina da Cherso», «Vngaro, O' Crovatto Nobile», «Capo di Evscocchi». The garb shown in these seven engravings will be compared to rarely preserved clothing artefacts as well as to fashion guidelines that dominated in that period. This study will analyze the presented clothing forms with the objective to point out the persistence of a specific clothing identity characteristic of Croatian inhabitants of that time. On the other hand, an overview of fashion terminology that had originated from the Croatian territory, which is mentioned by Cesare Vecellio in his work, will reveal a small but a significant contribution to the Western culture of clothing at the end of the 16th century.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest umjetnosti

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