Chapter 8

Italian influences in styles were brought to France by

Catherine de Medici, an Italian who married a French king

What is the name of the decorative collar below?

Conch

Bases were prevalent in civilian dress well into 17th century

False

Which of the following were NOT elements of men's costume during the 16th century in Northern Europe

Farthingales

Spain became a major influence in both politics and fashions in the 16th century because

It gained enormous wealth as a result of Columbus' voyage to the New World

Did the decorative collar below have a symbolic function

Scholars have differing opinions

Which garment is called a conch

Sheer, gauze-like veils worn cape-like over the shoulders, with a high standing collar behind the head

During the reign or which monarch was the skirt below worn

Queen Elizabeth1

Which garment is called a farthingale

A wheelshaped device that created wide skirts.

The material used for stuffing trunk hose and doublets to achieve a fashionable silhouette in 16th century England was called bombast

Bombast

Intermarriage among members of royal families from different parts of Europe helped to spread fashions from one region to another

True

What is the name of the skirt worn by the woman below?

Wheel farthingale, drum farthingale, french farthingale-- ALL OF THE ABOVE

A major change in the fit of stockings came about

When knitting machines were invented at the time of Queen Elizabeth 1

The slashed decorations with contrasting fabric linings underneath are suppose to have originated

With the Swiss army

The development of the fashion for wide, stiff neck ruffs came about, in part, because

skills for making lace developed rapidly during the 16th century