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Sociology 161: Gender Socialization & Fashion

Resources on fashion, gender, and social norms.

Bombast

Bombast

Bombast
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Bombast/Bombasted
Bombastic Fashion

The Art of Power Dressing in the 16th Century (4:17)

Bombast/Bombasted

Doublet with Pinking and Bombast sleeves

Doublet, Early 1620s , French

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Catherine de Medici with her children in 1561: Francis, Charles IX, Margaret and Henry.

Catherine de Medici with her children in 1561: Francis, Charles IX, Margaret and Henry [France]

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Edward VI (1537-1553)

Edward VI [Son of Henry VII of England] Copy of William Scrots, ca. 1546

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Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I, ca. 1588

Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I, ca. 1588

Elizabeth commissioned this painting after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Click on image to enlarge.

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Subjects: Social Studies

Tags: clothing, fashion, gender, gender_roles, sociology

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