Dressing a Renaissance Queen

Dressing a Renaissance Queen.
Jury Award winner at the 2018 Lady Filmmaker's Film Festival, Official Selection of the Independent Filmmaker's Showcase Film Festival, and Official Selection of the Silicon Beach Film Festival.

Take a step back in time and into the boudoir of the future Queen of France, Marie de Medici. Learn the secrets to all the layers of clothing, where they evolved from, and their meanings.

Additional credits not listed in the film:

Music performed by Don Harrington:
Dance of the Burgermeisters Praetorius from Terpsichore, 1612
Belle qui tien ma vie

Source Materials, Books:
Alcegaa, Juan de. Tailor’s Pattern book 1589 Translation by Jean Pain & Celia Bainton New York: Costume Fashion Press, reprinted 1999
Braun & Schneider Historic Costumes in Pictures New York: Dover Publications Inc.,1975
Ewing. Elizabeth Underwear: A History New York: Theater Arts Books, 1972
Linthicum, M. Channing Costume in the Drama of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1936
Racine, Albert The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes New York, Facts on File, Inc.,1997
Arnold, Janet Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women c1560-1620 New York: Drama Books, 1985
Brooke, Iris Footwear: a Short History of European and American Shoes New York, Theater Arts Books, 1971
Goublitz, Olaf and Carol van Driel-Murray and Willy Groenman-van Waateringe Stepping Through Time: Archeological Footwear from Prehistoric Times until 1800 Netherlands, Foundation for Promoting Archaeology, 2001
Tarrant, Naomi The Development of Costume Scotland, National Museums of Scotland in conjunction with Routledge Press, 1994
Vecllio, Cesere Vecellio’s Renaissance Costume Book All 500 Woodcut Illustrations from the Famous Sixteenth Century Compendium of World Costume New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1997
Arnold, Janet Queen Elizabeth’s Wardrobe Uncloc’k Leeds, WS Maney & Sons Ltd.,1988
Eubank, Keith and Phyllis Tortora Survey of Historical Costume New York, Fairchild Publications, 1998
Grew, Francis and Margrethe de Neergaard Shoes and Pattens Museum of London, The Boyudell Press, 2001
Willett, C. and Phillis Cunnington The History of Underclothes New York, Dover Publications Inc., 1992

Images:
“Nozze di Maria de’ Medici con Enrico IV” Jacopo di Chimenti da Empoli
Salome from the St. John Retable Catalonia, Pedro Garcia de Benabarre
Watercolor from 1540’s Museo Stibbert, Florence
Mid 19th Century carved whalebone busks Eldred’s Auctions
Carved Wooden Busk Museum of the American Revolution
Jacobian Fashion Doll c.1620 The Tudor Tailor
17th Century Carved Wooden Figure in Van Dyck Genre
Portrait of Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau aged 6 with a doll Daniel van den Queborn, 1582
The wedding by Proxy of Marie de’ Medici to Henry IV Peter Paul Rubens

[imamassivedisappointmentto]

Can you imagine if someone today says “Sorry babe, can’t show up to our wedding, but my pal will be there so you can marry me through him!”

[captaincrunchiii]

Hmmm how ironic he was killed the day after she was crowned Queen. What a crazy coincidence.

[kelseyedwards]

That little smile she gives when the narrator mentions her husband being assassinated just kills me.

[phanpiggy]

I really like the narrator's voice. It's very soothing.

[nicolaisteiner]

Servant: But my lady, you need to be able to move properly.

Noble Woman: i'm sorry, is this some sort of peasant joke that i'm too rich to understand?

[bethanycousineau]

If low heeled shoes were uncomfortable in those days...try today's 6 inch heels.

[roseianalm]

Husband :show me what you got😉
Wifey:ok gimme an hour😅

[tracypouncy]

Those families were ruthless, but they looked good!

[sarahgoldberg]

A big reason why early heels were so difficult and uncomfortable to walk in was they had no shanks. In more modern heeled shoes, there is a metal (or fiberglass) bridge in the midsole between the sole and heel so that the wearer can bear weight on the heel, even in a heeled shoe. Without a shank, you are forced to put all your weight on the ball of the foot. Also, there is no arch suport this way - in a well made shoe, the curve of the shank mirrors the curve of the arch and supports it, because when you raise the heel, you raise the arch.

[Katybug]

she was also the one to bring ballet to France which is why even though ballet came from Italy all the terms in ballet are in french and not Italian.

[InnateNobility]

One of the most accurate dress-up videos I've seen. I really love the professionalism of this cinematic feast for the eyes... Great work!

[theressarosejoy]

i think they started getting ready for the wedding a day before..😂

[madeofstarlight]

I'm so glad in only takes two pieces of clothing and two pieces of underclothing to get dressed today!! Can't imagine putting on all those layers...it looks suffocating lol

[how_tragic]

The narrator has a beautiful and soothing voice, it’s like listening to ASMR while learning

[amandamedina]

Imagine getting all this on and realizing you forgot to use the restroom

[renateselinezaz]

DAMN. This is gorgeous - you look just like the painting!! The lace on the petticoat, the embroidering on the split drawers - conspicuous consumption, indeed! Also, how do I hire your maid to do my hair and makeup every morning? lol

[elfodelputoinfierno]

... Nevermind the work, I want to dress up just like that to go everywhere. Honestly.

[rosepearl]

I didn’t know women wore split drawers in Renaissance times. I thought those came into style in England’s regency era

[itsskyler]

the eyebrow raise when mentioning him getting assassinated

[Hana.Behl-Lecter]

And men today say wearing makeup is catfishing