the fashion during the Baroque era was defined by natural, curving silhouettes, flowing lines, gold filigree, rich colors, and overall voluptuousness. Clothing had a huge amount of lace, pearls, ribbons, and gold embroidery, but still wasn't as excessive decoration of the Renaissance.
There are a lot of period movies made around this era, so there will be a few references to those popular movies coming up :)
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Unlike earlier periods, where bodices, sleeves, skirts, jackets, and breeches were made to mix and match, clothing during this period was made as separate and entire matching outfits, often made of the same fabric.
This was referred to as en suite, and was the predecessor for our modern-day “suit.”
During the early half of the Baroque period was when the cavalier style for men emerged.
It was much less restrained than Renaissance fashions and copied women’s styles of the earlier period with its high waists, wide lace collars, and lace cuffs.
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| Similar to the three musketeers suite |
This style also featured knee-high boots, often turned down with lace, wide-brimmed hats with feathers, long, loose hair, pointed beards and moustaches, and capes thrown over one shoulder. Pantaloon breeches fell to or below the knee and were loose. These were the kind of fashions you would associate with the “Three Musketeers.”
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| Those feathers :0 |
Long coats with braid-trimmed buttonholes (brandenburgs) and large, folded-over sleeves were worn (think Captain Hook here). Scarf-like steinkirks replaced the jabot. This suite was refered to collectively as the Persian style and still serves as the base of a man’s suit–the coat, waistcoat, and breeches.
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| Tom Ford Three piece |
So you can easily see how the classic three piece suit that we have come to know has been influenced by the baroque era. The matching colour co-ordination of the three pieces was what saw this become a staple look that would change fashion for the next few centuries.
